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Getting AI Ready

Adopting AI can seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. The secret to successfully implementing AI is putting the right foundations in place.

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What we do

Getting AI Ready

Adopting AI can seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. The secret to successfully implementing AI is putting the right foundations in place.

Find out how

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What we do

Data strategy and governance

Build the foundations of data transformation

Setting up for success

The success of your data project relies on its foundations. Without a business-aligned data strategy and clear governance policies in place, you’re getting nowhere.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach – your data strategy should be bespoke to you. You’ll need to create and implement a data strategy that speaks to your unique objectives, measure its results, and upskill your team.

That’s how success starts.

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Building on brilliance

Laying the firm foundations of strategy and governance ensures your transformation project is doing the right things for the right reasons, paving the way for…

Informed decision-making

Select suitable technologies and methodologies, ensure budgets are allocated correctly, and set a baseline to measure success against.

Proven performance

Improve control and risk management, build trust in your data and simplify data management to drive more efficient delivery.

Optimised environments

Eliminate duplicate efforts, speed up access to information and ensure data availability to create a more reliable and strategic management platform.

Three simple steps

1. Understand

We’ll bring together technical, architectural, industry and business expertise to work with your key stakeholders and assess the current state of your data, map out opportunities and challenges, and create alignment with your wider organisational strategy.

2. Develop

We’ll build your target operating model around data, analytics and analysis, as well as a detailed roadmap for the people and processes required to make data-driven decision-making a reality.

3. Deploy

We’ll work alongside your teams to ensure your data strategy is implemented correctly, and support the adoption of an organisational understanding around how data should be collected, stored, integrated and leveraged.

What you’ll unlock

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Enhanced data integrity

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Improved corporate decision-making

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Greater data management

More flexible data sharing

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Integrated data sources

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A data-driven culture

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Tangible data value

Take your data by the reins with a Microsoft Expert

Data & AI Innovation Workshop

Identify data and AI opportunities, highlight challenges, and configure use cases to build an innovation action plan

Data Platform managed service

Build and manage a modern data platform on Azure to ensure long-term data quality, security, and compliance

Why Cloud Direct?

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We’re Azure Experts

As one of the first Azure Expert MSPs, we’ve got a long track record of meeting Microsoft’s highest standards and delivering our services to the correct quality and scale.

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Microsoft recognises us as an expert partner for Data & AI

We’ve been thoroughly vetted by Microsoft. They say we’re experts in Data & AI Azure and we’ve got the solution designation to prove it.

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We maximise funding opportunities 

We’ve secured more funding for our customers than any other Microsoft partner in the UK. We accelerate project timelines while reducing your financial risk.

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We're a Microsoft Partner of the Year for Solution Assessments 

We know a thing or two about Microsoft’s Solution Assessments. Working alongside Microsoft, we show you the art of the possible and provide a detailed roadmap to achieving it.