Data Architecture and Engineering Services Enable cutting-edge and pragmatic data architecture. Data is changing the way we do business across all industries. Organisations are harnessing the power of data to improve processes, drive new business opportunities, and increase competitive advantage. We provide services to design, source, transform and analyse data to empower your business to become an analytics-driven organisation. Delivering a combination of strategic vision, proven expertise, and practical experience, we collaborate to meet your data architecture and cloud engineering needs. Empower your business to be analytics-driven Enable a modern data architecture in the cloud Pro Briefcase Data Architecture Services Leveraging our experience in leading database platforms, development methodologies and techniques, we design modern data architectures. Our expertise includes OLTP, data warehousing, analytics, structured, unstructured, relational, and NoSQL data. 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Featured insights INSIGHTS PAPER Technology-modernisation projects must define and deliver tangible value to justify investment Unleash growth with technology modernisation. Drive value, lower costs, increase flexibility and meet regulatory requirements effectively. BLOG Leveraging Data Catalogs to Enhance Data Value A common challenge for many of our clients is organizing and understanding all the data available to them. While this issue is not new, it has been magnified by the sheer volume of data being generated, consumed and analyzed, along with the various... BLOG SAP Analytics Architecture Modernization Considerations in the S/4 Journey Over the last few years, organizations have developed a level of ambiguity about what an ideal SAP Analytics landscape should be. Options were confusing and many solutions were still nascent. We’ve worked with some companies who have elected to... BLOG The Pros and Cons of Using Synthetic Data for Training AI Artificial intelligence (AI) models—specifically, generative AI (GenAI) models—are becoming increasingly relevant for today’s businesses, yet many questions remain about how such models work and how accurate they are. Consider, for example, the need... BLOG Unlocking Effectiveness: How Generative AI is Revolutionizing Enterprise Architecture The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) promises transformative impacts across all areas of an organization, including enterprise architecture. Since generative AI debuted in the public spotlight with ChatGPT in November 2022, organizations are... BLOG The Strategic Imperative of Enterprise Resilience In a volatile business environment, the concept of resilience has emerged as a cornerstone of strategic management. More than just a trendy concept, resilience should be ingrained as a key organizational goal, fostered through a comprehensive and... Button Button Featured client stories Jumpstarting S/4HANA Adoption: Global Distributor Transforms Analytics Program Experience seamless S/4HANA adoption with Protiviti's expertise. Streamline analytics, automate processes, and empower your team for future growth.... Data Excellence Paves the Way to SAP S/4HANA Readiness Elevate your business with robust data governance & SAP S/4HANA readiness. Learn how our client achieved seamless transitions & future-proofed operations. Having it all: Technology transformation in the luxury marina market This company is the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with more than 100 locations in its portfolio. The company’s business model is laser focused on growth through acquisition while enhancing the member experience in this high-end... Florida-Based Bank Optimises Customer Relationship Value Through Innovative Data Approach This Florida-based organisation has grown from a small community back to one of the state’s largest financial institutions. Over time, the bank built its reputation by maintaining the personalised service of a community bank while investing in the... Global Health Services Company Modernises Data and Applications with Microsoft A global health services company needed to execute on its corporate promise to deliver affordability and convenience to its patients. However, the company discovered that there was a disconnect between that promise and intended delivery. Further... Button Button Case Studies State Department of Transportation Client The client’s legacy system that managed and maintained its interstate and state highways was unable to generate adequate reporting for planning, budgeting, and securing federal funding. Protiviti assisted the client in evaluating various third-party and cloud-based solutions before ultimately deciding on a custom warehouse design based on Oracle database technology. The solution delivered modern reporting and visualisation tools, including self-service reporting and analytics. Large Midwestern Bank AWS/Snowflake Migration The client was looking to modernise their analytics environment. The current infrastructure and architecture were overly complex, maintenance-heavy, underperforming, costly, and rapidly approaching their end of life. The bank was also looking to expand its use of data into the advanced analytics realm, seeking new avenues to increase customer engagement and profitability. The bank was also looking to make its first foray into the cloud. Protiviti evaluated several cloud-based data platform vendors for a fit with the bank’s IT and business environment. Protiviti constructed the pilot on a fully secured Snowflake-based data platform hosted on the AWS cloud. Historical data movement was streamlined using a Python-based DMT accelerator tool. This solution enabled the client to make its initial move into the AWS cloud and eliminate its on-premises-based legacy data environment. The solution enabled increased agility in releasing data products to the business customers, provided a single unified platform to deliver timely critical reports/analytics and implement data science use cases, and allowed the migration of a complete application to the cloud, helping pave the path for several subsequent cloud migrations. Global Footwear Company Creates Analytics Solution A global footwear company with numerous brands as well as wholesale, retail and online operations was experiencing increased margin pressures and flat annual growth. Areas of concern included overall understanding of consumer behavior, the effectiveness of their customer outreach, and the identification of customers and prospects with high profit potential. The company’s disparate systems tracked valuable information that remained trapped in siloed systems. Critical data could not be seen holistically, and trends were invisible to decision makers. Protiviti consolidated all information into a single high-speed in-memory database, aligned master data between systems, and consolidated business and IT on common metrics and calculations. We scheduled movement of data from seven separate systems, enabling daily insight. The system was optimised system for sub-second response time and iterative exploration of data and scenarios. Client realised value by being able to identify its most loyal customers, an ability to develop marketing campaigns more quickly, and the ability to better understand the impact and effectiveness of those campaigns. Media Company Modernises Expense Management Tools A media company had little to no visibility into both their travel and expense analytics and spend related to vendors and internal customers. The client was spending excessive amounts of time manually combining data from multiple applications to gain insight into employee spending. The data was inaccurate, and there was no access to detailed transactions for root cause analysis. Protiviti led the implementation of a department-wide, real-time expense and revenue reporting solution in the cloud, which provided actionable information and root-cause analysis on the fly. Protiviti developed and delivered pre-built analysis reports with ad-hoc functionality for answering common questions; the solution design maximised available hardware and was driven from existing systems, providing vital security. The client gained insight into expense data at the detailed GL account level for any combination of divisions or departments in near real-time. It simplified the task of determining policy offenders and enabled access to the corporate credit card feed, booking systems, expense submissions, and revenue, providing a comprehensive view of the T&E habits of this client’s staff. Key partners Our technology consulting professionals become your trusted advisors, providing insight and strategic vision through a unique blend of technical proficiency, project experience, and business knowledge. We leverage emerging technologies and methodologies to deliver results that drive performance and growth while managing risks. Leadership Peter Mottram Peter is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting Practice and leads the Enterprise Data and Analytics (ED&A) solution globally. He has more than 20 years of experience in data and analytics including IT; information management strategy, data ... Learn More Jaap Gerkes Jaap Gerkes is a managing director at Protiviti The Netherlands. He is leading the ESG initiative and is part of the global ESG team. He advises clients on large multinational internal control projects and internal audit assignments such as IA transformation, ... Learn More
