Data System Risk & Reliability Audit

Does your business rely on data, but you don't have a data expert?

Do you worry about losing customer data, paralysed operations, or data leaking?

This audit is a short, expert-led assessment to uncover risks and severity.

Is this for you?

This audit is typically useful if two or more of the following sound familiar:

Changes feel risky

Even small updates to pipelines or integrations require extra caution, rollbacks, or “hope it doesn’t break” deployments.

No one understands the whole system

Knowledge is fragmented, outdated, or tied to individuals who are no longer available.

Failures are detected too late

Issues surface via dashboards, stakeholders, or downstream effects rather than clear alerts.

Ownership is unclear

When something breaks, it’s not obvious who is responsible for diagnosing or fixing it.

The system works, but isn’t trusted

Outputs exist, but teams double-check numbers and hesitate to rely on them for decisions.

Progress slows as the system grows

Each new source, integration, or requirement increases complexity and friction disproportionately.

What the audit covers

The focus is on system structure, reliability, and risk, not business semantics.

End-to-end system structure

How data actually moves from sources through transformations to outputs.

Failure modes and blast radius

What can break, how likely it is, and what the downstream impact would be.

Change risk

Which parts of the system are safe to modify, and which are brittle or tightly coupled.

Operational reliability

Monitoring, alerting, observability, and recovery paths.

Ownership and maintainability

Responsibility gaps, documentation issues, and long-term sustainability risks.

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Paul Maddox

I have over 25 years experience working in tech, starting from the ground up as a software developer. I have built and managed data functions and infrastructure across a variety of businesses from startups to enterprise.

- Paul Maddox, Head Consultant

Pricing

The audit is offered on a fixed-price basis, typically:

£1,595 - £2,795, depending on system size and complexity.

There is no obligation to continue beyond the audit.

Next Step

If this sounds like a good fit, the next step is a short call to understand your system and confirm scope.

Thank you. We will be in touch in the next 24 hours.