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Data Platforms

Modern data platforms that give you the right foundation for analytics, AI and better decision-making. 

We help organisations design, build and modernise data platforms that are reliable, scalable and aligned to how the business actually works. Drawing on deep experience delivering pragmatic solutions to complex technology challenges, we help you make sensible platform decisions that balance performance, governance, cost and long-term flexibility. Whether you are choosing a new platform, improving an underperforming estate, or creating stronger foundations for AI, we bring both strategic perspective and practical delivery expertise. 

Achieve your goals with us

Many organisations have accumulated data tools and platforms over time without a clear architecture, delivery model or ownership structure around them. That can lead to duplication, rising costs, inconsistent reporting and fragile pipelines that are hard to evolve.

Scott Logic brings years of experience helping clients tackle complex technology estates, simplify data landscapes and build platforms that are robust enough for demanding operational and analytical use cases. We help you establish the right platform approach for your needs and create a foundation that supports both current reporting demands and more advanced analytical and AI use cases.

Principles of our successful approach

Our approach focuses on building platforms that are practical to run, straightforward to govern and capable of supporting a wide range of data and AI workloads over time. Because we combine architecture, engineering and delivery expertise, our recommendations are grounded in what it really takes to make platforms work in practice. 

Choose the right platform model

We help you assess where warehouses, lakes, lakehouses and supporting services fit best, based on your use cases, delivery model, governance requirements and cost constraints.

Design for reliable, reusable data products

We create platform structures, ingestion patterns and transformation approaches that turn raw operational data into consistent, trusted data that teams can use with confidence.

Modernise without unnecessary disruption

We help you evolve legacy estates in sensible stages, reducing technical debt and improving resilience without forcing wholesale change where it is not needed.

Build in governance, security and operability

We design platforms with the controls, standards and operational practices needed to support secure access, dependable performance and sustainable day-to-day management.

You come away with a clearer platform direction, a more maintainable data estate, and stronger foundations for reporting, analytics and AI.  

Depending on your starting point, that might mean better performance, lower operating overhead, more trustworthy data, or a simpler route to future change. Throughout, we focus on creating platforms that are not only well designed, but proven to work in the context of real organisational complexity. 

Data Lakes, Warehouses & Lakehouses

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Choosing between a data warehouse, data lake or lakehouse is rarely just a technology decision. Each model supports different patterns of storage, processing and access, and many organisations need a combination rather than a single answer. We help you assess the trade-offs, define the right target state, and design a platform approach that supports reporting, advanced analytics and AI without adding avoidable complexity. 

The result is a platform design that is better aligned to your business needs, easier to evolve over time, and more capable of supporting trusted, governed use of data across analytics and AI use cases. 

Client stories

Find out how we have helped clients like you with tailored support to tackle data platforms and achieve business goals. 

DWP Caxton House

Department for Work & Pensions

We supported the DWP to move forwards with a prototype Machine Learning model that would flag priority cases for safeguarding interventions, moving it into production and speeding up response rates. 

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Axpo

Axpo needed a bespoke replacement for its legacy intraday trading platform. Building on years of collaboration, we delivered a high-performance, fully integrated system that streamlined workflows, improved trader efficiency and went straight into operation thanks to strong testing and transparent teamwork. 

Want to talk about your data?

If you’d like to discuss how our data specialists can support you in achieving your goals, we’re always happy to chat.

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