GFT GROUP
“ If you examine the data , the industry is moving towards a democratised domain-led architecture ”
DAVID TUPPEN HEAD OF DATA AND AI , GFT
For Tuppen , data platforms are evolving – they have changed over time and will continue to evolve .
“ There are various architectural patterns which are needed and these vary according to each business and client domain ,” he says . “ There ’ s not one single solution for a modern data platform . So , from the big trend on data mesh and democratised type architectures , to traditional centralised data stores , there needs to be a specific pattern for each business unit and each client .”
This is what GFT provides , a data strategy that fully aligns with an organisation ’ s AI goals and aspirations .
“ Data strategy is fully dependent on the business strategy in order to demonstrate true value for the business ,” he emphasises .
A solution needs to start with business value first ; after that comes data lifecycle , data management and governance , data and technical architecture , data science and AI visualisation , then finally , data literacy and change management .
“ Each one of these steps is needed to a certain degree , for controlled and secure insights .”
Tuppen sees the data pipeline prior to AI projects as being very important .
“ You need to move from front to back ,” he says . “ As I mentioned , you start with the business and then move backwards to the IT backend . You need to look at how to change the impact and what change the impact of adding intelligent automation has on your business . How will the users view and access those insights from the AI ? How is the data stored and processed ? How is the data integrated into the platform ?”
Tuppen sees that if a customer removes any of those considerations , they might land
124 December 2023