AI and Data Transformation Consultancy · London

Most AI programmes stall.
Not because of the technology.
Because of what sits beneath it.

The data is fragmented. The integrations are broken. The customer experience is leaking revenue at every touchpoint. Whether you run a growing Shopify store, a mid-market Salesforce deployment, or a large-scale AI programme, the gap between what the technology promised and what the business is seeing is exactly what Aravian is built to close.

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20+
Years combined expertise
Senior
Practitioners on every engagement
6
Active platform certifications
Free
Initial Discovery Workshop

Wherever you are in the journey

Two types of organisation come to Aravian.

Different starting points. The same underlying need: technology investment that produces results the board can see.

🔍 Evaluating options

You are selecting a platform and want independent expertise before you commit

You have a budget, a shortlist, and competing opinions inside the organisation. You need a team that has delivered on these platforms before and can give you an honest assessment with no stake in which one you choose.

Structured platform evaluation and selection support
Business case and total cost of ownership modelling
Reference checking and integration risk assessment
Procurement and vendor negotiation support
📈 Platform live, results not

You have already invested and the platform is not delivering what it was bought for

The implementation finished. The invoices were paid. Six months later, the AI is not running correctly, the data is still fragmented, and the board is asking questions. We diagnose what is wrong and fix it without starting again.

Root cause diagnostic across data, integration, and configuration
Fixed-scope remediation with production-ready output
Capability transfer so your team can manage it forward
Board-ready reporting on what changed and what it delivered
Start with a free workshop

Where organisations are today

The investment is in. The results are not.

The constraint is rarely the technology itself. It is the layer beneath it: the data architecture, the integrations, the governance, and the operational discipline that turns a live platform into a working business system.

Founder / CTO / Head of Digital
The platform is live. The results are not.
Whether you are running Shopify with 50 orders a day or a Salesforce deployment across 200 staff, the same problem appears: the platform is configured but the data beneath it is fragmented, and the AI or automation cannot work on incomplete information.
CFO / Finance Director
AI spend is rising. The board cannot see what it is producing.
The cloud bill increased 40% last quarter. Finance cannot attribute that increase to a product, team, or business outcome. The next phase of investment is blocked until someone can show the current spend is working.
General Counsel / CISO
AI is making decisions. Governance is not in place.
Customer-facing AI is live with no audit trail, no risk classification, and no governance process. EU AI Act obligations phasing in through 2026 and 2027 require all three, and the gap between deployed and documented is widening.
Head of Engineering / QA
AI writes 40% of our code. Nobody is testing the AI itself.
Traditional QA tests code behaviour. It does not test AI output correctness or decision reliability. Three production incidents this quarter came from AI-generated code defects that existing QA processes did not catch.
85%
of AI projects do not reach production deployment
45%
of GenAI adopters report returns below expectations
68%
of enterprise data remains inaccessible to AI systems
£3.1T
annual cost of poor data quality globally

How we work with you

A clear path from first conversation to measurable outcome.

Every Aravian engagement follows a structured sequence. You decide how far to go at each stage. There is no obligation to proceed beyond any step.

Step 01
Free

Discovery Workshop

A three-hour working session with your technical and commercial leadership. We map your current landscape, surface where investment is underperforming, and identify the highest-value opportunities.

Output: A concrete set of priorities and a working summary you can act on immediately. Not a presentation deck.
3 hoursOn-site or remoteNo cost
Step 02
Fixed scope

Structured Diagnostic

A structured assessment scoped to your organisation covering data architecture, AI programme status, integration landscape, cost profile, and governance posture. Bespoke scope per engagement.

Output: A board-ready report, a prioritised roadmap, and a business case with modelled return on investment for each recommendation.
Bespoke scopeBoard-ready reportAccessible pricing
Step 03
Sprint

Proof of Value Sprint

Four to six weeks targeting the highest-priority finding. We build a production-ready component alongside your team with measurable, documented results at the close of the sprint.

Output: A working system, not a pilot. Documented use cases, measured results, and a team that has watched the approach work with their own data.
4–6 weeksFixed scopeEmbedded team
Step 04
Ongoing

Scale and Operate

Where you want to continue, we move into a structured programme, managed service, or retained advisory arrangement. We operate within your governance and report against agreed KPIs.

Output: Continuous delivery, cost governance, and a team that remains accountable for the results they committed to from day one.
OngoingMonthly retainerClear KPIs

The workshop costs nothing and carries no obligation. Most organisations find the session itself produces value. What follows gives your leadership the evidence to make a confident investment decision.

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What we deliver

Four disciplines. One accountable partner.

All services

Consulting and Strategy

We define the problem before proposing a solution. Whether you are selecting a platform or trying to fix one that is not delivering, our diagnostic gives your leadership a clear view of where to start and what it is worth doing.

  • Discovery workshops and structured diagnostics
  • Platform selection and independent evaluation
  • AI readiness and data maturity assessment
  • Business case and ROI modelling

Design and Implementation

From the first user research session to a production-ready system. We build on the platforms you have chosen or already own, and we do not walk away when the implementation is done.

  • UX research and service design
  • Shopify Plus and headless commerce
  • Salesforce Agentforce and CRM
  • Microsoft Copilot and Dynamics 365

AI and Data Engineering

We build the data infrastructure that makes AI work in practice: integration layers, data quality pipelines, knowledge architecture, and the bridge from proof of concept to production.

  • MCP integration architecture
  • Data quality and identity resolution
  • Agent orchestration and automation
  • AI cost governance and attribution

Managed Services and Assurance

We stay accountable after delivery. Ongoing platform management, AI output validation, cost governance, and compliance monitoring, with clear reporting to your leadership team every month.

  • Fractional Head of AI Operations
  • AI spend management and attribution
  • EU AI Act compliance monitoring
  • Aravian Pulse journey intelligence

Technology ecosystem

The platforms your business runs on. The expertise to make them work together.

Your technology stack is already significant. The question is not which platform to buy next. It is how to make the investment you have already made produce the results it was bought to deliver. Our platform certifications and delivery history mean you get practitioners who have solved this problem before, on the same systems you are running.

Shopify and Shopify Plus
What does our Shopify experience mean for your business?
You get a team that has built, broken, and fixed Shopify Plus at scale. We know where the data problems emerge, how the payment layer connects to your CRM, and how to close the gap between a working shop and a working AI commerce programme.
Salesforce Agentforce
What does our Salesforce certification mean for your programme?
When your Agentforce deployment is not delivering, it is almost always a data quality or integration problem. Our certified team diagnoses and fixes it, typically within two to four weeks, and gets your agents running correctly in production.
Microsoft 365 and Azure
What does our Microsoft expertise mean for your Copilot rollout?
Copilot works well when the underlying data is clean, governed, and accessible. We prepare your Microsoft estate so your Copilot deployment produces the productivity improvements it was bought for.
Google Cloud and Gemini
What does our Google Cloud experience mean for your AI programme?
We build and operate AI systems on Vertex AI and Gemini with the cost governance and output quality that your finance and compliance teams need to see before they approve the next phase of investment.
Agentic AI and MCP
What does our Agentic AI specialism mean for your operations?
We design and deploy agents that take action, not just answer questions. Production-ready, fully auditable, and compliant with EU AI Act risk requirements from day one of deployment.
AWS Bedrock
What does our AWS experience mean for your AI infrastructure?
We build production AI systems on Bedrock with the cost attribution and governance controls your finance and legal teams can interrogate. You know what you are spending, what it is producing, and where to optimise.
20+
Years combined
platform experience
6
Active platform
certifications
Senior
Practitioners on
every engagement

Where we have a technology partnership, we disclose it. Where we do not, we will tell you that too. Our recommendation is always based on what fits your situation.

Agentic AI Solutions

AI that does the work. Not just the talking.

Most organisations run AI that surfaces insights and waits for a human to act on them. Agentic AI does something different. It takes action within the guardrails you define, handles processes end to end, and escalates only what genuinely requires human judgement.

We design, build, and operate Agentic AI systems across Salesforce Agentforce, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and custom orchestration layers. Production deployments with full audit trails and EU AI Act risk classification from day one.

Salesforce AgentforceMicrosoft CopilotGoogle GeminiMCP IntegrationEU AI Act Compliant
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Retail and Commerce

Customer Resolution Agent

Handles order queries, returns, and complaints end to end. Pulls live data from Shopify, Salesforce, and Adyen. Resolves without human intervention in 70% of cases.

CPG and Manufacturing

Supply Chain Exception Agent

Monitors supplier feeds, identifies exceptions against defined thresholds, checks alternative sourcing, and executes approved substitutions. Reduces manual exception handling by 60%.

Financial Services

Compliance Documentation Agent

Reads regulatory guidance, cross-references existing policy, flags gaps, drafts updated documentation, and routes for human sign-off. Cuts compliance cycle time from weeks to days.

Public Sector

Citizen Services Agent

Handles routine citizen queries across council services with accurate answers from a governed knowledge base. Escalates to staff only when policy requires a human decision.

Aravian Pulse

You cannot fix what you cannot see.

Most organisations discover a customer experience problem from a complaint or a retention report. By that point, it has been running for months. Aravian Pulse connects to the data your systems already produce and continuously monitors the points where customers lose confidence or leave.

Continuous monitoring, not monthly reports

Surfaces friction across every digital touchpoint before it reaches your complaints team

Every finding includes a recommended action

Each issue comes with an effort estimate, a priority score, and a quantified revenue impact

Connected to your existing systems

Works with Shopify, Salesforce, GA4, Klaviyo, and Adyen. No new tracking code. Live within one week.

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Aravian Pulse · Live Dashboard
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Issue identified — Systems layer
Customer identity not resolving between Shopify and Salesforce. AI personalisation running on incomplete data. Estimated monthly revenue impact: £47,200.
Recommended action
MCP integration layer repair · Est. 3–4 weeks · Fixed scope · Priority: High

Sectors we serve

Deep expertise where it counts.

All sectors
Commerce transformation
Commerce Transformation

From first click to loyal customer

For D2C brands, Shopify merchants, and omnichannel retailers of every size. We close the gap between what your customer experiences and what your data actually tells you, covering every step from browse to purchase to return.

ShopifyD2C brandsOmnichannelWISMO
Manufacturing and engineering
Manufacturing and Engineering

Put AI where the operational problems are

Supply chain exception handling, B2B quote automation, predictive maintenance, and AI Assurance for engineering teams deploying AI-generated code in safety-critical or regulated environments.

Supply Chain AIMCP IntegrationAI Assurance
Public Sector and NHS
Public Sector and NHS

Compliant, auditable, and fit for public service

GDS-aligned discovery, AI governance for citizen-facing services, Azure Gov Cloud deployments, and EU AI Act compliance programmes for councils, NHS trusts, and central government departments.

GDS StandardsAzure GovAI Governance

Programmes that were stuck are now moving. Platforms that were live but idle are producing results. Boards that were asking hard questions about AI spend are seeing the numbers they needed to see.

★★★★★
"Aravian identified a data fragmentation issue in the first week that our platform agency had missed for eight months. The report gave our board the evidence to approve the remediation budget the same day."
SR
Head of E-Commerce
Fashion Retailer · £15M Revenue · UK
★★★★★
"We had spent £400K on an Agentforce implementation that was not delivering. Aravian came in, found the data quality issue within two weeks, and had the agents running correctly in production within six weeks."
MK
CTO
Consumer Services Scale-up · Series B
★★★★★
"We needed a partner who understood public sector constraints and could navigate procurement without slowing down. Aravian delivered on time and within budget. We were audit-ready on day one of go-live."
JL
Director of Digital
Local Government · UK

Thinking from the Aravian team

Sector Intelligence.

All insights
AI programme strategy
Playbook

Why 85% of AI programmes stall before production

A structured review of the architectural, organisational, and governance factors that cause AI programmes to stop between proof of concept and production.

AI StrategyDownload →
AI cloud cost governance
Whitepaper

What is in your AI cloud bill and what it means for the business

A practical guide to understanding, attributing, and reducing AI infrastructure spend, including the cost taxonomy Aravian uses across retail and fintech programmes.

AI FinOpsDownload →
EU AI Act compliance
Briefing Note

EU AI Act: what changes in August 2026 and who it applies to

The obligations applying to organisations deploying customer-facing AI in EU markets from August 2026, written in plain language for technical and legal leadership teams.

RegulationRead →

The next step

Three hours. No cost.
A concrete outcome.

Our Discovery Workshop gives your leadership a clear view of where your AI and data programme stands, where the gaps are, and what addressing them would mean for the business. Output something you can act on immediately.

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