Mangrove Data Limited

Modern Data Architecture Service

The Modern Data Architecture Service will help you make the make the best of Cloud technologies. The Service will help you to design your data structures, applications and data flows to meet the user and oragnisational needs.

Features

• Review of existing data architecture and estate
• Development of target data models and modern data architectures
• Data strategy gap analysis and development
• Develop roadmap to polyglot, cloud-based data platforms
• Where appropriate, relate the target architecture to technology capabilities
• Extensive and detailed Azure Data Platform and SQL Server designs
• Development of a modern Data Architecture
• Aligned to your architectural framework: MODAF, TOGAF, SAFe
• Extensive education-sector knowledge

Benefits

• Understand the starting point of your organisations data roadmap
• Expose weak-points within your current estate and working practices
• Understand the possibilities for your organisation
• Build a shared vision for your data management environment
• Improved governance and confidence in the quality of your data
• Reduce operating costs through new cloud-enabled economic models
• Data platforms that supports a wide-range of business users
• Expertise offered by specialist data management professionals
• Improved and organisationally aligned adoption of cloud technologies
• Highly flexible and scalable data platforms and architectures

£700 to £950 a person a day

Service documents

• Pricing document (pdf)
• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card (pdf)
• Service definition document (pdf)
• Terms and conditions (pdf)

Framework

G-Cloud 12

Service ID

165029037045022

Contact

Matthew Gascoyne
07968899280
matthew.gascoyne@mangrovedata.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Mangrove Data will work with your organisation to understand how cloud resources and tools can be made to satisfy your requirements. The process will begin with Mangrove building a comprehensive understanding of your requirements and the drivers for change. Mangrove will aim to understand the constraints and risks associated with both the current arrangements and the potential solutions. Mangrove Data will work with you to sense-check and confirm all assumptions and understanding. Once the appropriate tools, platforms and approaches are identified, Mangrove Data develop the path, plan and design that will help you to migrate to the identified technologies, processes and cloud services.
• Planning service works with specific services: Yes
• Hosting or software services the planning service works with:
  • Core Azure (DevOps, Networking, Security, Logging)
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Storage Accounts/ Data Lake
  • Azure SQL/ Managed Instances/ Synapse
  • CosmosDB
  • Azure Data Factory/ Databricks
  • SQL Server

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: In the capacity of the Modern Data Architecture Service, Mangrove will prepare detailed designs and plans that feed directly into migration and setup activities. Mangrove Data has the skills and experience to design and implement the services outlined within the designs and plans.; The balance between design and implementation will be shaped by the client and their requirements. Mangrove Data can offer a number of options which include but are not limited to: 1) Hand-over designs to operational teams who take responsibility for implementation, 2) Work with operational teams to implement solution, 3) Implement the solution and handover the finished product to operational teams.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: Yes
• List of supported services:
  • Core Azure (DevOps, Networking, Security, Logging)
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Storage Accounts/ Data Lake
  • Azure SQL/ Managed Instances/ Synapse
  • CosmosDB
  • Azure Data Factory/ Databricks
  • SQL Server

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: In the capacity of the Modern Data Architecture Service, Mangrove will prepare and work with you to ensure that the implementation is aligned with the designs and, more importantly, your expectations.; ; Mangrove Data is committed to on-going user engagement from project outset to closure; our user-engagement is consistent with GDS design principles which ensures that the business requirements are first-and-foremost through-out and leads to solutions which are high quality and aligned with business need.; ; Mangrove Data has the skills and experience to carry out quality assurance directly or support the client as they undertake the assurance activities. ; The balance between direct involvement and support will be shaped by the client and their requirements.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported: Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: In the capacity of the Modern Data Architecture Service, Mangrove can offer on-going service level support to ensure new designs and architectures are aligned with best practices and enterprise architecture principles. Mangrove Data has the skills and experience to offer a range of support arrangements varying from a full service through to consultancy-based engagement.

Service scope

• Service constraints: The service is provided best with direct client access, typically being an on-site presence with some remote working.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Support levels and costs will be determined by the nature of the engagement.; An escalation point and problem manager is assigned and dependent on the engagement a Service Manager will be assigned.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Staff screening not performed
• Government security clearance: Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Pricing

• Price: £700 to £950 a person a day
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document (pdf)
• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card (pdf)
• Service definition document (pdf)
• Terms and conditions (pdf)