Data Strategy and Architecture

Data is an important window into the way that decisions get made and processes get executed. With so much data to look at and tools to consider, however, it is easy to invest in the wrong platforms and capabilities. Creating a clearly articulated data strategy—a roadmap of technology-driven capability investments prioritized to deliver value—helps ensure from the get-go that you are focusing on the right things, so that your work with data has a business impact. A sound Data Strategy focuses on mapping technology capabilities to business objectives in a way that is actionable now but also flexible in the face of rapid change.

With Data Architecture, it helps to ensure that technical solutions and services are well designed to solve business problems effectively, flexibly and securely while striving to provide a satisfying user experience. The scope of data architecture includes establishing guiding principles, defining standards, promoting best practices, and specifying the information technologies, tools and technical components to be used to provide innovative solutions.