Data Quality & Enterprise Data Fabric · Powered by IBM Cloud Paks

Connect and trust your company's data without rebuilding everything from scratch

When business records live across disconnected ERP, CRM and billing platforms, reports conflict and routine operations slow down. GrandView connects your data in place using IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D)—feeding clean facts into integration and business automation workflows, without moving databases or rebuilding systems.

Multiple enterprise data sources unified through a governed data quality layer into one trusted data foundation

Partnerships that turn scattered company data into decisions you can stand behind

Fixing data disconnects should not require replacing the systems your business runs on. Working with IBM and Red Hat, we help organizations connect what they already have, verify numbers at the source, and give both leaders and automated workflows data they can rely on.

Data connectivity

Connect data where it already lives

Powered by IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D), Watson Query accesses information across sales, finance, and operations in place—eliminating forced database migrations and fragile nightly batch jobs.

Quality & trust

Know where every number comes from

IBM Knowledge Catalog automatically profiles incoming records, catches duplicates, and tracks data origin so leaders never have to question whose report is right.

Connected operating spine

Power decisions and automated workflows together

Supply verified data directly into financial planning models, executive dashboards, and daily workflows. When systems share clean records, Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) and Business Automation (CP4BA) execute straight through without manual exception queues.

The result is not another IT platform to maintain. It is an end to reconciliation marathons, broken hand-offs, and data arguments across your leadership team.

Discuss your data priorities →

What is making your cross-department decisions and daily operations harder?

Conflicting customer counts, delayed month-end reports, or analysts buried in copy-paste routines all point to the same cause: data is trapped in separate systems. Start with the situation your business recognizes.

Executive meetings delayed by conflicting reporting figures across sales, finance and billing

Different teams bring different numbers

Sales reports one revenue figure, finance reports another, and billing shows a third. Leadership spends valuable meeting time arguing over whose report is correct instead of making strategic decisions.

Establish a single, shared definition of truth that pulls directly from verified source records, so everyone starts from the same agreed facts.

Automated workflow conveyor belt halted by mismatched customer and account records

Automated workflows stop when data doesn't match

Customer orders, claims, or onboarding cases fall out of automated workflows because account IDs or inventory codes do not match between ERP and CRM. Teams spend their day clearing exception queues by hand.

Clean and synchronize operational data in place, allowing business automation workflows to run straight through from intake to fulfillment without manual pauses.

Corporate analyst buried under complex manual CSV stitching and broken formula errors

Analysts spend their week stitching files

Highly paid finance and operations analysts spend days manually downloading CSVs, fixing broken formulas, and gluing spreadsheets together just to produce routine weekly updates.

Automate data collection and hygiene across your tools, freeing your teams to analyze business performance instead of moving files.

Heavy monolithic database migration trap versus agile virtual connection bridge

The proposed fix is to start from scratch

You are told the only way to get reliable data is to migrate every database into a new central platform—a multi-year project with significant cost and operational risk.

Connect and query your data directly where it already lives across existing systems, delivering trusted answers in weeks without touching underlying databases.

A controlled, step-by-step transition

See where data lives today Connect systems without moving them Fix data errors across workflows

Because disconnected data, broken workflows, and manual workarounds reinforce each other, GrandView assesses your systems and business processes together before recommending a path forward.

The confusion appears in the boardroom and the backlog The friction sits across disconnected systems

Layer What you experience Why it happens How it changes with GrandView
01 Process & people Conflicting executive reports, automated workflows dropping cases, staff working late clearing exception queues. Departmental silos, no agreed business definitions, automated steps breaking on unverified inputs. Shared business definitions, automated straight-through processing, and zero manual file handoffs.
02 Data quality & logic Duplicate customer accounts, mismatched product codes, numbers that don't tie out between screens. Inconsistent formatting across systems, manual spreadsheet adjustments, untracked field updates. Automated data validation, verified master records, and end-to-end audit trails.
03 Systems & connectivity Failed overnight batch syncs, slow reports, demands for costly multi-year migrations. Custom point-to-point scripts, data trapped in separate databases, duplicate storage sprawl. Direct in-place connectivity, unified query access, and zero unnecessary data copying.
THE DATA FABRIC DIFFERENCE

GIVE EVERY TEAM FACTS AND WORKFLOWS THEY CAN RELY ON

Real data modernization does not force you to replace functioning software. It connects the systems you already use, strips out manual copy-paste routines, and ensures every department—and every automated workflow—operates on verified, identical facts.

Executive Leadership & The Board

Before After

Lead meetings with verified numbers everyone trusts

Leadership reviews spend the first twenty minutes debating why sales, billing, and finance show different revenue and customer counts.

Executive dashboards pull directly from verified source records with agreed definitions, focusing leadership time on strategy rather than data disputes.

Operations & Business Workflows

Before After

Achieve straight-through processing across daily operations

Automated workflows break whenever an incoming order or invoice hits mismatched records in legacy systems, dropping cases into manual exception queues.

Automated business workflows query clean, virtualized data directly at the source, processing standard cases instantly without manual intervention.

Sales & Customer Accounts

Before After

See the complete customer relationship in one clean view

Customer records are fragmented across CRM, billing, and support systems. Account teams contact clients with outdated contract terms or inaccurate balances.

Customer information connects across CRM, billing, and support into one reliable profile, preventing duplicate outreach and protecting client relationships.

Finance & Business Analytics

Before After

Close the books days faster without spreadsheet gymnastics

Analysts spend the final week of every month manually downloading CSVs, reconciling formulas, and copying data between billing and general ledger files.

Clean data flows automatically into reporting tools with built-in validation, eliminating manual spreadsheet stitching and cutting days off month-end close.

The assessment identifies which systems to connect first. Implementation follows an agreed sequence without interrupting daily operations.

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Data Fabric & Quality Architecture

See how scattered records become verified business truth

A three-stage data fabric that queries records where they live, resolves duplicate information automatically, and delivers trusted facts to leadership and automated workflows.

Cross-System Live Query CP4D · Watson Query
Source Platforms SAP ERP · Salesforce · Billing
Query Architecture In-Place Virtual Join (0 ETL)
Target Dataset 14,200 Unified Customer Records
Query Execution 0.84s across 3 production sources
Storage Transferred 0 bytes copied to a new warehouse
Source System Status Underlying code untouched ✓
Queried directly at source with zero operational delay
Completed in 0.8s
CLICK STAGES ABOVE OR RIGHT TO EXPLORE LIVE DATA CAPABILITIES

Query data directly without moving or copying databases

Connect your existing ERP, CRM, and accounting systems into one virtual layer with IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Planners and analysts query live data where it already lives, avoiding costly data duplication and fragile nightly batch jobs.

WHAT YOU GAIN Live cross-system queries executed in 0.8 seconds

Zero forced data migration or disruption to live transactional systems.

A clear basis for your data and automation strategy

You receive a documented view of your existing data landscape, an objective assessment of data quality issues affecting reports and workflows, and a phased roadmap—connecting business priorities with execution.

From assessment to trusted dataWork with GrandView to turn the agreed roadmap into a lean, fast, and connected data fabric.

Plan your next step

A clear process, built around your business operations

Whether connecting your first two systems or establishing company-wide data governance, we agree on the starting point, work through priorities with your team, and validate results before rolling out to everyday users.

Start with how your business uses data today

We interview operational and finance leaders to identify where data errors affect daily work: which reports take too long, which automated workflows drop cases, and where manual spreadsheets bridge the gap.

BRING YOUR DATA CHALLENGE

Tell us where disconnected data is slowing down your leadership team, pausing automated workflows, or consuming analyst hours. GrandView brings senior data architecture and business advisory expertise to help you connect your systems without a multi-year migration.

Talk to our team
Rusty Pennington, CFO and Partner at GrandView
Rusty Pennington CFO & Partner, GrandView Practice Lead · Enterprise Data & Finance
IBM Business Partner IBM Cloud Pak for Data & Enterprise Data Fabric Expertise