Data Architecture

Many corporations find themselves wondering if their current architecture is to blame for issues such as data quality, latency, ‘silo’ing and slow turnaround for business requests.

In fact, architecture, or lack of proper integration, is quite commonly the cause of such issues affecting the realization of a CRM vision such as: accurate business forecasting, the resulting business decisions, and eventually, corporate performance.

To correct this we perform an architectural assessment, concentrating on data flow and data integration between key enterprise applications.  Moving towards an architecture that will meet the needs of your business for the years to come is no easy task. Corporations rarely have the budget to implement these items immediately.  Thus, our recommendations are catered to your restraints. We devise a plan that can be phased in, implementing pieces of the architecture sequentially in a custom priority basis and reaching the goals over a time frame that is reasonable for everyone.

Skura’s Approach

• Architecture assessments are required every few years. The timing can work well if there are other major projects currently in the works, surrounding major operational systems and solutions.
  
• Skura can also advise you on timing and the order for implementing the pieces of your architecture.
  
• Before you undertake a large investment and effort, why not investigate how it can be performed so that future initiatives can benefit? Create reusable processes!
  
  

Key Benefits

• Integrate applications in a more automated fashion, lowering dependency on resources.
  
• Lay foundation for future integrations to be of minimal effort (for new applications, sources, mergers and acquisitions, etc.).
  
• Incorporate solutions such as an integration bus, MDM and/or data quality tools, allowing data to be timely, more accurate, and complete.
  
• Integration corrects inconsistent and inaccurate data and conforms the interpretation of the data between systems. Therefore, it makes forecasting more accurate, enabling better business planning and decisions, resulting in more revenue, less spending, and better corporate performance.

Why Skura?

• We know which systems integrate best with others. We have a wealth of knowledge and experience for best practices and are in tune with where the industry is going.
• Not only can we assess your current architecture and lay out a clear path for your future, we can also implement it. We phase the work involved and implement the pieces that fit within your budget, time restrictions and priorities.
• We know Life Sciences.