Question 1

What does a data consultancy do?

Accepted Answer

A data consultancy helps organizations design, build, and maintain their data infrastructure. This includes platform modernization, pipeline engineering, analytics architecture, AI readiness, governance, and managed services.

Question 2

How much does a data consultancy engagement cost?

Accepted Answer

A focused data assessment typically runs 2-3 weeks. Platform migration projects range from 4 to 14 weeks depending on complexity. Managed services are structured as monthly retainers. We provide scoped proposals with fixed timelines before work begins.

Question 3

When should a company hire a data consultancy instead of building in-house?

Accepted Answer

Companies hire a data consultancy when they need specialized expertise for a platform migration, when their team is at capacity, when they need to move faster than hiring allows, or when they want an outside assessment of their current architecture.

Question 4

What industries does Smart Data serve?

Accepted Answer

Smart Data serves mid-market and enterprise organizations across healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, fintech, and retail. We have 15 years of HIPAA-governed data platform work for healthcare payers and providers.

Question 5

What technologies do you work with?

Accepted Answer

Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Databricks for platforms. Azure Data Factory and Airflow for orchestration. dbt for transformation. Power BI, Tableau, and Looker for reporting. Azure OpenAI and Snowflake Cortex for AI.

Question 6

How is Smart Data different from larger consulting firms?

Accepted Answer

Smart Data puts senior engineers on every engagement from assessment through delivery. The same people who scope your project build it. No handoffs to junior staff or offshore teams.

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Email

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Get in Touch

Contact Us

Where We Are

Our Offices

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Louisville, Kentucky

Hyderabad, India

Experience Matters.A Partner You Can Trust.

19

250+

150+

Experience Matters.
A Partner You Can Trust.