C-BIA Consulting Ltd

C-BIA Consulting Ltd, the Centre for Business Intelligence & Analytics, helps organisations make better decisions through data and purpose-built applications. It started in 2006 under the name Genisys Consulting. The consultancy designs, builds and supports business intelligence and analytics systems, both in the cloud and on premise, mainly for healthcare, education and research bodies.

What C-BIA Consulting Ltd does

• Business intelligence: visual reporting applications that turn transactional data into usable information.
• Data strategy workshops: DATASPRINT sessions to launch a pilot data project or plan a longer data roadmap.
• Application development: intelligent and automated applications built with Microsoft Azure, .Net, SQL Server, Oracle and open source tools.
• Data governance: processes for data security, privacy and management, plus support for tools such as Alteryx.
• Flexible IT sourcing: specialist staff from its partner network and ongoing support for live systems.

Clients

Named clients include Wellcome, the NHS and the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. Projects are often quoted at a fixed price and can be run as an outsourced service.

Key facts

• Founded: 2006, as Genisys Consulting
• Offshore partner: Center for Business Intelligence & Analytics in Pune and Mumbai, India
• Track record: more than 50 projects completed with its partner since 2010
• Platforms: Microsoft Azure and its own data analytics platform