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Data & AI strategy that speaks finance

Most Data & AI advisors have never run a planning cycle or closed a set of books. We bring 25+ years across Data Platforms, Analytics and AI — grounded in deep Enterprise Performance Management roots — so your data strategy connects to the numbers your business actually runs on.

How we help

Advisory & Strategy

Clear direction for business and technology leaders — from strategy and vendor evaluation to transformation planning and executive alignment.

Workshops & Solution Shaping

Pragmatic execution support: workshops, architecture, and solution shaping that turn ambition into an actionable roadmap.

Data & AI Delivery

Field-tested experience across EPM, Data Lakehouse, Analytics, AI, ML & Cloud Modernization.

Why AFF

The rare overlap: Data & AI depth, and genuine finance fluency

The Data & AI advisory market is crowded. What is rare is an advisor who came up through the Hyperion EPM ecosystem — planning, consolidation, close, Essbase — and then spent 19+ years at Oracle leading Data Platform, Analytics and Big Data strategy across APAC.

That combination matters because most AI initiatives stall at the same place: the data doesn't reconcile to the numbers finance trusts. We speak both languages.

  • 19+ years at Oracle in APAC regional leadership
  • 50+ solution specialists directed across the region
  • 25+ years across EPM, Data Platforms, Analytics and AI

Customers

A selection of enterprises across APAC — in financial services, retail, transport, education and the public sector — that Alain has worked with on EPM, Data Platform, Analytics and AI solutions.

Engagements delivered in Oracle regional solutions roles. Company names are used to indicate industry experience and are the trademarks of their respective owners.

The right platforms for your context

We help clients evaluate and combine the right platforms for their context.

AI Data Platform

  • Databricks
  • Snowflake
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Gemini Enterprise & BigQuery
  • Oracle AI Data Platform

EPM

  • Oracle EPM SaaS
  • NetSuite
  • Jedox
  • Anaplan
  • Evox

Insights & speaking

Cutting through the hype on where Data & AI actually create measurable value.

“Before we talk about AI…”

CIO Asia panel discussion with Chris Holmes (Editorial Director, Asia) and Dr. Tas Osianlis (Partner, Deloitte Consulting) on what has to be true before AI delivers value.

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AI for Finance Leaders

A practical, jargon-free workshop series for CFOs and senior finance leaders — high-value use cases, data readiness, governance, and a 90-day roadmap.

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Ongoing commentary

Regular posts and insights on Data & AI trends across APAC — platform strategy, applied AI, and what it means for enterprise leaders.

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Contact us

Alain Floch
Alain Floch Principal Advisor — Data & AI, APAC

Drop us a line and we'll get back to you about how we can help.

Or email us directly at alain.floch@affdata-ai.com