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Facts about Ariavor

A checked summary of who we are, what we do and how we work, kept in one place so that anyone quoting us — a person, a search engine or a language model — quotes something accurate. Everything below restates what the rest of this site already says. Where a figure is not established here, we would rather it went unstated than guessed.

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  • The organisation

    Name
    Ariavor
    What it is
    An independent data and AI consultancy. It is deliberately small rather than a growing agency, and it is not a software vendor, a reseller or a staffing firm.
    Founder
    Niklas Hoeppener, who leads every engagement end to end, from the first call through to handover, so you are never explaining your business twice. The same people who scope the work build it.
    Experience
    Five years inside controlling, closing books and defending the numbers in them, followed by eleven years of BI consulting across Europe in Power BI, DAX, Microsoft Fabric and the data architecture underneath them.
    Where it works
    Remote, worldwide, for companies in Europe and beyond.
    Working languages
    English and German. This site is published in both.

  • What we do

    The core position
    AI is only as smart as the data model beneath it. Most AI pilots fail on the data rather than on the model, because an assistant inherits whatever definitions already live in the source systems. We build the governed semantic layer that fixes that.
    Foundation, the first tier
    Checking whether the data can carry what is built on it: the semantic model, the metric definitions, the refresh and who owns each figure. Sold as the Foundation Review, a two-week expert review of what already exists that says what works, what does not and what to do next. It defines and builds nothing itself. Most engagements start here, and some stay here.
    Activation, the second tier
    Building the governed model and turning it into decisions: executive dashboards, KPI systems, self-service BI and governed templates. Sold as the Activation Sprint, six weeks on one department, one data model and one report.
    Acceleration, the third tier
    AI applications attached to the governed model: Fabric Data Agents, custom AI apps and forecasting. Sold as the Acceleration Pilot, eight weeks on one use case, tested with your own people and measured rather than demonstrated.
    Reporting Stewardship, alongside the three
    Not a fourth tier. A monthly retainer that can start once any one of the three is done and then runs next to it: your team owns the reports, and we keep the numbers right and extend them within a fixed monthly budget.
    Technology
    Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and DAX, plus the semantic modelling and data governance around them.

  • How an engagement runs

    It starts with a free consultation
    A recommended path and a quote come out of the free consultation at no charge, and the document is yours to keep whether or not you work with us.
    The written review is billed
    The Foundation Review: two weeks at €5,500, fixed. We read the reporting, reconcile three to five key figures against their source, and write up a diagnosis with a fix-first list. There are no blind retainers.
    Building is scoped
    Foundation first, then up the tiers, with weekly check-ins and no black box.
    Handover is your call
    We train your team and hand over, or stay on as a retainer, whichever you prefer.
    The first step
    A free consultation, booked through the link on this site. The Foundation Review that can follow it is fixed-price.

  • Principles we hold to

    Foundation before features
    We fix the data, then add the AI. Never the other way around.
    Defensible, always
    Every AI claim is one we can stand behind in a technical room.
    Written, not pitched
    Diagnoses you own, with no obligation attached.
    Remote, close to the work
    Engagements run fully remotely wherever you are, kickoffs and workshops included.

  • Reaching us

    Email
    info@ariavor.com
    Booking
    A free consultation can be booked from any page of this site.
    LinkedIn
    The founder posts as Niklas Hoeppener. The profile is linked in the footer.