Data & AI

Enabling your business to make data-driven decisions.

Unlock your potential through our deep expertise in AI, data platforms and data analytics.

Businesses have ever-increasing volumes of data with the data sources often being in different locations, making it increasingly difficult to make informed business decisions from the data. We help our clients realise the value of their data through consultancy services for best practice implementation coupled with 24*7 Managed Services for ongoing system availability and performance optimisation.

Whether your goal is to optimise operations, enhance customer experiences or improve profitability, our data experts can help you create data-driven outcomes through system tuning, data transformation and advanced analytics, giving you the platform to leverage the power of AI and machine learning.

Optimise your data estates

Whatever the size of your data estate, we know what it takes to keep your databases healthy and optimised. Node4’s Database Consulting Services and 24*7 Managed Services ensure you have peace of mind when it comes to managing and tuning your database environments.

We support thousands of critical databases and whether you run your systems in private infrastructure or on cloud platforms, our service lets you benefit from the power of a team of experienced DBAs and advanced monitoring tools. We alleviate the pressure on your internal technical teams so you can focus on your strategic business goals.

Transform your data

Fundamental to an effective data strategy is having the right data in the right place and in the right format. We work frequently with clients who have a need to get strategic insights from their data but struggle due to the volume of data couple with it being in different locations and formats.

Our Data Platform Engineers design and build scalable modern data platforms to enable the integration and transformation of even the most complex and distributed datasets, unleashing the value of the data.

Data-driven decisions

Smart data analytics create a competitive advantage. Through effective business intelligence and reporting, your business will be able to understand in real-time what’s working well and what needs improving, thereby enhancing productivity, efficiency and profitability.

Whether you are at an early stage of your data visualisation journey, or whether you have a mature business analytics environment and are wanting to leverage AI and machine learning, Node4 have the blend of consultancy and support services to help you drive towards prescriptive analytics.

Working with Node4 has helped Arriva drive their database forwards.

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Security and Trust

A robust data security plan with data encryption, access controls and regular data backups can prevent data breaches and the consequences that can arise.

AI Adoption

Operate with greater efficiency using AI and Machine Learning, coupled with advanced analytics to start making decisions based on foresight.

Advanced Analytics

With its powerful analytics capabilities, Power BI allows you to access key metrics and trends to optimise operations and gain a competitive edge.

Integration and Analysis

Regardless of multiple data sources and locations, you can build data pipelines for Data Warehouse and Data lakes, transforming diverse sources into actionable insights.

Optimisation

Ensure optimal database performance 24/7 with expert consultancy and proactive managed services, maximising productivity for critical IT systems.

Chat with your Data

Connect and chat with your files and business data, leveraging natural language processing and Azure OpenAI to gain deeper insights and make informed decisions.

An introduction to Data & AI

In today’s world, data & AI is vital for fuelling innovation, insights and decision-making. We are seeing more volume, variety and velocity of data now than ever before. By delving into our eBook, you will explore the diverse types of data available, the benefits of data-driven decision-making, machine learning, AI ethics, the importance of data security and more. Let’s unlock the transformative potential of Data and AI together.

Accelerate your data and AI journey with our workshops

Data Analytics & Reporting Assessment

Leverage the power and value of your data by taking advantage of our data analytics and reporting assessment service. Typically delivered over five days and encompassing an overview of your current reporting framework and aspirations for future reporting, this assessment is the perfect start to getting the most out of your data.

Tuning and Optimisation Assessment 

As your databases expand, they require tuning and optimisation. Daily operations can make it hard to assess performance objectively. This assessment offers a fresh perspective for Oracle, SQL Server, & MySQL databases, ensuring peak performance. With extensive DBA experience, we diagnose issues spanning infrastructure to app interactions.

Data Architecture Assessment

Empower your business to enhance its use of data warehousing and analytics architecture, boosting user adoption and maximising data value. The Data Architecture Assessment aids businesses in evaluating current data architecture, pinpointing areas for enhancement, and offering recommendations aligned with industry best practices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our data environment is complex, will Node4 be able to fully understand our requirements?

At the outset of our Managed Services, the Node4 Data team will conduct a thorough onboarding exercise to ensure we have all the required technical and tribal knowledge relating to the client environment. This ensures a high degree of technical ownership and effectiveness from day one.

Is outsourcing data management cost-prohibitive?

Node4 benefit from high economies of scale due to having made significant investments in our monitoring infrastructure coupled with having a sizable team of internally employed DBAs, Data Engineers and Data Analytics experts. This typically enables us to deliver our Data services for significantly less than the cost of resourcing this model via internal hires for our clients.

Will there be any disruption for our internal technical team?

Node4 typically work in conjunction with the internal technical teams within our clients. The Node4 service model enables a clearly defined SLA and boundaries for responsibility which typically enables the client’s internal technical team to focus on the business specific projects.

Our data project demands are unpredictable – will a third-party provider be flexible to meet our requirements?

The Node4 Data services are designed to be flexible enabling the delivery of projects from ad-hoc daily delivery through to multi-year complex project delivery. Equally, our Data Managed Services are designed to ramp-up and down inline with our client demands. Due to the capacity and breadth of skill within our Data Practice, we’re able to be flexible to fit the operational demands for our clients.

We want to take advantage of AI – can Node4 help us start?

Node4 benefit from vast experience in Data platforms, data management and analytics. Whilst there’s a lot of hype around AI, we’re helping our clients focus on the real-world benefits that can be leveraged through Azure based functionality such as sentiment analysis and machine learning to drive towards prescriptive analytics. We have created a number of AI Assessment Services that our enabling our clients to gain genuine benefit from the advances in AI.

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