Technology practice
Data Management
Information spread across systems that nobody fully trusts. We bring it into one governed view of the business, so decisions are made on current facts and AI has a foundation it can safely build on.
How we work with data
Data analysis & insights
Data warehousing, integration and business intelligence turn scattered systems into one estate your teams can query.
Data management & integrity
Master data management and a single view of customer give every department the same trusted record.
AI integration →
Once your data is governed, we connect it to our AI Centre of Excellence framework, so AI use cases build on facts you already trust.
What it delivers
- 01
Data warehousing
We store your business information securely and at scale, and integration pipelines feed it automatically from legacy and new systems. Every later analytics or AI project depends on this foundation.
- 02
Data visualisation, BI & insights
We turn information into maps, dashboards and interactive reports that non-technical stakeholders can read and act on. It's built on 100% cloud-native technology, so it adapts as your data strategy changes.
- 03
Single view of customer
We combine CRM, purchase, website and marketing data into one accurate, de-duplicated customer record. Master data management pipelines keep it current, so your team doesn't maintain it by hand.
Why Edge
DAMA-certified professionals
Your programme is staffed by qualified DAMA Certified Data Management Professionals (CDMP).
OEM strategic partnerships
We hold deep partnerships across the OEM landscape, with flexible commercial and support models behind them.
Whole-lifecycle, multi-market
Our teams cover the whole data lifecycle and work in English, French, Arabic and Portuguese across the Middle East and Africa.
Selected work
One trusted view, at enterprise scale.
Financial services · Momentum Short-Term Insurance
A governed data lake replacing manual data scrubbing
Implemented an Azure Data Lake as a central, governed Master Data repository, with scheduled, automated distribution via Power BI. Inconsistent, manually scrubbed reporting gave way to a consistent, error-checked daily view of holdings and exposures.
Financial services · Enterprise atomic data warehouse
Architecture advisory for a new atomic warehouse
Designed an atomic warehouse model on IBM's Information Framework, including a Data Warehouse Centre of Excellence, lineage-based impact analysis, and full source-to-target mapping and data standards.
Office automation · Nashua
One enterprise model for 100 franchises
Built an enterprise dimensional warehouse unifying reporting across 100 franchises with diverse products and reporting habits, visualised through DataAssist BI. It has run continuously for over seven years and serves roughly 500 report users a month.
Financial services · SBV
A single version of the truth via master data hub
Delivered an MDM architecture blueprint and a central master data hub with profiling, stewardship and de-duplication. SBV was left with a working data governance programme and a true 360-degree view of the customer.
Public sector · City of Johannesburg
A trusted property master data repository
Established a single Land Information System as the City's trusted property master record. It improved data quality, sped up municipal processes, supported a utility billing migration and helped eliminate billing fraud through revenue-assurance controls.
Works with
Where this practice hands over.
Transformation fails at the joins. These are the practices Data Management hands over to, and what each one picks up.
One trusted view of the business, so decisions are made on current facts.
- Strategic SolutionsGives leadership dashboards that show how the strategy is performing.
- Digital TransformationIntegrates data from legacy and new applications into one place.
- Managed Cloud SolutionsUses cloud-native warehousing that scales and costs only what you use.
- Cyber SecurityProtects sensitive data with encryption, access control and monitoring.
- AI Centre of ExcellenceProvides the trusted data foundation every AI use case depends on.
- Sustainability SolutionsSupplies the evidence for emissions and ESG disclosures.
Talk to us
Trusted data comes first.
Governed data is step one of every AI Centre of Excellence we build. Tell us where your data lives today and we'll show you the first step.