Data Health Check
A two-week, fixed-price review of your data platform. You'll know exactly what's costing you money, what's likely to break next, and what to fix first.
Is this for you?
- Your data warehouse bill is rising and you don't know why
- You're about to hire a data team or a new head of data and want an independent view first
- You inherited a data platform and need to know what you're dealing with
- You're planning an AI project and want to know if your data can support it
What you get
- A written report with a prioritised fix list, each item with effort and estimated value
- A 60-minute readout with your leadership team
- Quick wins you can apply immediately, often enough to cover the fee
- A fixed quote for Rescue or Foundations, if you want us to do the work
What we cover
Cost review
Warehouse, compute and tooling spend, broken down by pipeline and team, with the biggest savings opportunities quantified.
Reliability review
Which pipelines fail, how often, why, and how long failures take to notice and fix.
Data quality and AI readiness
Where the numbers disagree, which metrics are trustworthy, where tests and ownership are missing, and an AI-readiness score with your AI use cases ranked by feasibility.
Team and process review
Skills, workload, on-call and documentation. Where the team spends its time, and what slows it down.
Questions
How much does the Data Health Check cost?
It's a fixed price, starting at A$8,000 depending on the size of your platform. If you go ahead with a Rescue or Foundations engagement, the fee is credited against it.
What access do you need?
Read-only access to your warehouse, orchestration tool and cloud billing, plus a few short interviews with the people who build and use your data. We sign an NDA before starting.
Do we have to hire you afterwards?
No. The report is written so that your own team or another provider can act on it.
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