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DataPulse Labs

FAQ

Questions, answered plainly

How we work, what our products do, where we use AI and where we deliberately do not, and how your data is handled.

Working with us

What kind of engagements do you take on?

Two shapes, mostly. Either we build a system you own outright — an operational platform, an internal tool, an AI capability — or we deploy and adapt one of our existing products to how your business runs. Some engagements start as the second and become the first.

How do projects usually start?

With a conversation about the process you are trying to fix, not a feature list. We map how the work happens today, including the spreadsheets and workarounds nobody mentions in the first meeting, then scope from there.

How long does a build take?

It depends on scope, but we ship in working increments rather than one delivery at the end. You should be using something real early enough to change your mind about it while changing your mind is still cheap.

Do you work with businesses outside your region?

Yes. Our work runs across multiple markets and currencies, and we build for distributed teams as a matter of course.

What happens after launch?

We stay with the system. Real usage surfaces things no specification predicts, and the systems we are proudest of are the ones that kept improving after the first release.

Our products

Are your products available as SaaS?

Today they are deployed and adapted per client rather than sold as self-service subscriptions. They are built on a modular architecture specifically so they can move to a product model, and some are heading that way — talk to us about what you need and we will tell you honestly where a given product stands.

Can we use one product without the others?

Yes — that is how they are sold. Each one solves its problem completely on its own, with its own deployment, its own data and its own price. There is no suite to buy into and nothing else you need in place first.

Can a product be customised for us?

That is the normal case. Business rules are configuration rather than assumptions baked into the code, and where you need something genuinely different we build it.

What does "coming soon" mean on a product?

That it is in development and not yet available. We label it plainly rather than listing it alongside what is already running. Join the waitlist and we will tell you when it opens.

How we use AI

Is AI in everything you build?

No, and we think that matters. Some of our systems are model-driven because the problem genuinely calls for language understanding. Others are deterministic because a business rule should behave the same way every single time. We choose based on the problem, not on what sounds impressive.

Which models do you use?

Whichever fits the task and the budget. We build against a provider-independent layer so a model can be swapped without rewriting the system, which also keeps cost under control as the market moves.

How do you keep AI features from making things up?

By grounding them in your data and showing their work. Where a system produces an assessment, it publishes the underlying records it drew from, so a person can check it rather than take it on trust.

How do you handle AI costs?

As an engineering constraint, not an afterthought. We meter usage, set hard spending caps, and route work to the cheapest capable model — so an AI feature has a predictable running cost rather than an open-ended bill.

Data and security

Who owns the data and the code?

You own your data, always. Code ownership is set out in the engagement — for a bespoke build it is normally yours outright, and we are explicit about it in writing before work starts.

How is access controlled?

Access rules are enforced at the database layer, not just hidden in the interface. A user who should not see a record cannot reach it, regardless of how the request is made.

Where does our data live?

In infrastructure we agree with you, chosen for your region and requirements. We will tell you exactly what is stored, where, and for how long.

What about the data your AI features process?

We keep as little as the feature needs. In our conversation-analysis work, for example, voice notes and images are interpreted on arrival and the media is discarded — only the resulting text is retained.

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