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Data Department as a Service

Outsourcing your data functions as a managed service is a cost-effective model providing the resource, expertise and technology you need to build trust in your data and ensure a smooth journey into a truly data driven business.

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Benefit 01

Data Talent on Demand

Quickest access to data resource without having to recruit.

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Benefit 02

Empower Your Data Team

Amplify your team’s data capabilities with specialist skills

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Benefit 03

Increase Department ROI

Increase productivity and time to value at a lower cost

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DDaaS

When might you require Data Department as a Service?

Our customers deploy our fully managed service commonly where there is a resource, skills or cost challenge. They have either:

Difficulty scaling for growth

Project and business request volumes exceed the capacity of the existing team, resulting in throttled output

High departmental costs

Employee costs exceed the departmental budget and projects have to be delayed or cancelled to fit budget constraints.

Data skills gaps

Skills required exceed current capabilities, preventing completion of current projects internally.

What Roles are Included in Data Department as a Service?

Cyber Samurai's data team spans all levels and positions that you would traditionally find in a data department, including data analysts, data engineers, through to chief data officers and data architects.
Data Architect
Data Architects
Design the structure and flow of an organisations data. Establish data standards and best practices ensuring they meet the needs of the organisation.
Data Engineer
Data Engineers
Develop and implement the designs of the data architect. Build the data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes that allow for the processing and storage of data.
Data Analyst
Data Analysts
Examine data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that help organisations make informed decisions. They transform raw data into relevant and actionable insights and analyses.
Data Architect
Data Scientists
Provide advanced statistical and analytical skills to derive insights from data. They develop predictive models, machine learning algorithms, and conduct in-depth data research.

Data Support and Data Management Roles

Data Analyst
Database Developers
Manage and maintain database objects like views, stored procedures, functions and tables. Design database schemas and security
Data Architect
DataOps Engineers
Build data pipelines for the organisation. They create and maintain data pipelines and implement new data solutions within the organisation.
Data Architect
Integration Engineers
Responsible for integrating databases, applications, and software throughout a company. They work with other data specialists to build high-quality integration and migration processes.
Data Engineer
Chief Data Officers (CDO)
An executive responsible for an organisation's data strategy. They oversee data governance, security and quality, and align data initiatives with the company's overall goals and vision.
DDaaS

Why DDaaS is the Right Choice for Business

Access deep data expertise

Our data team are highly experienced and leverage modern and proven technology to deliver the best solutions.

Speed up time to value

Get projects live sooner so you see the operational and financial value quicker. Our team are ready to start.

Access dynamic data talent

Our service provides the right mix of  skills at the right time in your project ensuring smooth implementation.

Reduce employee costs

The range of expertise that we offer would normally incur substantial costs if you were to recruit and retain your own data department.

Focus on core business

With our complete data support your technical team can focus on other business critical projects.

Increase your coverage

Our data department service can extend your existing data teams skills or be used to build out your IT team.  
Services

Do you need to add or bolster database resources?

You may have either a resource or skills-based challenge or you may need to improve or change the way you manage your databases. Our customers naturally fall into one of three categories who have either:

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No Database Administrator

As data volumes continue to grow we help you to rationalise, migrate and integrate your data to keep your data organised and stored in the correct formats.

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A Single or “Accidental” DBA

We ensure that your database is running at optimal speed, backed-up, recoverable and always available so you can concentrate on running your business.

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A DBA Team

A picture tells a thousand words so we help you to present your data so it can reveal insightful trends, opportunities and issues that you can address quickly.

Why Cyber Samurai

We are a data & AI focused company, using what we have learned over the decades to help other companies secure, optimise, analyse and monetise their data.

When you work with us, you can expect a direct relationship with us and no middlemen. Our services are designed to offer the best value. Data & AI skills are expensive but they can make the difference between good data driven decisions and bad ones.

Most importantly, our samurai are experienced in the technologies that you use because we use them everyday too!

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Why DBAaaS is the right choice for Database Administration

You may have either a resource or skills-based challenge or you may need to improve or change the way you manage your databases. Our customers naturally fall into one of three categories who have either:

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Quickstart up. DBA resource available immediately

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Access to a highly experienced and fully certified team with skills covering the full database landscape.

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Cost effective packages to suit level of support required.

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No recruiter fees.

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Ability to scale up or down with your data platform.

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Peace of mind that your databases are top priority for us

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are a few common questions and answers about our Data Department as a Service (DDaaS).
What is Data Department as a Service (DDaaS)?

DDaaS is a high value service that provides companies with a team of data professionals that possess a wide and deep skill set all for a fixed monthly price.

What does DDaaS cover?

Design, implementation, management and support of your data analytics platform. This includes creating your platform from scratch or taking on the management, support and future development of an existing platform.

What roles does it include?

The typical roles you would find in a data department are as follows:- Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, SQL Developer, Integration Engineer, AI Engineer, Data Ops Engineer. We build out a team of the right skills for your business and data requirements. Additional skills can be added over time.

What technologies does it cover?

Azure Data Factory, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Quality Services (DQS), Azure DevOps, Azure Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse

Are platform costs included?

No, software licensing and azure usage costs are not included as part of the service.

We don’t have any data analytics, is this right for us?

If you are looking for a service to look after your databases then DBAaaS is probably a better fit for you. If you are not currently using your data to drive business decisions then this service will create that solution and maintain it for you.

Are development changes included?

Yes, as systems change overtime ETL processes and pipelines need to be changed to adapt to those source system changes too.

We have just added a new system to our business. Will it cost more to build the pipelines and reports on that new data source?

No, our service is modelled as your data department. We expect businesses to grow and change systems over time. As long as you have an active DDaaS agreement all new development will be included in the current price.

We need to migrate our data to a new system. Would that be included in DDaaS?

If you want a data migration project to move data from an old CRM system to a new CRM system or an old finance system to a new finance system that would be a separate project cost and is not included in DDaaS. Data migration projects like this can take 6 months to multiple years depending on the requirement, the type of system that is being migrated and how many years /how much data is in scope for the project.

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