Data Intelligence Architecture Framework
About Us

We see the business behind the data

Where other firms see only data sets, Harken Data finds the underlying business challenges and opportunities — and helps clients turn data into actionable insights.

Our exclusive focus on the strategy, design, delivery, and management of data intelligence solutions allows clients to take full advantage of their data assets. We bring extensive BI and data warehousing consulting expertise with deep industry-specific knowledge, and a proven track record of delivering successful enterprise-wide solutions.

We've helped hundreds of customers undertake complicated, enterprise-wide data projects on time and on budget — mitigating risk and providing maximum business benefit. Today, that same discipline powers our work across Microsoft Fabric, Azure, modern data platforms, and AI.

We bring together both technical competence and business acumen to ensure our clients' success — aligning business and data teams at every step.

100sof enterprise BI/DW projects delivered
50+Fortune 500 clients served
8industries transformed
NJheadquartered, serving clients nationwide
Why Clients Choose Us

What sets us apart

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Exclusive Focus

Our consultants' dedicated focus on data disciplines lets us excel at solving the most complex business challenges with intelligently designed solutions.

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Delivery Excellence

High-quality solutions and transferable knowledge, delivered on time and on budget — technical competence paired with business acumen.

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Cutting-Edge Solutions

From Microsoft Fabric and lakehouse platforms to generative AI, geospatial BI, and predictive analytics — we work at the front of the field.

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Vendor Neutrality

Strategic partnerships with all major and emerging data platform vendors let us recommend the solution that best fits your needs — not ours.

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Client-Focused Methodology

The Harken Data Way brings business and IT stakeholders together, ensuring end-user adoption and project success.

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Transferable Knowledge

We don't just deliver systems — we train your teams and transfer the knowledge to keep them running and evolving.

Leadership

Meet the team behind the data

Raj Rustagi

Raj Rustagi

Founder & President

Raj founded Harken Data and leads the firm's long-term growth strategy and operations, bringing more than two decades of business intelligence and data engineering expertise and 15+ years of senior management experience.

A recognized author in the Big Data and BI space and regular contributor to TDWI's BI Journal, Raj has been an entrepreneur since 1989 — leading enterprise data warehousing programs across banking and financial services for clients including Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Blue Shield, USAA and Key Bank, and serving as a lead information systems analyst at AT&T.

BS Industrial Engineering, NJIT Data Analytics, Cornell University CISSP TDWI Contributor
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Varun Gupta

Varun Gupta

Senior Vice President

Varun brings 25+ years of IT industry experience spanning strategic marketing, customer experience management, product development, and e-commerce — a rare blend of analytical rigor and creative instinct for how a brand should come through in every customer interaction.

Previously CEO and co-founder of YourParalegal Inc., Varun has held leadership roles at Lucent Technologies as Director, with earlier tenures at MetLife and Credit Suisse First Boston.

BS Business Executive Programs, Harvard Business School
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Kumud Kishore

Kumud Kishore

Director, Harken Data India

Kumud leads Harken Data's India operations from our Noida engineering hub, bringing deep expertise in public and hybrid cloud architecture and enterprise infrastructure.

A certified ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, Kumud also directs IT talent acquisition — building the engineering teams that deliver our client solutions across the US and India.

Cloud Solution Architect ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor BCA Computer Science, Mewar University
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Our Methodology

The Harken Data Way

A proven, componentized methodology distilled from hundreds of enterprise data projects — five phases, each producing business benefits on its own.

PHASE 01

Imagine

Create the enterprise information strategy and a detailed roadmap tied to business improvement opportunities.

PHASE 02

Architect

Define detailed business, data, and systems requirements and produce the implementation blueprint.

PHASE 03

Implement

Convert designs into fully tested solutions with agreed-upon functionality, including user training.

PHASE 04

Utilize

Deploy user-accepted systems into production with monitoring, support, and knowledge transfer.

PHASE 05

Maintain & Measure

Ongoing operations, tuning, and support that feed real-world insight back into the life cycle.

Each phase is built from stand-alone activities linked by the results they produce — the outcome of one activity feeds the next, so closing one phase smoothly initiates the next. This component-based approach lets our team add value at any point in an engagement.

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