Apply for a Data Platform Audit
Apply for a Qlik and Power BI data audit
Queries slowing down? Pipelines failing weekly? Engineers firefighting instead of building?
If you're on SQL Server, Oracle, or Teradata, you're probably wondering if cloud migration to Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery makes sense and what it would actually cost.
Most businesses know something's wrong. The challenge is knowing exactly what's broken and how to fix it without disrupting operations.
Our data platform audit identifies what's holding your platform back and shows you how to fix it.
What we audit:
1. Data architecture and storage
Schema design, partitioning, file formats, storage efficiency, and architectural patterns.
2. Pipeline performance and reliability
Ingestion speed, ETL/ELT efficiency, failure rates, dependency management, and orchestration.
3. Data quality and governance
Validation rules, lineage tracking, cataloguing, master data management, and compliance gaps.
4. Query performance
Slow queries, missing indexes, resource contention, execution plans, and optimisation opportunities.
5. Security and access controls
Identity management, encryption, masking, audit capabilities, and vulnerability exposure.
6. Cost management
Total cost of ownership for on-premises or cloud spend patterns, waste identification, licence optimisation, and right-sizing.
7. Operational excellence
Monitoring, alerting, backup and recovery, incident management, disaster recovery, and runbook quality..
8. Platform capabilities
Feature adoption, integration opportunities, and modernisation pathways.
9. Infrastructure and scalability
Hardware constraints, capacity planning, performance headroom, and growth limitations.
10. Cloud migration readiness (if relevant)
Workload portability, technical dependencies, data volume challenges, migration complexity, cost projections, and recommended platform targets.
Each area gets scored 0-5 with specific recommendations.
You'll receive a 20+ page detailed PDF report with a prioritised action plan.
"The Qlik audit showed us exactly where the issues were being caused and, more importantly, we got best practice advice on how to fix it."
Why apply for our Data Platform audit:
| What we offer: | What you get: |
|---|---|
| Platform-agnostic assessment | Unbiased expertise across SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Synapse, and more |
| Migration specialists | Clear migration pathways with realistic effort estimates and ROI projections |
| Data engineering experts | Deep technical knowledge from teams who build, maintain, and migrate data platforms daily |
| Specialist consultants | Certified experts across traditional and modern data stack technologies |
| 20+ page comprehensive report | Detailed findings with prioritised action plan |
Analytics Health Check for Qlik and PowerBI
Our health check looks at how your Qlik or Power BI environment is built, used and maintained. We flag what’s working, what’s not, and what’s slowing you down.
What we audit:
- Data Extraction, Transformation & Data Modelling
- Reload Scheduling & Orchestration
- Dashboard Design
- Usage & Adoption
- Access & Security
- Data Governance, Monitoring & Alerts
- Architecture
- Capacity/License Management
Each area gets a score from 0 to 5, with clear actions to improve. No fluff. Just practical recommendations to help you get more value from your data and analytical tool.
Application criteria
Suitable for:
- Data warehouses or lakes with performance issues
- Regular pipeline failures or reliability problems
- Data engineers spending too much time firefighting
- Growing data volumes straining infrastructure
- On-premises platforms considering cloud migration
- Multiple data sources creating complexity
Not suitable for:
- New platform implementations (under 6 months old)
- Single-user or departmental setups
Apply for a Data Platform Audit
How long does the health check take?
2 days of assessment plus report write-up. We complete most audits within one week.
Is this just technical, or will it help the business too?
Both. We focus on:
- What’s slowing you down
- What's preventing you from scaling
- Ensuring governance and compliance
- How to further your investment without simply throwing money at it
- And how to further the reach of your data insights
What's required to get started?
We’ll guide you through what’s needed. It’s usually read-only access to key assets. Apply to receive a quote
What access do you need to our systems?
Read-only access to review configurations and metadata. We work within your security requirements and sign NDAs if needed.
What if we want help implementing the recommendations?
Many clients engage us for implementation support. If you commit to a block of implementation days, we credit the full audit investment back against that work.
Trusted by 250+ UK organisations
We’ve worked with more than 250 UK businesses from manufacturers to leading universities, NHS trusts to pharmaceutical companies.
Our audits are designed to fit real workflows and drive immediate impact.
