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Solve the problem, not just the brief.

We help organisations untangle difficult data, reporting, process and systems problems, then design and deliver solutions that are practical, maintainable and built to last.

Sometimes that means a modern data platform. Sometimes it means replacing a fragile spreadsheet process, rescuing a stalled project, automating a manual workflow, or understanding the real problem before any technology is chosen.

START WITH THE PROBLEM

Discovery, Architecture & Project Recovery

When the problem is unclear, the project has stalled, or the original scope no longer makes sense, we work with your people to uncover the root cause, challenge assumptions, assess the options and define a realistic way forward.

Discuss your challenge

Data & SQL

Design, modernise and improve the data foundations your business relies on - from SQL Server and Azure SQL to data warehousing, modelling, integration and legacy process replacement.

SQL Server · Azure SQL · Data Warehousing · Integration

BI & Microsoft Fabric

Turn fragmented information into trusted, usable insight with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric solutions designed around reliable data and better decision-making.

Power BI · Microsoft Fabric · Semantic Models · Reporting

Power Platform & Microsoft 365

Replace manual processes, spreadsheets and disconnected workflows with practical applications and automation using Power Apps, Power Automate, Logic Apps and Microsoft 365.

Power Apps · Power Automate · Logic Apps · Microsoft 365

Automation & Applied AI

Automate repetitive work and introduce AI where it genuinely improves the process. We start with the business case rather than assuming AI is automatically the answer.

Workflow Automation · Applied AI · Azure OpenAI · Process Improvement

BUILT FOR LIFE AFTER THE PROJECT

Knowledge Transfer

We build knowledge while we build solutions. Training, documentation and mentoring are embedded throughout delivery so your team can understand, support and evolve the solution independently long after the project is complete. The aim is to leave your organisation self-reliant, self-sustaining and confident enough to move forward without unnecessary dependence on us.

NOT SURE WHAT THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE?

Tell us what you’re trying to achieve. What’s the challenge?

Whether you’re fixing an existing problem, replacing a fragile process or starting something new, we’ll help you understand the options and shape the right approach.

DISCUSS YOUR CHALLENGE

Complex problems. Practical outcomes.

Our work usually starts where data, systems and business processes have become difficult to manage, difficult to trust or difficult to change. We work with the people closest to the problem to understand what is really happening before deciding what should be built.

The result might be a modern data platform, a redesigned operational process, a reliable reporting solution or a recovered project with a clearer direction. The technology changes; the aim does not: create something useful, durable and understood by the people who own it.

MODERNISE

Replace fragile business-critical processes

Move beyond spreadsheets, VBA, manual workarounds and disconnected processes where they have become a source of risk, delay or dependency. We redesign the process as well as the technology behind it.

TRUST

Create reliable data and decision support

Bring fragmented data together, establish dependable models and reporting, and give people a clearer view of the information they rely on to make operational and strategic decisions.

RECOVER

Reshape stalled or poorly scoped initiatives

When a project has lost direction, the original requirement no longer fits or the proposed solution is treating the symptom, we help uncover the root cause and establish a realistic route forward.

CONNECT

Join data, applications and automation end to end

Design solutions that work across the wider business process rather than optimising one isolated component. Data, reporting, applications and automation should support the same outcome.

FROM DISCOVERY TO OWNERSHIP

Delivery does not finish when the technology works.

We involve stakeholders throughout, document the decisions that matter and transfer knowledge as we go. A successful project leaves you with a working solution and the confidence to operate, support and evolve it yourself.

Good consulting is not the same as simply agreeing.

You know your organisation, your people and the pressures you are working under. We bring an external technical and delivery perspective. The value comes from combining the two honestly.

We listen carefully to what you believe you need, but we are prepared to challenge assumptions when experience suggests there may be a better answer. The objective is not to win an argument; it is to reach a solution your people understand, believe in and can sustain.

Root cause first

Understand why the problem exists before committing to a technical treatment.

Challenge without arrogance

Bring a different perspective while respecting the knowledge and constraints already inside the organisation.

Take people on the journey

Make discovery and delivery collaborative so people understand why decisions are being made and can own the change.

Build for independence

Share knowledge throughout delivery so the client becomes more capable, not more dependent on the consultancy.

THE DATA FOUNDRY JOURNEY

Understand before building. Transfer before leaving.

  1. Listen
  2. Understand
  3. Challenge
  4. Discover
  5. Agree
  6. Deliver
  7. Transfer

Discuss a project, review or consultancy requirement.

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