Ravula AI

Data Readiness & Clean-Room Structuring

Design pipelines to clean, normalize, and structure data for AI readiness. Transform messy, siloed data into reliable foundations for AI success.

  • Normalize data across multiple sources and systems
  • Design clean-room data patterns for privacy and compliance
  • Build data quality pipelines with automated monitoring
  • Create governance frameworks for data access and usage

Who this is for

Data, IT, and Analytics leaders who need to prepare data for AI initiatives but face challenges with data quality, integration, or privacy compliance. Essential before deploying AI agents or building knowledge management systems.

Typical titles:

  • • Chief Data Officer / VP Data & Analytics
  • • Chief Technology Officer / VP IT
  • • Director of Data Engineering
  • • Head of Business Intelligence
  • • Data Governance Manager

Trigger phrases you might be saying

  • ""Our data is scattered across multiple systems—can't get a single source of truth."
  • ""Data quality is poor—duplicates, missing values, inconsistent formats."
  • ""Need to use data for AI but worried about privacy and compliance."
  • ""AI projects are failing because data isn't ready—need proper pipelines."
  • ""Can't integrate data from acquisitions or new systems."
  • ""Data access is chaotic—no governance or documentation."

Business outcomes

Data quality improvement

40–60%

Increase in data quality scores through normalization and validation

Query latency reduction

50–70%

Faster data access through optimized schemas and indexing

Data availability

95–99%

Uptime for critical data pipelines and integration points

AI project success rate

2–3X

Higher success rate for AI initiatives with clean, structured data

What we deliver

  • Data schema design & normalization framework

    Unified data models, entity resolution, and schema mapping across systems

  • Data quality pipelines & validation rules

    Automated data cleaning, deduplication, and quality checks with monitoring

  • Clean-room data patterns & privacy controls

    Anonymization, encryption, access controls, and compliance-ready data handling

  • Data quality dashboard & monitoring

    Real-time visibility into data quality metrics, pipeline health, and issues

  • Data governance policies & documentation

    Data catalog, access policies, lineage documentation, and usage guidelines

  • Integration connectors & ETL pipelines

    Connectors for ERPs, CRMs, databases, and APIs with automated data flows

How it works

Step 1

Assess

Inventory data sources, assess quality, identify integration points, and document current state. We analyze data volumes, formats, and quality issues.

Step 2

Design

Create unified schemas, design normalization rules, plan clean-room patterns, and define governance policies. We design for both current needs and future scalability.

Step 3

Implement

Build pipelines, deploy quality checks, implement access controls, and establish monitoring. We test with real data and iterate based on results.

Timeline & effort

Duration

4–10 weeks

Depending on data complexity, number of sources, and integration requirements

Your team's time

10–20 hours

Total stakeholder time for interviews, reviews, and testing

Timeline factors:

  • • Simple integration (2–3 sources, structured data): 4–6 weeks
  • • Medium complexity (5–10 sources, mixed formats): 6–8 weeks
  • • Complex integration (10+ sources, unstructured data, compliance requirements): 8–10 weeks

Pricing bands

$20,000–$60,000

Based on data complexity, number of sources, and integration requirements

Pricing factors:

  • Simple project (2–3 sources, structured data): $20–30K
  • Medium complexity (5–10 sources, mixed formats): $30–45K
  • Complex project (10+ sources, unstructured data, compliance): $45–60K
  • Add-ons: Ongoing monitoring ($2–5K/mo), additional source integration ($5–10K each), custom compliance patterns ($5–15K)

KPIs we move

Data readiness directly impacts Universal Chart of Accounts processes and their associated KPIs:

Data quality score

Query latency

Data availability

Integration completeness

Time to data access

Data freshness

Schema consistency

Duplicate rate

Missing data %

Compliance score

Data lineage coverage

Access control effectiveness

Tech stack & integrations

We use modern data engineering tools and integrate with your existing infrastructure. Tool-agnostic approach with preference for cloud-native solutions.

Data processing:

  • • ETL/ELT: dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, custom Python/Spark
  • • Data warehouses: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks
  • • Data lakes: AWS S3, Azure Data Lake, Google Cloud Storage
  • • Quality tools: Great Expectations, Soda, custom validators

Common integrations:

  • • ERPs: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite
  • • CRMs: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft 365
  • • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server
  • • APIs: REST, GraphQL, webhooks, file-based imports
  • • Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP

Risks & safeguards

Data quality issues persist

Risk: Poor data quality continues to impact AI projects despite cleanup efforts.

Safeguard: Automated quality monitoring, validation rules at ingestion, data profiling before processing, and continuous improvement based on quality metrics.

Privacy and compliance violations

Risk: Sensitive data exposed or mishandled, violating GDPR, HIPAA, or other regulations.

Safeguard: Clean-room patterns with anonymization, encryption at rest and in transit, access controls, audit logging, and compliance validation before deployment.

Integration failures and data loss

Risk: Pipeline failures cause data loss or inconsistencies across systems.

Safeguard: Robust error handling, retry logic, data validation, backup and recovery procedures, and monitoring with alerting for pipeline issues.

Caselets

Mid-Market Manufacturer

Challenge: Data scattered across 8 systems (ERP, MES, quality, maintenance) with inconsistent formats. AI projects failing due to poor data quality.

Solution: Designed unified schema, built ETL pipelines, implemented quality checks, and created data warehouse with 95% quality score improvement.

Impact: 60% faster data access, 3X improvement in AI project success rate, $200K annual savings from reduced data engineering overhead.

Healthcare Services Provider

Challenge: Need to use patient data for AI but must maintain HIPAA compliance. Data in multiple EMR systems with privacy concerns.

Solution: Implemented clean-room patterns with de-identification, access controls, audit trails, and compliance validation. Built secure data pipeline for AI use cases.

Impact: Zero compliance violations, approved AI deployment for 5 clinical use cases, reduced data access time by 70%, improved patient care through better data availability.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need to replace our existing data infrastructure?

No. We work with your existing systems and design integration patterns that connect them. We may recommend new tools for specific needs (e.g., data quality monitoring), but we prioritize leveraging what you have.

How do you handle data privacy and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA)?

We design clean-room patterns with anonymization, pseudonymization, encryption, and access controls. We implement compliance validation, audit logging, and data minimization practices. For regulated industries, we ensure patterns meet specific regulatory requirements.

What if our data quality is really poor—can you still help?

Yes. We start by assessing current quality and identifying root causes. We design incremental improvement plans, starting with critical data sources. We also implement automated quality checks to prevent future degradation.

How long until we see results?

Initial improvements typically visible within 2–3 weeks as we start normalizing and cleaning data. Full pipeline deployment and quality improvements take 4–10 weeks depending on complexity. Ongoing monitoring ensures continuous improvement.

Can this work with real-time data requirements?

Yes. We design both batch and real-time pipelines depending on your needs. For real-time requirements, we use streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis) and design for low-latency processing while maintaining data quality.

What ongoing support do you provide?

We offer monitoring and maintenance packages ($2–5K/month) that include pipeline monitoring, quality dashboard access, issue resolution, and updates for new data sources. We also provide training for your team to manage pipelines independently.

Ready to prepare your data for AI?

Book a 20-minute fit call to discuss your data challenges and see if data readiness is right for your organization.

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Last updated: November 2025