DATA Consultants

Bad data costs more than good governance ever will.

We build practical, business-led data governance programs that fix root causes of data confusion - not just the symptoms. From strategy and quality frameworks to regulatory compliance and AI readiness.
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If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

We have plenty of data but we still can't make confident decisions with it

Reports get pulled, numbers get debated, and meetings end without conclusions. Your organization is generating more data than ever but it's creating more noise than clarity. The problem isn't a lack of data. It's a lack of trust in it.

We don't have a clear data strategy and every team is doing their own thing

Different departments have built their own reporting, their own definitions, and their own tools. There's no shared direction, no data ownership, and no way to connect the dots across the business. Everyone is busy with data but nobody is aligned.

We know our data quality is a problem but we don't know how to fix it

Duplicate records, missing fields, inconsistent formats, and data that's been touched by too many hands. You know the quality isn't where it needs to be, but tackling it feels like an endless and thankless task with no clear starting point.

We're not confident our data practices meet regulatory requirements

Data regulations are tightening, and the consequences of getting it wrong are significant. Whether it's HIPAA, SOX, CCPA, or FTC requirements, you're not entirely sure whether your data handling, storage, and access controls are compliant - or whether you could demonstrate that under scrutiny.

The Solution: We turn your data into a reliable foundation for decision-making.

We assess your data landscape, identify where quality and consistency are breaking down, and implement the governance and infrastructure needed so your teams can make decisions with confidence rather than spending their time questioning the numbers.

The Solution: We build a business-led data strategy that actually gets implemented.

We work with your leadership and operational teams to define a data strategy rooted in your business goals, not just technical best practice. Then we help you execute it, prioritizing the initiatives that will deliver the fastest and most meaningful impact.

The Solution: We diagnose and fix your data quality at the source.

We trace your data supply chain at a forensic level, identify exactly where quality is breaking down, and implement the controls, processes, and tooling needed to catch and correct issues before they flow downstream into your reports and decisions.

The Solution: We make your data practices compliant and audit-ready.

We help you understand your regulatory obligations, assess your current data environment against those requirements, and implement the controls and documentation needed to protect your organization and demonstrate compliance with confidence.

We have plenty of data but we still can't make confident decisions with it
We don't have a clear data strategy and every team is doing their own thing
We know our data quality is a problem but we don't know how to fix it
We're not confident our data practices meet regulatory requirements

The Solution: We turn your data into a reliable foundation for decision-making.

We assess your data landscape, identify where quality and consistency are breaking down, and implement the governance and infrastructure needed so your teams can make decisions with confidence rather than spending their time questioning the numbers.

The Solution: We build a business-led data strategy that actually gets implemented.

We work with your leadership and operational teams to define a data strategy rooted in your business goals, not just technical best practice. Then we help you execute it, prioritizing the initiatives that will deliver the fastest and most meaningful impact.

The Solution: We diagnose and fix your data quality at the source.

We trace your data supply chain at a forensic level, identify exactly where quality is breaking down, and implement the controls, processes, and tooling needed to catch and correct issues before they flow downstream into your reports and decisions.

The Solution: We make your data practices compliant and audit-ready.

We help you understand your regulatory obligations, assess your current data environment against those requirements, and implement the controls and documentation needed to protect your organization and demonstrate compliance with confidence.

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Governance that fixes business problems - not just technical ones

Poor data quality is usually a symptom. We fix the root causes so the problem doesn't come back.

Business-Led Data Strategy

Your data doesn't exist in a vacuum. You get a strategy where investments in people, process, or technology are evaluated based on their quantifiable value. We help you simplify and prioritise strategic programs so they deliver maximum business benefit with minimum execution risk.

Sustainable Data Governance

Governance only works when it produces value for the stakeholders who support it. You get a practical program that captures the "as-is" state of your critical tasks, maintaining the metadata, dictionaries, and catalogs needed to keep your operations running properly.

Trusted Data Quality

Nothing erodes trust faster than poor data. You benefit from defined measurements and monitoring KPIs that expose the true quality of your sources. We help you implement the quality controls needed to turn raw information into a trusted business product.

Technical Advisory & Implementation

Whether you are preparing for a migration or looking to improve ecosystem performance, you get expert implementation support. We ensure your strategy is sound and that your technical architecture is built to realize your long-term goals.

Four stages from data chaos to clarity

1 - Data Strategy Discovery

Baseline your current strategy and align your data activities with the vision of your leadership and the needs of your data consumers.

2 - Data Maturity Assessment

Get a clear synthesis of your business and technical strengths and weaknesses to inform your future roadmap.

3 - Data Strategy Blueprint

Collaborate on a practical, ROI-backed blueprint to close maturity gaps and capture the highest-return opportunities.

4 - Data Sprints

Execute discrete units of work designed for quick wins. These sprints exercise the framework so your team can eventually manage these activities independently.

Tell us about your current data setup and biggest governance pain.

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Case studies

Customers of varying scales and industries consistently rely on The Virtual Forge’s data-driven custom software solutions to expand their businesses. Find out more about how this works in practice, and have a look at some of our case studies, covering a diverse range of projects. We are proud of our work, and you can now see why.

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Magnaflux

Helping a global leader in nondestructive testing solutions drive their data to better efficiency

The Virtual Forge was approached by Magnaflux to make recommendations around their Power BI reporting on global financial data. As the global leader in non-destructive testing, Magnaflux have been a part of the world’s progress helping develop safer parts for cars, jet liners and infrastructures.

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SEGA

Consolidation and Optimisation of Power BI Reporting

SEGA, a multinational video game company, found themselves in a situation where they have grown in their use of Power BI to a point where it was difficult to navigate and maintain consistency. The selected The Virtual Forge to help them optimise and consolidate their Power BI Reporting.

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Sterling

Post-Acquisition Data Migration

Data quality and transformation activities needed to happen rapidly to ensure no loss of service quality for clients.

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WASP

Custom Power BI Dashboards for Personalised Care

Wessex Academy for Skills in Personalised Care needed support from the Virtual Forge to map their new questionnaire files in Ecle format from Qualtrics into a Power BI dashboard.

What Our Clients Say About Us

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The Virtual Forge's work has lowered our system downtime and fastened the turnover of tickets on the help desk. The team has executed updates correctly and maintains communication via emails and messages. The Virtual Forge's Co-CEO participation in the project has been crucial.

Tom Blades

Head of Systems Integration

The Virtual Forge successfully delivered a working prototype of the dashboard, meeting our expectations. The team responded quickly to requests and modifications, and they were hands-on, knowledgeable, and receptive throughout the project.

Geir Arne Evjen

CTO

Their collaborative approach fostered a sense of partnership and trust, where our voices were heard and our vision was respected.

Rosanna Turk

Co-Founder

Working with The Virtual Forge was a pleasure. The relationships that we build, quite quickly, led to a really lovely experience. The whole team was highly efficient, creative and tactical.

Toby Lewis

Senior Manager, Collaboration Strategy

Working with The Virtual Forge made everyone enjoy being part of the project. It never felt like two separate teams, but just one big team. Everything felt natural, easy, even when there were challenges.

Heather Read

Learning Centre Team Leader and Systems Specialist

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