Our client is the largest royal family-owned private banking and asset management group in the world. They asked datazuum to provide an independent assessment of Microsoft Fabric versus Snowflake, to support a board-level decision on their future data platform.

To move forward with confidence, the client needed to:

• Provide a clear, objective recommendation to inform a strategic platform investment.
• Balance Group IT’s preference for Microsoft Fabric with business needs around flexibility and proven industry adoption.
• Assess which platform could deliver the most value across architecture, governance, security, cost, and business outcomes.
• Build confidence at board level through third-party validation.

Our approach focused on delivering clarity and confidence through:

• Ran discovery sessions with the CTO and her team to understand current architecture, business use cases, and desired outcomes.
• Conducted a structured like-for-like comparison of Microsoft Fabric and Snowflake across multiple dimensions.
• Delivered an executive-ready report including: platform overviews, implementation strategies, governance/security considerations, cost-benefit analysis, technical fit assessment, and adoption roadmap.
• Provided clear recommendations based on the firm’s priorities and market benchmarks.

As a result, the engagement delivered:

• Independent, evidence-based recommendation trusted at board level.
• Clarity on platform trade-offs and alignment with business strategy.
• Confidence to proceed with a data platform strategy underpinned by objective analysis.