Strategic Advisory
Plan what to build
Find where data and AI will pay off, and map the route there.
- Readiness review
- Use case priorities
- Architecture and roadmap
You leave with
A prioritised roadmap with scope, dependencies and success measures.
Data and AI systems your teams can run on.
Data and AI systems your teams can run on.
Strategy, engineering and AI from one accountable team, on Akashic or on the stack you already run. We stay until the system works in production.
[01] Our services
Know what to build,then see it built and in use.
Three service lines, one accountable team. Bring DHIRA in for one of them or for the whole route from first idea to daily use.
Engineering at Scale
Build what you need
Software, data platforms and data pipelines, on the stack you choose.
- Data platforms
- Data pipelines
- Business applications
- Embedded teams
You leave with
Tested software, connected data and documented technical decisions.
AI Solutions and Accelerators
Bring AI into your work
Assistants and governed workflows, taken from pilot to production.
- Knowledge assistants
- Machine Learning
- AI agent workflowsPreview
You leave with
An evaluated AI use case in daily work, with human review built in.
[02] Ways to work together
Work with us the wayyour organisation already works.
Start with what you need: a platform ready to run, or something built for you. Then choose how much of the work your own team takes on.
What do you need?
On AkashicA platform, ready to run
On your stackSomething built for you
On Akashic
Managed Akashic
Bring your sources and priority use cases onto Akashic, with implementation and support scoped to your environment.
DHIRA delivers
Your team leads
Platform configuration and source integration
Data access and business definitions
Use case delivery and team onboarding
Acceptance and adoption across teams
DHIRA delivers
Platform configuration and source integration
Use case delivery and team onboarding
Your team leads
Data access and business definitions
Acceptance and adoption across teams
Whichever way you work with us, the decisions stay with your team.
[03] What we build
Keep the systems you run,and build what they cannot do.
Six disciplines, from the cloud underneath to the applications on top. Akashic covers the layers it fits; custom engineering covers the rest.
LayerWhat we buildWhere Akashic fits
Applications
Where Akashic fits
- Custom, on your stack
Intelligence
Where Akashic fits
- Business Intelligence
- Ask Akashic
- Machine Learning
- AI agentsPreview
Data
Where Akashic fits
- Data Pipelines
- Master Data
- Data Warehouse
- Governance
Infrastructure
Where Akashic fits
- Cloud
- On premises
- Hybrid
Applications
Custom software
Business applications and the services they connect to.
Typical delivery
- Business applications
- Integrations with your services
- Automated tests
Where Akashic fits
- Custom, on your stack
[04] How a delivery runs
See the evidencebefore the next commitment.
Every stage ends in something working that your business and engineering teams can review: a brief, a design, a release, a running system.
Define the outcome
The business problem, data access, constraints and people involved.
Working output
Delivery brief and success measures
Your sign-off
The problem and the scope
Design the approach
Architecture choices, integration boundaries and the order of delivery.
Working output
Architecture and milestone plan
Your sign-off
The design and who owns what
Build and validate
Working increments, tested against the agreed acceptance criteria.
Working output
Working software and test evidence
Your sign-off
The release, against the brief
Launch and hand over
Operations prepared, knowledge transferred and the next cycle agreed.
Working output
Running system and operating pack
Your sign-off
Readiness and ongoing ownership
Your team
Runs the system in production, with the operating pack.
The next stage waits for your sign-off.
[05] In production
The team behind national programmescan deliver yours.
DHIRA's engineers delivered these programmes on Akashic. Population-scale data, live in production, not pilots.
National Learning Platform
Every state's learning data, read as one picture
Akashic runs inside a national education platform. Transaction logs from every state resolve into one governed model, so programme owners can read curriculum efficacy, learner retention, and where resources are going.
5.75 billion+
Learning interactions unified
187 million+
Enrolments resolved
[06] What you own
Keep control of the systemsyour business depends on.
Ownership, access and support are agreed before work begins. At handover your team receives what it needs to run and change the system.
- Architecture and decision recordWhy the system is built the way it is
- Configuration and release notesWhat runs where, and what changed
- Operating and recovery runbooksHow to run, monitor and restore it
- Knowledge transfer and support planWho supports what, after launch
Clear ownership
Source access, intellectual property and platform licensing are defined in the engagement. Custom work and platform rights are scoped separately.
Agreed security boundaries
Hosting, data access and review requirements are set around your environment. Key custody depends on the deployment model.
A supported transition
Service levels, escalation routes and support responsibilities are agreed, and readiness is reviewed with the people taking over.
The statement of work records the agreed scope, deliverables and commercial terms.
[07] Before we begin
Know whereyou stand.
Practical answers for the teams evaluating a delivery partner.
Platform and scope
- Do we need Akashic to work with DHIRA?
- No. DHIRA also delivers custom software, data and AI engineering on your existing stack. Platform selection follows the requirements.
- Can we use our own brand and infrastructure?
- White label engagements cover branded Akashic implementations. Hosting, data residency, access and support are agreed around the selected deployment model.
- Can we start with a focused piece of work?
- Yes. Advisory, a specific integration, an AI use case or a product milestone can each form an engagement. Discovery establishes the scope and success measures.
Team and commercial terms
- Can your engineers join our existing team?
- Yes. Embedded engineers work within your delivery process, with skills, technical responsibilities and coordination agreed in advance.
- Who owns the work and supports the system?
- Source access, intellectual property, platform licences and support responsibilities are defined in the engagement. Handover includes the agreed documentation and knowledge transfer.
- How are cost and timing agreed?
- The business outcome, technical constraints and delivery scope inform the proposal. Milestones, acceptance criteria and commercial terms are agreed before implementation.
[08] Start a conversation
Bring us the problem
only you have.
Tell us the outcome, the systems in play and the constraints. We come back with a starting point and the team for it.
- 01 / The outcome
What needs to change?
- 02 / The systems
What already exists?
- 03 / The first step
Where should we begin?
DHIRA, your delivery partner. Akashic, the platform.