LACO is a Belgian data consulting firm with 35+ years in business intelligence and analytics, anchored in SAS (since 1994) and Microsoft BI (since 2006). The stack reveals a modern Azure-native orientation—Synapse, Data Lake, Data Factory, Fabric—paired with ML (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and emerging generative AI (RAG, LLM integrations). The hiring surge is data-focused (13 of 17 open roles), signaling expansion in pipeline engineering and platform delivery rather than sales.
LACO advises mid-market and enterprise clients across financial services, pharma, and energy on data strategy, architecture, and governance. The consulting model spans managed services (legacy SAS/BI modernization) and net-new builds (Databricks, Azure data platforms, ML systems). Active projects cluster around scalable pipeline infrastructure (ETL/ELT, streaming), AI workloads (RAG, copilots), and production-grade ML deployment. Reported pain points—data inconsistency, prototype-to-production gaps, scaling ML systems—point to client-side delivery challenges the firm addresses through architecture and governance practices.
Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Apache Spark for pipeline infrastructure; Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft Fabric for BI; scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch for ML; Informatica and Collibra for data governance.
Financial services, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors. Projects include financial compliance platforms, pharma data analytics, and energy sector data strategy engagements.
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