TECHNOLOGY
Keep your data and applications performing at their best
Going live is only the beginning. Your data platforms and applications need to continue to bereliable, secure and effective as your business evolves.
Managed Data and Application Services
Valcon’s data management services provide ongoing operational ownership for software and data products. Our engineering expertise keeps critical services running while continuously improving them.
Talk to our Managed Services specialists
Whatever your challenge, our specialists can help you find a clear way forward. Talk to us about what you want to achieve and how we can help make it happen.
Partner
Irik Tilboom
CHALLENGES
When keeping things running becomes the challenge
Moving from building a platform or application to running it creates new challenges.
Knowledge can disappear as project teams move on, accountability becomes unclear and internal teams may not have the capacity to provide reliable ongoing support. And over time, unresolved issues and technical debt can affect performance.
We provide continuity between build and operations, with clear accountability for keeping your data and applications performing as expected.
Reliable operations that keep improving
Transition without losing momentum
We create a structured move from build into managed operations, retaining knowledge and establishing clear responsibilities from the outset. Service levels, processes and reporting are agreed upfront, helping avoid the disruption and knowledge loss that can occur when delivery teams move on.
Establish reliable operations
We stabilise your data platforms and applications under agreed service levels, with clear availability, response and resolution commitments. Issues are managed consistently and performance is reported regularly, giving you transparency over the operation of how critical services are operating and where improvements are needed.
Keep performance on track
Once established, we manage the day-to-day operation of your platforms and applications, including incidents, releases and ongoing support. Your teams retain control of priorities and future direction, while Valcon takes accountability for operational reliability and service quality.
Improve as your needs evolve
Managed doesn’t mean static. We continually improve architecture, address technical debt and optimise your platforms against a jointly owned roadmap. As requirements change, we help your data and applications evolve without repeatedly starting new projects or rebuilding operational knowledge.
What success looks like
Our Managed Data & Application Services help you:
Reliability
Improve reliability across critical data platforms and applications
Continuity
Maintain knowledge and continuity from build into operations.
Reduce risk
Reduce operational risk and resolve issues faster
Performance
Gain clearer visibility of service performance and costs
Improve
Reduce technical debt and improve platforms over time
Innovation
Free internal teams to focus on business priorities and innovation
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Case Study
Keeping critical Mendix applications secure, stable and business-ready
Situation A leading provider of fuel distribution services needed reliable ongoing support for its Mendix application landscape after the initial development phase. Once the applications were live, the client needed a consistent way to manage periodic updates, user requests, monitoring and bug fixes. Without active support, issues could disrupt production workflows, slow down users and…
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Case Study
Using a cloud platform to accelerate AI and data product delivery in construction
Situation A leading European construction and civil engineering company had ambitions to become more data driven and be able to scale the creation of data and AI products. But building the required data infrastructure and platform manually was not a viable option. The scale of the company’s ambition meant they needed a more better way…
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Case Study
Faster project delivery and stronger forecasting for a leading energy infrastructure provider
Situation A leading provider of Denmark’s electricity and gas transmission was dealing with rapid growth and greater complexity in its external environment. Its technology infrastructure was growing rapidly to deal with these challenges, but its project execution capability was limited and not growing at the same rate. As a result, these pressures were exposing issues…
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Improving delivery control for major railway renewal projects
Situation A leading provider of railway infrastructure management was responsible for complex railway renewal projects. It needed to improve control over the projects that were running late and were over budget, due to problems with project delivery. Teams needed a systematic way to track progress and spend, understand where any work was being blocked and…
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Case Study
Creating programme visibility during a large-scale banking separation
Situation A leading provider of financial services and customer credit products in the UK retail sector needed to build its own banking capability while migrating customers away from its parent bank within a fixed timeframe. The separation involved multiple stakeholders, third parties and interdependent workstreams, creating the need for greater programme control, stronger governance and…
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Building a product-centric data, analytics and AI operating model in the defence industry
Situation A leading defence organisation’s technology function was not delivering the expected business value. Inconsistent processes, inefficient delivery and embryonic data, analytics and AI maturity were creating complexity and limiting the organisation’s ability to function as effectively as it might. The company needed a product-centric operating model for data, analytics and AI that could reduce…
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Building a scalable data platform for BI, data science and AI use cases in the construction industry
Situation Our client, a leading European construction company, had several classic data warehouses to house its data. But this set up was limiting its ability to share data and scale new use cases across the organisation. To become more data driven, the business needed a platform that could support its existing reporting requirements, while creating…
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Building a clear data roadmap for governance and security in the heating engineering industry
Situation A leading provider of heating and hot water solutions needed a clearer view of how its data could support its business goals and also needed help to make better use of its new data platform. The company lacked a clear vision and strategy for its data. It needed to define how it wanted to…
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Building trusted product data to reduce regulatory risk and improve sales visibility
Situation A leading provider of assistive products and solutions for mobility, patient handling and daily living needed stronger control of its product data as the sector’s regulatory demands increased. Due to fragmented systems and data repositories, the company did not have a clear view of where the relevant data was held across systems and subsidiaries…
WHY VALCON
Why organisations choose Valcon
At Valcon, we combine data and software engineering expertise with the operational capability to manage what we build.
Our data management consulting and engineering teams work across applications, data platforms and cloud environments, providing continuity from delivery into operations. We take accountability for performance while giving you control over priorities, creating a service that evolves with your organisation.
Ready to take the pressure out of running your data and applications?
Whether you’re approaching the end of a build, struggling with fragmented support or looking for a more reliable way to manage existing platforms, our data management solutions provide the continuity and accountability needed to keep them performing and improving.