How do I know if I’m ready for AI?

We work with you to assess your data, governance, vision and business priorities to map out next steps with clarity. As assess if you are ready to test or embed AI.

Is Databricks the right platform for GenAI?

If you want scale, control, and real performance yes. Especially when paired with Unity Catalog and the Data Intelligence Platform.

How long until we see impact?

With our AI labs and agile delivery, many clients see value in under 30 days.

Databricks – AI Adoption

Your data’s ready… now make AI real.

Everyone’s racing to implement AI, but without the right foundations, progress can stall fast. From hallucinating models to runaway costs, moving too soon without strategy, data governance, or the right tools can lead to more risk than results.

Focussing on Databricks, we assess organisations maturity, align use cases to value, and scale AI with confidence on Databricks. From GenAI and LLMs to MLOps, we guide clients from pilot to production.

Whether you’re just getting started or ready to go big, we turn AI potential into practical, responsible outcomes.

Databricks – AI Adoption

AI Readiness Assessment

Understand where your organisation stands on its AI journey.

Dufrain’s tailored assessments reveal strengths, gaps and priorities, helping you focus on the steps that matter most. Our readiness framework ensures your AI investments start strong with a clear path to value on Databricks.

Data Governance for AI

Strong data governance is critical to scaling AI safely.

We design secure, well-managed environments on Databricks using Unity Catalog, giving you the control, transparency and confidence to scale GenAI and MLOps across your business.

Business AI Activation

Embedding AI into real business processes is where the value lies.

We work across teams to activate use cases that enhance decision-making, boost productivity and improve customer experience all while making adoption smooth, secure and measurable.

Velocity Data Labs

Validate use cases fast with our AI labs.

We help clients pilot GenAI and ML solutions through rapid PoCs, minimising risk, surfacing ROI and building momentum across the business, all powered by Databricks.

Our AI adoption framework starts with understanding your data, maturity, and business goals.

We assess technical readiness, scan for sensitive data, and map viable use cases aligned to responsible governance.

Then, through our Velocity Data Labs, we co-design rapid PoCs that bring AI into your day-to-day — from enhancing productivity to enabling smarter customer experiences. With guardrails in place for ethics, compliance, and performance, we help you scale AI safely and at speed.

Clients trust us to turn AI ambition into action.

Whether you’re in financial services, insurance or another regulated space, we bring together Databricks, domain expertise, and business-first thinking to deliver meaningful results.

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Real clients. Real results.

Explore our case studies to see how we’ve delivered strategies and solutions across industries – tackling challenges, enabling transformation, and proving what’s possible when it’s data by design.

Covéa Insurance

Data Architecture: Designed a scalable Databricks platform with Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers - improving trust, access, and enabling faster, real-time business decisions.

UK Automotive Provider

Master Data Management: MDM across Salesforce, Marketing Cloud & Pricing, enabled multi country reporting, and delivered strategic migrations using Snowflake, Power BI, & Tableau.

St. James’s Place

Data Warehousing: Enabled migration of £69bn assets to new systems, improving warehouse visibility, reporting depth, and performance while supporting faster, insight-driven decision-making.

EXPLORE OUR CASE STUDIES

Your Questions, Answered.

How do I know if I’m ready for AI?
We work with you to assess your data, governance, vision and business priorities to map out next steps with clarity. As assess if you are ready to test or embed AI.
Is Databricks the right platform for GenAI?
If you want scale, control, and real performance yes. Especially when paired with Unity Catalog and the Data Intelligence Platform.
How long until we see impact?
With our AI labs and agile delivery, many clients see value in under 30 days.

Talent as a Service is at the heart of how we work.

Great outcomes don’t just come from platforms, they come from people.

Our certified experts bring the real-world experience, technical excellence and delivery mindset needed to make data and AI work for your business. Backed by proven credentials and a high-performing community, our people and their skills and imagination are your unfair advantage!

MEET OUR PEOPLE

Our Databricks Experts

Kate Elsden - Databrick Partner and Alliances Lead

Kate Elsdon

Databricks Partner and Alliances Lead

Isobel Daley

Head of AI

Lalith Korae

Head of Data Foundations

Calum Roach

Head of Databricks - Data Management & Governance

Junaid Sharif

Head of Databricks Architecture

All set to make your data AI-ready?

In one conversation, we’ll explore your challenges, share ideas, and leave you with clear next steps – questions to spark internal discussions and practical ways to progress your data and AI journey with confidence.

Let’s talk

Victoria Whittaker

Head of Business Development

CALL US ON 0800 130 3656