Enterprise decision support systems powered by governed AI
CognitiveBricks helps enterprises design and deploy decision support systems that combine semantic data, scenario modeling, and agent-assisted analysis—so leaders act on trusted evidence, not fragmented dashboards.
From data to decisions—with guardrails, brick by brick.
Shared semantic layer for analytics, scenarios, and agents
3–5
Typical priority decision domains in first release
6–10 wks
Typical path from blueprint to pilot workspace
Why decision support initiatives stall
Teams have dashboards and copilots—but not a unified system for comparing options, explaining trade-offs, and recording who decided what with defensible evidence.
Metrics differ by team because there is no shared semantic layer for planning, finance, and operations
What-if and scenario models live in spreadsheets disconnected from live enterprise data
Executives get narrative summaries without traceable links to source facts and assumptions
Compliance teams cannot audit AI-assisted recommendations when prompts and data lineage are opaque
Decision workflows stop at insight—approvals, escalations, and outcomes are not captured in one system
Reasoning maturity
From descriptive to inferential to causal reasoning
Most enterprises stop at dashboards and predictions. We help you climb the reasoning ladder—using governed data, classical AI, and LLMs together so each stage strengthens the next.
Stage 1
Descriptive
What happened?
“What were regional sales and margin last quarter?”
Establish a trusted record of past performance—aggregated metrics, trends, and KPI snapshots everyone agrees on.
Data
Curated marts, semantic metrics, and governed BI views with lineage
AI
Automated aggregation, seasonality detection, and anomaly flags on time series
LLM
Natural-language summaries and Q&A over dashboards—with citations to source metrics
Stage 2
Inferential
What is likely—and why?
“Which factors correlate with churn, and who is at risk next quarter?”
Move from counts to patterns: statistical inference, probabilistic forecasts, and model-backed estimates grounded in historical evidence.
Data
Feature stores, labeled datasets, and reproducible statistical samples
AI
Predictive models, clustering, uplift baselines, and Bayesian inference pipelines
LLM
Explain model outputs and correlations in plain language—with links to features and cohorts
Stage 3
Causal
What if we act?
“If we change pricing in Region A, what happens to margin—and why?”
Answer intervention questions with causal graphs, experiments, and counterfactual reasoning—not correlation dressed up as strategy.
Data
Experiment logs, causal DAGs, treatment/control cohorts, and simulation inputs
AI
Causal inference, do-calculus engines, uplift modeling, and scenario simulation
LLM
Interpret causal pathways, compare interventions, and draft decision memos with stated assumptions
CognitiveBricks builds the semantic layer, knowledge graph, and agent stack so you can progress through all three stages on one platform—without rebuilding your data estate at every maturity step.
Data modalities
Structured, semi-structured, unstructured & multimodal—unified for decisions
High-stakes decisions rarely live in one format. We fuse every data type into a governed decision fabric so leaders see numbers, events, documents, and media in one evidence-backed view.
Structured
The system of record
ERP · data warehouse · CRM · ledgers · SQL marts
Tabular, schema-bound data with defined keys and metrics—the foundation for KPIs, scenarios, and causal variables everyone can audit.
Decision role
Anchor descriptive baselines, run what-if simulations, and encode treatment effects with precise, joinable facts.
How we use it
Semantic layer and metric catalog over governed tables; SQL and graph queries feed dashboards, models, and agent tools with lineage intact.
Visual, audio, and sensor data that adds field reality—inspection results, customer calls, site photos, and equipment readings.
Decision role
Validate assumptions with ground truth, enrich risk assessments, and give executives context that spreadsheets alone cannot convey.
How we use it
Vision and audio embeddings fused with structured records via shared entity IDs; multimodal RAG lets agents cite a photo, clip, or reading alongside a metric.
The decision workspace links all four modalities to the same entities in your knowledge graph—so one approval packet can cite warehouse numbers, the triggering event log, the contract clause, and the site image in a single auditable thread.
Platform options
Build on AWS, Azure, Oracle, GCP, IBM—or PostgreSQL on private cloud
The same reasoning maturity, data-modality fusion, and governance patterns apply everywhere—including a sovereign stack anchored on PostgreSQL when public cloud is not an option.
Stand up a governed data foundation on S3 and the AWS analytics stack, then layer semantic models, ML, and agent orchestration with native AWS AI services.
Curated lakehouse zones with Glue, Data Catalog, and Lake Formation for structured and semi-structured sources
Semantic metrics and feature stores over Redshift or Athena for descriptive and inferential decision models
Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, Agents, and Guardrails for grounded copilots with IAM and KMS controls
SageMaker pipelines for predictive and causal models wired into the decision workspace with full lineage
OneLake · Warehouse · Semantic models · Fabric IQ · Graph · Plan · Fabric agents
Unify data, business meaning, planning, and agents on Microsoft Fabric—ontology, graph, and scenario planning on the same OneLake estate leaders already trust.
OneLake lakehouse and warehouse as the system of record for structured decision metrics
Fabric IQ ontology and graph for entity-linked evidence across structured and unstructured sources
Enterprise planning and scenario templates on trusted semantic models—not disconnected spreadsheets
Governed Fabric and Foundry agents for NL queries, decision memos, and approval workflows with audit trails
Autonomous DW · Select AI · Vector search · Object Storage · OCI Gen AI · Vault
Deploy decision support on Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse with autonomous operations, Select AI, vector search, and OCI Gen AI for production-grade agent assist.
Autonomous Data Warehouse as the governed core for KPIs, cohorts, and causal simulation inputs
Select AI and vector indexes over warehouse and document stores for multimodal retrieval with citations
Medallion curation and data catalog integration so agents and analysts share one trusted data plane
OCI Gen AI agents with tool-calling, human-in-the-loop gates, and Vault-managed secrets for regulated decisions
BigQuery · Cloud Storage · Dataplex · Vertex AI · Gemini · Cloud Run
Build governed decision intelligence on Google Cloud—BigQuery as the semantic core, Dataplex for lineage, and Vertex AI for retrieval, models, and agent orchestration.
Medallion lakehouse on Cloud Storage and BigQuery with Dataplex catalog and policy tags for governed access
Semantic models and feature views in BigQuery for KPIs, cohorts, and inferential decision pipelines
Vertex AI Search, RAG, and Agents with grounding in trusted datasets and enterprise security controls
Vertex pipelines and Model Registry for predictive and causal models integrated into the decision workspace
watsonx.data · watsonx.ai · Cloud Pak · Db2 · OpenShift · AI Governance
Deploy on IBM Cloud or Cloud Pak for Data—watsonx.data for governed lakehouse analytics, watsonx.ai for grounded copilots, and enterprise AI governance for regulated industries.
watsonx.data lakehouse and semantic layers for structured metrics and entity resolution across the estate
Knowledge-base and retrieval pipelines over documents, policies, and operational data with lineage
watsonx.ai agents and prompts with policy enforcement, HITL gates, and audit trails for decision workflows
OpenShift-native deployment for hybrid and regulated environments requiring IBM-aligned controls
Run the full decision-support system on private infrastructure with PostgreSQL as the governed core—semantic schemas, pgvector retrieval, scenario SQL, and self-hosted LLMs without public-cloud dependency.
PostgreSQL as system of record for KPIs, cohorts, and causal variables—with row-level security, audit logging, and schema-level governance
pgvector and full-text search over documents and multimodal metadata stored alongside structured decision tables
dbt or SQL semantic layers and materialized views for descriptive, inferential, and simulation-ready decision marts
Private LLM and agent runtime on Kubernetes with tool-calling grounded in Postgres—sovereign and air-gapped when required
CognitiveBricks delivers the same decision-support patterns—descriptive to causal reasoning, multimodal fusion, and audit-ready governance—on AWS, Azure, Oracle, GCP, IBM, or a private PostgreSQL estate. We help you choose the anchor platform, then implement brick by brick.
Engagement roadmap
A phased accelerator from semantic baseline to production decision workspaces—aligned to your highest-value decision domains.
01
Assess & prioritize
Weeks 1–2
· Decision domain map
· Data & metric inventory
· Governance baseline
02
Semantic layer
Weeks 2–5
· Ontology & metrics
· Governed views
· Lineage & access
03
Decision workspace
Weeks 4–8
· Scenario templates
· Comparison UX
· Approval flows
04
Agent assist & scale
Parallel rollout
· Grounded copilots
· Eval harness
· Audit evidence
Ready to build with CognitiveBricks?
Book a strategy session with our architects to map your agentic AI roadmap, platform foundation, and first production use case.