DATA PREPARATION SERVICES

Trash In, Tables Out

We turn messy, sensitive, and unstructured data into structured datasets ready for analytics, reporting, and AI.

From documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, records, and mixed-source datasets to clean tables, linked entities, and analysis-ready outputs - we make complex data usable without forcing clients into generic cloud pipelines.

Your Raw Data

Unstructured Inputs

"scan_004.pdf"
"vendor_contract.msg"
"transaction_log.csv"
"osint_report.pdf"
ERP & CRM
Internal documents

Networks Notebook
The Result
Entity Resolved

Acme Corp = Vendor A

96% confidence
A
Anomaly Flagged
Non-standard payment terms (Net 90)
High
Relationship Identified
Linked to Person X via 3 transactions
Confirmed
Timeline EventContract amended 4d after complaint filed
Sources
scan_004.pdf (p. 12)RE: T&C e-mail 12.12.09

Data preparation for complex, sensitive environments

This service is for organizations sitting on valuable data that is too messy, fragmented, or inconsistent to use effectively. BCNN prepares that data for downstream analytics, reporting, investigations, and AI by cleaning, structuring, linking, and standardizing it into usable outputs.

What goes in

We work with structured and unstructured inputs such as:

  • PDFs and reports
  • Spreadsheets and CSVs
  • Transaction records
  • Internal documents
  • Communications and notes
  • Public-source material
  • Mixed-source case files
  • Partially structured exports from legacy systems

What comes out

Depending on the engagement, clients receive outputs such as:

  • Clean structured tables
  • Standardized datasets
  • Entity lists and resolved records
  • Linked relationships across sources
  • Enriched metadata
  • Source-linked records
  • Data dictionaries and schema mapping
  • Analytics-ready and AI-ready datasets

How BCNN prepares data

Step 1: Ingest.

We collect raw files, source exports, documents, and records from the client's environment.

Step 2: Clean.

We identify duplicates, inconsistencies, formatting problems, missing values, and structural issues.

Step 3: Structure.

We extract fields, normalize formats, standardize entities, and organize the data into usable tables and schemas.

Step 4: Link.

Where relevant, we connect related records, entities, and references across multiple sources.

Step 5: Deliver.

We return structured outputs that can feed reporting, analytics, investigations, or later-stage BCNN services.

Who this service is for

  • Teams preparing data for analytics projects
  • Organizations starting AI initiatives but lacking usable source data
  • AI startups who need to accelerate working with client's data
  • Audit or compliance teams dealing with fragmented records
  • Investigative teams needing structured source material
  • Clients with sensitive data that cannot be handled through generic public-cloud workflows

Why BCNN for data preparation

We work with difficult datasets, sensitive environments, and mixed text-plus-numerical inputs, which means data preparation is handled with the same analytical mindset that supports our broader investigative and intelligence work.

  • Works with sensitive data
  • Handles both text and numerical sources
  • Understands downstream analytics and investigative use cases
  • Can extend into graph-based analysis and reporting later
  • Boutique, hands-on delivery rather than generic pipeline setup

A standalone service - or the first step into deeper analytics

For some clients, data preparation is the full engagement: they need clean, usable datasets and internal teams take it from there. For others, this service is the first layer before BCNN moves into investigative analytics, graph-based exploration, reporting, and interactive AI-assisted analysis.

Have messy data but no usable structure?

Send us a sample or describe the data environment. We'll help you assess what can be cleaned, structured, linked, and delivered as usable output.

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