Your Data Strategy. Peak Performance.
Datalere is a boutique data consulting firm that equips leaders with clarity and confidence to shape their markets instead of chase them.
Stronger Together.
Independent vendor-neutral strategy paired with the expert engineers who build it.
One Vision. One Team.
We help your enterprise define the what, research backs the why, we build the how, from idea to impact.
The Climb
From raw data to real decisions.
Every engagement is a climb from your data foundation to better business decisions. Here is where we work along the way.
Summit
Better Business Decisions
The outcome that matters. Clearer choices, stronger operations, and data teams that can show impact.
Data Access, AI & BI Consumption
Give business users trusted paths to insight through AI, BI, and governed data access.
Data Quality & Observability
Make quality measurable so teams can trust what flows through the system.
Reference & Master Data Management
Align critical definitions, reference data, and master data across the enterprise.
Data Warehousing, Modeling & Design
Design durable models that make analytics easier to build, operate, and explain.
Data Architecture
Shape the foundation around business goals, operating constraints, and future scale.
Data Storage, Security & Operations
Secure, operate, and govern the platforms that support reliable data work.
Structured & Unstructured Data
Start with the raw material, from transactional systems to documents, text, and other content.
Base Camp
Start here
The Principals
Strategy & implementation. Two disciplines. One team.
Eckerson Group is now part of Datalere, so independent research and hands-on engineering come from one firm rather than a handoff between two.
The Why
Independent research advisory, now part of Datalere
- 30+ years of independent, vendor-neutral research and advisory
- A widely cited research library and the "Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders" podcast
- A trusted, research-backed voice in the data and analytics community
The How
Enterprise architecture & engineering, since 2004
- Deep expertise building enterprise data foundations, from architecture through AI & BI
- Senior architects and engineers who build the strategy, with no handoffs
- Recognized for enterprise data architecture on complex, large-scale projects
Proof Points
Why data leaders trust Datalere.
Certified partners
Certified in modern data tools
You are in good hands, our consultants are experts in using modern data tools.
Vendor-neutral
Advice built around your goals
Recommendations serve your strategy, not a vendor roadmap.
Across industries
Best practices in managing your data
Outcomes in healthcare, insurance, finance, education, consumer goods, marketing, manufacturing, and hospitality.
Kimball-referred
Enterprise data foundations
Deep implementation experience and recognized data warehousing credibility.
Featured Case Study
Sage Hospitality
Sage Hospitality Group partnered with Datalere to modernize its Snowflake platform and add LLM-augmented reporting, cutting associate turnover to ~50% while lifting guest satisfaction and profitability through a human-first AI approach.
How We Work
One team, from idea to impact.
For data and analytics leaders tired of strategy that never ships and builds that drift, Datalere delivers strategy and execution as one integrated team, pairing Eckerson Group's vendor-neutral research with hands-on architecture and engineering.
1
Strategize
Define the what and the why, grounded in business requirements.
2
Architect
Design the data foundation for your goals, vendor-neutral.
3
Engineer
Senior engineers implement with little overhead and no handoffs.
4
Enable
Your team owns and runs it.
Insight & Research
Insight & research from the people who shape the field.
Articles & Reports
Research library
Explore text for data and analytics leaders.
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Definitions
Data glossary
Find clear, practical definitions for data strategy, architecture, governance, AI, and analytics.
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Webinars
Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders
Hear conversations with leaders shaping modern data strategy.
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Featured Asset
Vector Databases: Leading Products You Should Know
Learn how to connect strategy, architecture, governance, engineering, AI, and analytics into one practical climb.
DownloadStay Current
Insight for data leaders.
Get research-backed, plain-spoken perspectives on data strategy, architecture, AI, and analytics.
Talk To Us
Let's build your data strategy.
Tell us where your data is today, and we will show you the climb from here. Based in Denver, working with teams everywhere.