A dedicated privacy team, embedded in your pipeline.
Forward Deployed is Integral's embedded privacy program. A named team of statisticians, privacy engineers, and data specialists works inside your pipeline with committed SLAs — mapped to the buying moments that matter: acquisition, pre-externalization, and pre-delivery.
A program, not a project
Forward Deployed is not a one-off engagement or a consulting retainer. It is a standing privacy program with a named team assigned to your data pipeline. The team includes qualified statisticians who assess re-identification risk, privacy engineers who calibrate remediation, and program leads who manage timelines and SLAs.
The program is structured around the moments in your pipeline where privacy decisions have to be made: when data is acquired, before it is externalized to a partner, and before final delivery to a buyer. Each moment has a defined scope, a committed SLA, and a documented output.
How the program works
Define the pipeline and buying moments
Integral maps the data pipeline, identifies the decision points where privacy work is required, and defines SLAs for each buying moment.
Assign a named team
A dedicated team of statisticians, privacy engineers, and program leads is assigned. The team learns your data, your pipeline, and your buyers.
Assess, remediate, and document at each stage
At each buying moment the team assesses re-identification risk, calibrates remediation, verifies utility, and produces documentation that travels with the dataset.
Continuous coverage and re-assessment
The team maintains coverage as new datasets enter the pipeline, buyers change, and requirements evolve. Re-assessment keeps the posture current.
What makes it different
Named experts, not a ticket queue
Your team knows your data, your pipeline, and your buyers. They are not rotating through an anonymous queue — they are accountable to committed SLAs.
Mapped to buying moments
Privacy work is structured around the decisions that gate your revenue: acquisition, pre-externalization, and pre-delivery. Each moment has a defined scope and timeline.
End-to-end, not just assessment
The team handles the full cycle: assess re-identification risk, calibrate remediation, verify utility, and produce the documentation your buyers need.
What teams say
“It felt like a true collaboration. Integral was responsive, detail-oriented, and genuinely invested in getting it right. That kind of partnership is rare, and it is exactly what we needed to move with confidence.”
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from hiring privacy consultants?
Consultants produce a report and leave. Forward Deployed is a standing program with a named team, committed SLAs, and continuous coverage across your pipeline. The team handles the full cycle from assessment through remediation and documentation.
What kind of experts are on the team?
Each Forward Deployed team includes qualified statisticians who assess re-identification risk, privacy engineers who design and calibrate remediation, and program leads who manage timelines and buyer delivery.
How long is a typical engagement?
Forward Deployed is a program, not a project — most organizations run it as a continuous capability. The team ramps up within weeks and maintains coverage as your pipeline and buyer base evolve.
Where does the work run?
Forward Deployed is about the team and the program, not a specific deployment topology. The platform can run managed cloud, in your VPC, or on-prem — see Deployment Options for details.
