In today's AI-driven landscape, customer data is a prime target for criminal activity, and the implications go far beyond moral obligations. The financial risks—loss of reputation, business disruption, legal action, and penalties—are simply too significant to ignore.

With AI models relying heavily on accurate and secure data, robust data governance is paramount. Europe's financial penalties for data breaches, proportional to turnover, underscore this importance. While many Australian organizations implement basic security measures like authentication, comprehensive data governance, particularly for AI applications, often lags.

Since returning to Australia three years ago, we've observed a common practice of storing production data in spreadsheets. This practice is particularly concerning in the context of AI, as it lacks essential data governance. Spreadsheets are easily shared via email, discovered on shared drives, or found on lost laptops, making them a major contributor to accidental data releases, which account for a significant portion of data breaches.

"Secure by design" means ensuring your information solutions, especially those supporting AI initiatives, are fit for purpose, accurate, accessible, and secure. This approach fosters proper data governance, crucial for AI's reliability and trustworthiness.

Security vulnerabilities often stem from system design flaws, making it challenging for organizations to recognize and address ingrained, risky practices. Reliance on "I'm careful" is not a sufficient safeguard. We excel at resolving known shortcomings and conducting health checks on existing systems, ideally before breaches occur. Proactive action is the first step. Human error is inevitable; mitigation is key.

Our expertise encompasses the analysis, design, and development of secure and performant application and data architectures, crucial for AI deployment. Our analytical prowess enables us to identify risks and issues, and our methodical approach ensures effective rectification. We prioritize compliance and intellectual property, ensuring systems are appropriate, accurate, timely, and secure for AI and other data-driven applications.

Our approach is straightforward: we listen to your needs and deliver a strategy tailored to your timeframe and budget. Whether you require data analysis for AI, development of secure AI-ready data infrastructure, a system review, or simply expert advice, we're here to assist.

How We Can Help You

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Data Analysis

The term data analysis is a broad one and covers understanding and uncovering. It also includes reverse engineering and documenting.

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Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence is the heart of commercial decision making - providing insight into your business operations.

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Data Migrations

It is inevitable that information systems require data to be migrated.

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Development

Eventually all systems become inadequate for the purpose they serve and require updating or replacing.

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Who We Are

"Four decades of hands-on experience across the entire development spectrum within many industries in Australia and internationally, mostly as a freelance contractor"

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David

"15 years experience as a BI Consultant in England and Australia, with strong interests in robotics, mechatronics, automation and new technology"

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