Case Studies

Leveraging Microsoft Azure for Market Expansion and Growth

The Challenge Their existing on-premises data warehouse struggled to support the growing analytical demands necessary for new propositions, such as fully analysing data on article submission trends, author and institution information, and enabling AI integration within solutions. The dispersed nature of their data sources, with varying formats and inconsistent quality, limited their insights and hindered…

Transforming Data Governance for a Major UK Utility

Tangible Outputs: Our engagement yielded tangible outputs, showcasing the transformational impact of our work: In conclusion, our collaboration with the major UK Utility stands as a testament to the transformative power of effective data governance in enhancing organisational efficiency and building a data-centric culture.

Improving Sustainability Reporting for Vistry Group

Vistry Group is the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. As a responsible developer, they work in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places people love. Operating across 26 regions, they build homes all over the UK through their respected brands; Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and…

Setting the Standards for Responsible Data Use with the ICO’s Data Strategy

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is an independent regulator in charge of upholding the public’s information and data privacy rights. Data is core to their organisation, and they had an ambitious business strategy (ICO25) that needed underpinning with a tailored data strategy. The ICO regulates and enforces the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data…

Helping a Leading Provider of IT Infrastructure Unlock Sales Growth with a 150% ROI

Our client, a leading provider of IT solutions and services to businesses and the public sector, has grown to be one of the largest IT services firms in the UK, with an ambitious vision for the future. In the past, growth was delivered through hiring in more sales staff to drive engagement with potential customers;…

A UK Public Service Broadcaster

Siloed Data Typically in these situations, an organisation might build a centralised data store in the form of a data warehouse, data lake, or core data analytics platform. But these solutions can soon morph into silos – largely driven by the data capabilities being built and having lost sight of the true challenge of what…

Designing a Data Strategy and Roadmap for RAW Charging

RAW Charging is perfectly positioned within the fast-growing market of vehicle charging solutions for the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors. Investors also recognised these are exciting times for RAW with their high-growth ambitions. Antin Infrastructure Partners came on board through a successful capital fundraise that will support a £250 million electric vehicle (“EV”) installation plan…

Driving growth for Elvie with a data platform

“We just thought that Oakland’s presentation was one of the most organised. We liked the comprehensive plans that we saw.” The Goal Elvie asked for Oakland’s help to build a data analytics platform that would extract, store, and prepare data for reporting and insights. Historically, Elvie had struggled to report on various KPIs across the…

Building a next-generation Investment Gateway web application for Network Rail

The Investment Authority Process At the core of Network Rail’s main operation is the Investment Authority process, which ensures consistency, adherence to regulations, and careful financial management of its railway projects. The process involves project sponsors submitting detailed programme/project information in an Investment Paper that covers financial viability, scheduling, risk assessment, and project volumes. The…

A Global Telco implementing a ‘self service’ data assurance monitoring platform

The mission: data excellence Like many organisations, the financial data of this Global Telco is extensive and complex, serving numerous business functions before flowing into an Enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Mart architecture. The data is then available for business intelligence and deeper analysis, creating a timely and accurate view of financial performance for tactical…

Creating a data platform for tech start-up Income Analytics

What was the purpose of the application? Income Analytics knew that if the commercial real estate sector could gain access to standardised market data and income risk reporting, the industry would be better served, more transparent and attract more investment. Although the sector frequently used credit scores and ratings, the problem was it did not…

Building a Data and Analytics Platform for Acuity Robotics

The Outcome