Consultancy, migration, support, maintenance and resources
We provide a full suite of CKAN consultancy services, from initial setup and configuration to long-term management and optimization.
Our team of CKAN experts helps organizations implement CKAN-based data portals, enhance digital transformation, and improve metadata management.
We work with you to understand your unique requirements.
Government, business, not-for-profits, and research institutions and universities all have unique data management needs. We focus on aligning CKAN with the specific goals of your organization, whether it’s improving data quality and accessibility, DCAT or FAIR compliance, or improved internal or external data sharing and collaboration.
Our services include data audits for a whole organization overview of your data needs and capabilities, help with data governance, security, and risk mitigation, and advice to ensure your CKAN solution is configured to support industry-specific standards and workflows.
Yes, we specialize in migrating legacy data management systems to CKAN. Our team helps plan and execute smooth migrations with minimal disruption and data integrity during the process. Whether you’re moving from a proprietary or open-source system, we have the expertise to guide you through every step.
We offer reliable, flexible cloud hosting services for CKAN open data portals, internal data management systems, and metadata catalogs. We can install CKAN on cloud infrastructure and configure it according to a client’s precise requirements on platforms including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and secure government clouds.
We can manage all aspects of your hosting environment, including server maintenance, backups, and performance optimization, ensuring your data is stored effectively and safely and your CKAN instance always runs smoothly.
Yes, our hosting solutions are designed to scale up or down, responding rapidly and easily to the changing requirements of your organisation. This makes them cost-effective and ensures your CKAN instance can perform to its optimal capacity, even as the data volume, user traffic, and other factors affecting your business or organisation evolve.
Yes. Our cloud hosting services are based on secure, high-performance platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and/or Azure, ensuring flexibility, security, and scalability. We work with you to choose the best hosting environment for your organization’s needs.
Our CKAN support includes software upgrades and regular maintenance. Our support packages are designed to ensure your CKAN portal runs smoothly, with fast response times and expert guidance when you need it most.
You can contact our CKAN support team via email or through our online support portal (Helpdesk). Our team is available during business hours and can also provide after-hours support depending on your support package.
We provide a variety of resources to help you get the most out of CKAN, including documentation, tutorials, best practices guides, and case studies. Our resources are designed to empower your team with the knowledge and skills needed to manage and optimize your CKAN data portal and maximize the value of your data across its entire life cycle.
The CKAN software is supported by a core development team to keep it in good shape, as well as a large and expanding global user base that includes people drawn from private enterprise, academia, and the community sector.
Link Digital is a ‘co-steward’ of the software and can provide you with access to this extended user group, as well as a wide range of CKAN community resources, including GitHub repositories – the central storage locations for managing and tracking changes in files and directories – so you can stay updated on the latest developments, new features, and defect correction.
Yes, we offer a variety of CKAN templates and add-ons designed to enhance your data portal’s functionality. Whether you need custom dashboards, enhanced metadata management tools, or specific integrations, we have the resources and expertise to extend CKAN to meet your specific requirements.
Link Digital can tailor a comprehensive solution to your organisation’s specific requirements by utilising these extensions. As well as custom dashboards, enhanced metadata management tools, or specific integrations, we have the resources and expertise to extend CKAN to meet your specific requirements.
