NIAXO LTD
Data Science Workbench deployed on the NIAXO Secure Platform for Analytics in the Cloud
The Data Science Workbench provides tools, hosted on the NIAXO SPA cloud native platform, deployable on any public, private or hybrid cloud. DSW provides multiple toolsets to explore, manipulate and exploit complex datasets and data sources using various data science techniques.
Features
- Enables multiple data science approaches
- Use of multiple Data Science tools and toolsets
- Can exploit 000's of data sources
- Increase or implement automated ingest of assured data sources
- Gain an ability to test your approaches and tools
- Supports secure local experimentation
- Support from Data Science experts/scientists as required
- Develop Data Driven Insight for your business decisions and strategy
Benefits
- Scalable teams of Data Science experts with an outcomes focus
- Wide public sector sectoral experience, CSS, GDSS and Agile skilled
- Security Cleared resources from multiple disciplines and skills
- Local capability development and mentoring
- Data Science tool selection and procurement support
- SAFe, Agile, Scrum project/sprint and product development and testing
- De-risks IT transformation, digital service and Cloud adoption
- Reduces infrastructure, operations and management costs
Pricing
£300 to £1,950 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
4 1 0 8 1 8 5 0 6 1 6 8 0 9 9
Contact
NIAXO LTD
Ed Puddicombe
Telephone: 07966 550814
Email: enquiries@niaxo.co
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
- NIAXO has extensive experience of designing and planning for data analytics and infrastructure as code/Cloud adoption and provide the associated technical, data migration and user preparation as well as reviewing previous architectures and integration. Planning is guided by a Client Consultative approach with a focus on outcomes and has been deployed with major Covid19 related programme with the Cabinet Office/DHSC as well as other Government Departments and Agencies. NIAXO business analysts capture requirements and develop user stories, features and epics whilst maintaining focus on your Business Objectives and can develop core processes (L0-L5). NIAXO planning can include all architecture domains (Business, Application, Solution, Information, Data, Integration, Service, Technical, Infrastructure and Security) deploying Government experienced SAFe and Agile as as well as more traditional approaches where required. NIAXO develop roadmaps, migration and transition states to ensure the change for the business and its customers causes as little disruption as possible, ensuring change and communications are effectively is planned. NIAXO provide Suitably Qualified and Experienced People (SQEP) and experienced scrum masters to manage transition, evolution and migration at Programme, Project/Scrum and Work Package levels, building in compliance with ITIL and GDPR.
- Planning service works with specific services
- Yes
- Hosting or software services the planning service works with
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- Open-source, bespoke clouds, evergreen and serverless
- Lo-code and no-code, serverless, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Active Directory, CKAN, Elastic, Multiple Cloud architectures
- Oracle Stack, including OBIEE and Fusion and J2EE
- Microsoft Azure and 365 including Active directory
- Azure, PowerBI, SSIS, SSRS, Data Factory
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Suite, Google docs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) including Sagemaker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Lambda
- Developed using Open Source and deployed using Infrastructure as Code
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
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NIAXO provides CIPD accredited training including Data Stewards Workshop, Privacy Awareness Guidance Training, Cyber Security for Critical Organisations and Introduction to Data Exploration and Analytics
NIAXO training and mentoring can be provided by experienced users and practitioners of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. The training can be formal instructor lead, via workshops, 1-2-1, webex, webinar or OJT and onsite mentoring. Niaxo can provide ITIL service management and compliance training too. In addition. NIAXO's technical, security, cloud and infrastructure consultants often support, mentor, upskill and provide knowledge transfer to current staff, to prepare them for managing the hosting of platforms, systems, software and services with a Cloud provider. - Training is tied to specific services
- Yes
- Services the training service works with
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- For Clouds NIAXO has developed.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) and technologies
- Introduction to the Secure Platform for data Analytics
- Data Stewards Workshop
- Introduction to Data Exploration and Analytics
- Data Literacy for All
- What is Data Storytelling
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
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NIAXO support clients across the Public and Private sectors including Central Government, agencies and NDPBs. NIAXO architect, design, develop, deliver and support migration including all major public cloud providers especially AWS and Azure, but also GCP and private clouds. The migration service is scalable and can be rolled back, subject to circumstance and migration stage and can be offered as a bespoke or Managed Service, which allow us to evolve the capabilities and plan the critical people change and communication aspects. If clients require NIAXO will support development of local capability, training, mentoring, upskilling and transferring knowledge to client staff.
NIAXO has extensive, tested, experience in migration from “standard” instantiations on public clouds such as AWS to more customised and constrained instantiations of that platform within central government. Migrations often include a complex technology mix to provide the analytics, search, automation and access requirements delivering a capability. - Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
- Yes
- List of supported services
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- Open-Source, Lo-Code, No-Code, Evergreen and Serverless
- Bespoke private and public clouds
- AWS, Azure and GCP and customised installations in central Government
- Oracle and IBM Clouds
- Secure government private clouds
- Integrating tools including Elastic and CKAN
- Infrastructure as Code based cloud and on-prem services
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
- NIAXO are Cyber Essentials Plus certified, and pursuing ISO 9001, ISO 27001 ISO14001 accreditation which all contribute to quality and governance. Applying our ISO9001 guided processes, NIAXOwork in highly regulated domains (Cabinet Office, Home Office, DHSC, MOD and NCA) and bring our own IP. NIAXO actively monitor quality of output which includes multi-partite internal review of documents and artefacts for accuracy but also plain English and grammar. NIAXO provides Testers, Test Leads and Test Strategy resources include automation, integration, performance and SIT testers/testing and can provide Test Driven Development. NIAXO Test Approach is designed to support Agile projects and includes governance and configuration management. NIAXO testers work closely with our designers and developers having skills and experience testing for bespoke, private and public clouds including AWS, Google (GCP) and Azure based hosting solutions, and also with mobile platforms across iOS, Android and Windows.
Security testing
- Security services
- Yes
- Security services type
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- Security strategy
- Security design
- Cyber security consultancy
- Security testing
- Security audit services
- Certified security testers
- Yes
- Security testing certifications
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- CHECK
- CREST
- Cyber Scheme
- Other
- Other security testing certifications
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- Service provided by certified consultants
- NIAXO is not registered by these schemes
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- Yes
- Types of service supported
- Hosting or software provided by your organisation
- How the support service works
- NIAXO have a fully ticketed Support Desk available as part (costed option) of any service and or software NIAXO develop or platforms we provide. Most projects without the Service Desk include a period of hypercare for any platform, software or integration NIAXO have developed. NIAXO can provide various levels of support from 3rd/4th line working day passive support to 24/7 fully resourced response, with SLAs as costed options and for agreed periods.
Service scope
- Service constraints
- NIAXO supports products, platforms, software and Infrastructure as Code we develop, subject to any SLA we agree with clients. Niaxo seeks to not hold, store, process or access client and client customer PII data, unless appointed as a Data Processor or Sub Processor specifically for projects. Where Niaxo are not appointed as a processor or sub processor NIAXO would not be responsible for customer or user data held within the customers systems hosted in the Cloud. NIAXO can use client provided PUIDs where those PUIDs provided are powerful enough to allow for design and development.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
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Response times are agreed in a Service Level Agreement and can be up to fully serviced and resourced 24/7 active cover. SLAs cover normal, out of hours and weekends with response times agreed. Support covers software and or services NIAXO has developed, we cannot support bespoke software developed by another provider unless their source code has been formally handover over. NIAXO can provide a fully ticketed Support Desk. Most projects without the Service Desk include a period of hypercare for any software or integration NIAXO have developed.
Users can manage status and priority of their support tickets via mainly Service-Now - User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 AAA
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- Support levels and associated response times are agreed in a Service Level Agreement and can be from normal working hours, extended working hours, up to fully serviced and resourced 24/7 active cover. SLAs cover out of hours and weekends, covering software and or services NIAXO has developed, we cannot support bespoke software developed by another provider unless their source code has been formally handover over. NIAXO can provide a fully ticketed Support Desk. Most projects without the Service Desk include a period of hypercare for any software or integration NIAXO have developed
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Up to Developed Vetting (DV)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
As a small business, combating climate change is a crucial responsibility that we take seriously. We take several steps to make a positive impact:
Reduce Energy Consumption: We are reducing our energy consumption in the workplace. This includes switching to energy-efficient appliances and lighting, turning off equipment when not in use, and implementing smart heating and cooling systems to regulate energy usage.
Promote Sustainable Transport: We encourage employees to use public transport and promote sustainable transport options.
Minimise Waste: We are implementing waste reduction and recycling initiatives to help minimise our environmental impact. This involves reducing paper usage, recycling materials such as paper, plastic, and glass, and composting organic waste where possible.
Embrace Renewable Energy: We are investigating cloud services that are powered by renewable energy sources. This not only reduces our carbon emissions but also offers long-term cost savings.
Support Sustainable Suppliers: We aim to partner with suppliers who prioritise sustainability and ethical practices can help us reduce the carbon footprint of our supply chain.
Educate and Engage: We educate employees about the importance of sustainability and encouraging their active participation to foster a culture of environmental responsibility within our business.
This helps balance out our carbon footprint by supporting activities that remove or reduce carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
By implementing these measures and continually striving to reduce our environmental impact, we can play our part in combating climate change and contribute to building a more sustainable future for generations to come.Tackling economic inequality
As an SME, addressing economic inequality in the workforce is crucial. We aim to tackle this issue by implementing several strategies:
Fair Wages and Benefits: We ensure that all employees receive fair wages and benefits commensurate with their skills and experience helps reduce income disparities within our workforce.
Equal Opportunities: We provide equal opportunities for career advancement and professional development regardless of background or demographics promotes fairness and meritocracy.
Diverse Hiring Practices: We actively recruit from diverse talent pools and implement inclusive hiring practices. Several of our staff come from the “School Of Code” which is government funded boot camp. This helps to create a more representative and equitable workforce.
Flexible Working Arrangements: We offer flexible working arrangements such as remote work and flexible hours. This accommodates employees with different needs and circumstances, reducing barriers to employment.
Training and Upskilling: We invest in training and upskilling programmes for employees enables them to enhance their skills and qualifications. This has led to increased earning potential and career advancement opportunities.
Transparent Communication: By maintaining open and transparent communication channels with employees we foster trust and ensures that they are aware of their rights, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.
Community Engagement: We engage with our professional community and supporting initiatives that promote economic inclusion. This includes the GEEP mentoring programmes from RAEng which helps create a more inclusive and equitable workforce ecosystem.
By adopting these strategies, we contribute to reducing economic inequality within our workforce and fostering a more inclusive and fair working environment for all employees.Equal opportunity
NIAXO is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).
We believe that people from different backgrounds can bring fresh ideas, thinking and approaches which make the way work is undertaken more effective and efficient.
Bring yourself to work at NIAXO – we nurture a collaborative environment and value each and every one of you for your uniqueness. Whether you have an idea relating to leadership, ways of working, change or anything else, or you have a public commitment for example, we are responsible for sharing ideas and inspiring each other as we deliver excellence to our clients and grow as individuals.
We also have NIAXO Values
• We value our people: they make us stronger
• We embrace challenge, approached with respect
• We grow and learn: together
• We are passionate about delivery: our customers are key
• We dream big, but started small
• We work smart & with perspective
• We have fun & keep ourselves grounded.Wellbeing
NIAXO is successful and growing because of its leaderships, people and processes that support individuals and respect their needs. We have daily all hands calls, which may be led by a Director but not controlled by them, we actively encourage participation and we listen, encourage and support.
We have regular 30 min lunch and learns open to all staff where a person leads on a topic of their interest, which has included focus on certain technologies to living with diabetes. These sessions are intended to be light, non-contentious and non-challenging.
On longer projects we would seek to apply similar leadership, processes and activities with the client, by agreement.
NIAXO has also found, through experience, that there are both work related and well being related benefits to remote working through wide audience calls and catchups. These time bounded calls allow all attending staff as observers to gain a wider understanding of the project, delivery, progress, blockers and plans to staff informed, to contribute where appropriate and to identify those in the wider NIAXO or client and suppliers team they need to engage with. This provides all staff with a feeling of engagement and contribution, so good business as well as personal value.
Pricing
- Price
- £300 to £1,950 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
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