What Global Data Strategy does

Global Data Strategy is an international, privately-held data management consulting company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an EMEA presence anchored in Cardiff, Wales. The firm delivers professional services across the data management lifecycle, including Data Strategy, Data Governance, Analytics and Business Intelligence, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Quality, and Data Architecture, supplemented by Implementation Services, Maturity Assessments and Roadmaps, Executive Workshops, Technology and Tool Assessments, and Analyst/Thought Leadership services.

The company's core offerings are advisory and implementation engagements rather than packaged software; the closest productized asset is Global Data Academy, a training sub-brand delivering instructor-led courses in data governance and data quality. Global Data Strategy maintains a vendor-neutral positioning and formalizes this through partnerships with six category-defining technology vendors (erwin by Quest, Collibra, Denodo, Precisely, Profisee, Silwood Technology), allowing it to recommend best-of-breed tools across the data stack.

The business model is time-and-materials style professional services consulting delivered through direct enterprise sales, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customer segments span large multinational corporations and mid-sized local enterprises across verticals including manufacturing, retail, nonprofit, education, insurance, energy, telecom, financial services, healthcare, and government, with named clients such as World Bank Group, Twitter, 7-Eleven, Aegon, CIPD, Environment Agency (UK), Arizona State University, and Metalsa. The firm has 11-50 employees, no disclosed external funding, and earns market positioning primarily through the individual industry recognition of its Managing Director Donna Burbank and Principal Consultant Nigel Turner.

Name

Global Data Strategy

Legal name

Global Data Strategy, Ltd.

Website

https://globaldatastrategy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Data Strategy is an international data management consulting firm offering vendor-neutral advisory, implementation, executive workshops, and training in data strategy, governance, MDM, analytics, and architecture to multinational and mid-sized enterprises worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA), Advanced Analytics & Data Science Services (BPAEAHAE)

Keywords

• Data management consulting
• Data governance advisory
• Master data management
• Data strategy services
• Data architecture consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nederland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: Consulting services provided to organizations worldwide to help drive value from their data. Services include implementation services, maturity assessments & roadmaps, executive workshops, and technology & tool assessments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Global Data Strategy is an international data management consulting firm that sells professional consulting and training services covering data strategy, data governance, analytics and business intelligence, master data management, data quality, and data architecture. It supplements these advisory services with implementation services, maturity assessments and roadmaps, executive workshops, vendor-neutral technology and tool assessments, and instructor-led training delivered through the Global Data Academy.

Product overview

Global Data Strategy is an international data management consulting company that offers a portfolio of professional consulting and training services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Data Strategy, Data Governance, Analytics & Business Intelligence, Master Data Management, Data Quality, and Data Architecture consulting services. These are supplemented by Implementation Services, Maturity Assessments & Roadmaps, Executive Workshops, Technology & Tool Assessments, and Analyst Services & Thought Leadership. Training is delivered through Global Data Academy. The company provides vendor-neutral guidance to help organizations select the right technology solutions from their technology partners (erwin, Collibra, Denodo, Precisely, Profisee, Silwood Technology). The service portfolio is designed to help organizations of all sizes drive value from their data assets through the entire data management lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Data Academy: Training division of Global Data Strategy offering data management courses and education programs

Products and services

• Data Strategy Consulting Strategic consulting that aligns business goals with data strategies, identifies new business opportunities using data and information, and coordinates people, processes, and culture necessary for success. Targeted at organizations seeking data-driven transformation.
• Data Governance Consulting Data governance consulting that helps organizations ensure data is managed and used correctly throughout the enterprise, including aligning governance with business goals, identifying critical data, defining roles and responsibilities, and creating policies and procedures.
• Analytics and Business Intelligence Consulting Consulting services for data analytics and business intelligence, including identifying business opportunities around Big Data Analytics, inventorying and integrating disparate data sources, and applying appropriate technology for business solutions.
• Master Data Management (MDM) Consulting Master Data Management consulting to create consistent, high-quality sets of critical data for customers, patients, providers, and staff that can be easily consumed across all systems.
• Data Quality Consulting Data quality consulting to ensure patient and business data is up-to-date, accurate, and fit for purpose to drive business success.
• Data Architecture Consulting Data architecture and data modeling consulting to design and implement effective data standards, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Implementation Services Implementation consulting services to help organizations execute data management initiatives and transform businesses through data.
• Maturity Assessments and Roadmaps Assessment services to evaluate data management maturity levels and develop strategic roadmaps for improvement.
• Executive Workshops One-day or half-day workshops designed to give business executives a clear overview of key data management topics including Data Management Overview, Big Data, MDM, Data Quality, Data Governance, and Data Modeling.
• Technology and Tool Assessments Vendor-neutral technology and tool assessment services to help organizations select the right technology solutions for their business needs.
• Global Data Academy Training Instructor-led training courses on Data Governance, Data Quality, and other data management disciplines, delivered by active practitioners with real-world experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful digital transformation for healthcare organization, moving to telehealth model within one week due to strong data foundation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• erwin by QuestcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for data modeling and enterprise architecture solutions. Global Data Strategy offers vendor-neutral approach to helping clients select best-of-breed solutions.
• CollibracoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for data governance and cataloging solutions. Partnered to help clients select the right technology for business needs.
• DenodocoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for data virtualization solutions. Offers vendor-neutral approach to technology selection.
• PreciselycoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for data integrity and location intelligence solutions.
• ProfiseecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for master data management solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Data Blueprint: Boutique data management and data strategy consultancy offering advisory, assessments, and implementation services in data governance, MDM, and data architecture — a near-identical service portfolio to Global Data Strategy in a similarly sized firm.
• EDM Associates: UK-headquartered specialist data management consultancy focused on data governance, data quality, MDM, and information strategy — competing head-to-head for EMEA data management mandates and overlapping Global Data Strategy's practitioner-led delivery model.
• EAC Group: Data and analytics consultancy where Managing Director Donna Burbank previously served as Global Practice Director for Information Management — competing in the same data governance and information management advisory space.
• First San Francisco Partners: Boutique data management consultancy specializing in data governance, MDM, and data quality with a similar senior-practitioner-led, vendor-neutral model — directly comparable in client mix and project scope to Global Data Strategy.

Others

• Profisee: Master data management software vendor and Global Data Strategy's named MDM technology partner — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but its partner ecosystem mirrors Global Data Strategy's services motion.
• Collibra Professional Services: Data governance and cataloging software vendor whose professional services arm offers advisory and implementation support — a Global Data Strategy partner that also competes for the same governance advisory budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent (Data & AI): Global consulting arm of Capgemini with data strategy, governance, and analytics offerings — overlaps substantially with Global Data Strategy's service portfolio at enterprise scale.
• Accenture: Global systems integrator with a sizable data and analytics practice covering data strategy, governance, and modernization — competes for the same enterprise data transformation budgets that Global Data Strategy targets.
• Deloitte (Analytics & AI): Big-4 firm with an established data governance, MDM, and data strategy advisory practice — frequently competing for large, multi-region data management transformation mandates with a much larger bench.
• Syniti (formerly BackOffice Associates): Larger data management services and software firm focused on data migration, data quality, and master data management — addresses the same enterprise data management priorities as Global Data Strategy but at greater scale and with proprietary tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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