How is a managed service different from a project?

A project ends at go-live. The service keeps running: we monitor, operate and improve your platform every month, with planning, continuous improvement and support included.

Do we have to start with the full service?

No. Start with an assessment, or buy any component as standalone consulting on time and materials or at a fixed price. Many customers move to the service once the foundation is in place.

Do we need to be on Microsoft Fabric already?

No. Onboarding includes a data landscape review and a Fabric proof of concept. We also work with Azure Databricks and Snowflake where they fit your estate.

How does this help with Copilot and agents?

AI is only as good as the data it can reach. We prepare your data for AI: usable schemas, business context and governed access, so Copilot and agents work from data you trust.

How is capacity billed?

Fabric capacity runs through Innofactor as your CSP partner or on your own licenses. It is billed on actual use, and monitored and optimized as part of the service.

Data-as-a-Service: managed data platform

Four data challenges we see in Nordic organizations

Data that is ready for AI

Copilot and agents need connected, governed data with business meaning, not just access.

Agents that work with your data

Teams want agents that answer questions from company data. Few know where to start safely.

Moving to the cloud and Fabric

Old warehouses and on-premises BI need a modern platform, without breaking the reports people rely on.

Self-service analytics with AI

The business wants to explore data on its own, with AI help, while the numbers stay consistent.

What is Data-as-a-Service?

Data-as-a-Service covers the full analytics lifecycle: ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, insight and AI readiness.

A service, not a project

Keeps evolving. Your data platform improves continuously instead of stopping and starting with each initiative
Governed by default. Cataloged, classified data with lineage you can audit and residency you control
Ready for Copilot and agents. Feature-ready data and usable schemas, so AI works from something dependable
One predictable monthly cost. Fixed service levels on Microsoft Fabric, with capacity managed and extra work scoped separately

Who it's for

Designed for organizations that:

Need trusted, governed data environments
Want one source of truth for AI
Want a platform that grows with them, without building and running it alone
Require data residency and compliance
Lack a dedicated data team

Typical use cases

Data is typically fragmented across ERP, CRM and financial systems.
The need arises when information from these separate systems must be brought together and used more effectively.
Typical organizations include SMBs, large enterprises and public-sector organizations.

What the service covers

Six building blocks, from ingestion to insight, run as one service.

Data platform

Data warehouse, lakehouse and scalable storage for reporting, analytics and AI.

Microsoft Fabric and OneLake

Azure Databricks, Snowflake or dbt where they fit

Data lifecycle management

Data integration

Automated pipelines that ingest and transform data, monitored and always current, plus migration of the legacy data you still need.

Data Factory

Source connectors

Monitoring and alerting

Legacy data migration

Analytics

Governed models, consistent metrics, ready-made reports and self-service BI.

Power BI

Semantic models

Self-service enablement

Fabric Apps

AI and data automation

Data ready for Copilot and agents: business ontologies, usable schemas and real-time events.

Microsoft Foundry

Copilot and agent enablement

Fabric data agents

Fabric ontology

Data security and compliance (optional)

Protect your data, access and reports.

Microsoft Purview

Lineage and classification

Row- and column-level security

Capacity and licenses (CSP)

Fabric capacity managed and monitored for you, and billed on actual use.

Fabric and Power Platform

Databricks

Capacity monitoring

Find your starting point

Start small and with your own data. Each step sets the direction and the baseline for the service. Microsoft co-funding may be available for eligible customers.

Fabric Discovery Call

2 hours · No fee

A virtual walkthrough of Fabric mapped to your data estate and priorities.

For data and analytics leads and BI owners

You get a tailored next-step recommendation

Book the call

Analyst-in-a-Day

1 day · Fixed price

A guided lab with a focused dataset of your own: ingest, transform, model and publish a report in Fabric.

For data and analytics leads and BI developers

You get a skilled-up team and a working pilot

Ask us about it

Fabric or Wider Data Platform Assessment

3–5 days · Fixed price

A deep review of your data platform and data estate, on site with your stakeholders. Fabric is the usual target, but we start from what you have.

For data architects, platform owners and business stakeholders

You get a maturity scorecard, target architecture and roadmap

Ask us about it

Service levels

Choose the level that matches your ambition. Every level is a fixed monthly fee. The fee depends on your organization's size and scope and is confirmed after the assessment.

Onboarding

Scoped and priced after the assessment

Discuss this level

What's included