Unified Data Platform (UDP)

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #10: Great software products are all about the team that builds them. Our team has built data products at Meta, IBM, McKinsey, and many more. UDP is technically ambitious. We aim to build the right product without costly or limiting dependencies and short-sighted solutions. We believe data intelligence is the next platform for real estate, the one that will give our customers benefits comparable to or more significant than those the whole industry saw when PMS entered the market. UDP is building the highest-quality software with a long-term vision to radically improve the lives and businesses of our customers. Our customers sign up with UDP because of the time and money we save today and because they want to join us on this journey into the industry's future. When you sign up with UDP, you partner with a team of capable, hardworking engineers who work day and night to make your work more effective, easier, and more profitable. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #9: The future, unlocked –  workflow, agents, shorter new vendor integration time Your current systems of record don’t make it easy for you to control your data and use it as you see fit. UDP, on the other hand, is your partner in data empowerment. At UDP, we save hundreds of hours a month and increase NOI (high single digits) by finding waste and increasing revenue, all by helping our customers leverage their data. And that is just the beginning. UDP empowers customers to quickly deploy AI agents that automate workflows, driving centralization, reducing cost, and increasing efficiency. Our Real estate-optimized AI models, running on a unified data platform, understand the tasks to be done and know how to execute them. Eith UDP, companies can also easily connect and onboard any best-in-class application within minutes. Now that you control your data, you can share it with anyone, including other applications, as you see fit. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #10: Great software products are all about the team that builds them. Our team has built data products at Meta, IBM, McKinsey, and many more. UDP is technically ambitious. We aim to build the right product without costly or limiting dependencies and short-sighted solutions. We believe data intelligence is the next platform for real estate, the one that will give our customers benefits comparable to or more significant than those the whole industry saw when PMS entered the market. UDP is building the highest-quality software with a long-term vision to radically improve the lives and businesses of our customers. Our customers sign up with UDP because of the time and money we save today and because they want to join us on this journey into the industry's future. When you sign up with UDP, you partner with a team of capable, hardworking engineers who work day and night to make your work more effective, easier, and more profitable. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #9: The future, unlocked –  workflow, agents, shorter new vendor integration time Your current systems of record don’t make it easy for you to control your data and use it as you see fit. UDP, on the other hand, is your partner in data empowerment. At UDP, we save hundreds of hours a month and increase NOI (high single digits) by finding waste and increasing revenue, all by helping our customers leverage their data. And that is just the beginning. UDP empowers customers to quickly deploy AI agents that automate workflows, driving centralization, reducing cost, and increasing efficiency. Our Real estate-optimized AI models, running on a unified data platform, understand the tasks to be done and know how to execute them. Eith UDP, companies can also easily connect and onboard any best-in-class application within minutes. Now that you control your data, you can share it with anyone, including other applications, as you see fit. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Reporting and monitoring are like reaction time for F1 drivers. You’ll crash without them.

Ten Reasons to Embrace a Unified Data Platform Reason #8: Data to Understand the Past (BI) and Anticipate the Future (ML/AI) A Unified Data Platform (UDP) empowers your organization to achieve Data Intelligence. This means harnessing data to programmatically report and understand your business, monitor for opportunities to reduce waste, increase revenue, and implement data-informed strategies for asset management—including acquisitions and dispositions. Data intelligence bridges the past, present, and future: - Understand the past with robust Business Intelligence (BI). - See the present clearly with real-time insights. - Anticipate the future with predictive Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This holistic approach enables your organization to: - Streamline operations. - Enhance client outcomes. - Drive revenue growth through insights derived from human expertise and machine learning. Imagine saving hundreds of hours of manual work by automating reporting and analysis. Picture having real-time visibility into budget versus actuals, instantly spotting spending anomalies, reducing waste, and preventing mismanagement. Add to that the power of forecasting models to anticipate trends and prepare for what's next. With a Unified Data Platform, you're not just managing data—you’re unlocking its full potential to drive smarter decisions and stronger performance across your organization. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten Reasons to Get a Unified Data Platform Reason #7: Reduce Software Costs Most back-office software tools require significant data engineering work to manipulate and utilize internal system data. A Unified Data Platform (UDP) streamlines this process by: 1. Eliminating Redundant Infrastructure work: Every new tool typically needs to rebuild data engineering foundations. A UDP ensures all data-driven tools start at the same starting line, reducing duplicate efforts and infrastructure costs. 2. Reducing Vendor Lock-in: Traditional all-in-one solutions create barriers to switching software providers. A UDP maps data across providers to a generalized scheme, making it easier and less expensive to migrate between systems. 3. Optimizing Cost through Advanced Technologies: UDPs leverage machine learning and AI models to achieve comparable functionality to single-point solutions at a more competitive price point. 4. Consolidating Multiple Software Tools: A comprehensive UDP can replace at least 10 different data stack software tools, including: - ETL Pipelines (Airflow, Airbyte, DBT) - Databases and Warehousing (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) - Query Engines (Azure Analysis Services, BigQuery) - Visualization Tools (Power BI, Tableau, Domo) - AI and ML Insight Generation Platforms By integrating these capabilities into a single, end-to-end platform specifically designed for Real Estate, UDPs offer substantial cost savings and operational efficiency. That's just one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #6: The first rule of centralization is… The first rule of centralization is that you need all your data in one place. Once you have it, many use cases exist beyond reporting and monitoring. The number of analyses, tasks, and workflows is too long to list here, but the table below shows some of the things you can do with centralized data. The bottom line is that there is no centralization without centralization, normalization, and control over your data. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #5:  Ownership, control, and freedom over your data Ownership, control, and freedom are three concepts that often get mixed up. Let’s take a closer look and apply them to the data on your PMS: Do you own the data on your PMS?  Mostly, yes. You can add and delete data as you please; there is always a way to download it all. Often, your data, modified through anonymization or other processes, can be owned by the PMS and used in algorithms or other features, which then are sold back to you. This is a good thing: if they can use your data in a way you can’t and can deliver value back in a way you can benefit from it, and they do so without harming your practical ownership of the data, that can work for you. Do you control the data in your PMS? You don't control your data if you have limitations on what reports you can generate, how and where to move the data, and its uses. And are you free to use it as you see fit? Assuming you have your data, can you use it as you please? Can you easily move it into and out of other PMS? Can you mix and match with other data sources to get a complete view of your business? Can you run complex queries to get the detailed answers you require? If the answer is no to some or all of these questions, then even if you control your data, you are not entirely free to use it as you please. This is why you need a unified data platform. With all your data in one place, under your control, and with the right tools to move, manipulate, and analyze quickly, you own and control your data and are free to use it as you please. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.

Ten reasons to get a Unified Data Platform Reason #4: You need it but should not build it. The picture below shows the tools and work that go into getting all your data in one place. This is much work. Have you heard about powerBi or Domo, Snowflake, or Databricks? How about DBT, Airflow, or Aybyte? Less likely. These tools and more are the basic building blocks to create an end-to-end data platform that fetches your data, normalizes it, and makes it available to answer your predetermined questions (BI) and help you look proactively around the corner (ML/AI). Once you buy or set up all these tools, you must use them to build what you want. These are known as “developer tools,” meaning they are meant for software engineers. So software engineers - consultants or on your team - must use these to buy what you want. That is a lot of time, and a lot of money. And then there is the ongoing cost. Unfortunately, software ages like milk, not wine. It requires constant entrance and improvement, which is also on you or your consultants. If you have tried to do this or done some fraction of this, you know how costly and time-consuming it is. If you have not, ask a friend who has, and save yourself a lot of time and money. The alternative is UDP. We build an end-to-end platform just for Real Estate that makes all these work out of the box. Then, you can customize it as you please. This is 10X+ times cheaper, faster, and better. That’s one of the many reasons why you need UDP.