Implement data governance with interfaces
Traditionally, data governance has been implemented using people and processes.
Data Contracts
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2024
Data contracts: What are they and why do they matter?
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I joined Ryan Collingwood and Lilly Ryan on the Thoughtworks Technology Podcast to talk about data contracts, what they are, and why they matter.
Data contracts and the data mesh straw man
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Data contracts are often viewed as part of a data mesh implementation, but you don’t need to be transforming to a data mesh architecture to benefit from data contracts.
Solving a small problem with data contracts
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You don’t need to run a big transformation project to start your adoption of data contracts.
Past performance is no guarantee of future performance
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If I want to use a dataset to build a critical data application, I need to make a decision on whether it meets my requirements.
Implementing change management with data contracts
This is part 5 and the final part in my Data Reliability series.
What types of companies adopt data contracts?
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What types of companies adopt data contracts?
Data contracts at Nandos
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Ben Watson at Nandos, a South African restaurant chain operating in 30 countries, has a great write up on their modern data platform with data mesh and data contracts.
Undisciplined use of Kafka leads to poor quality data
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I was at Confluent’s Data In Motion event in London yesterday and this quote by Tim Berglund in they keynote caught my attention:
Start with your critical data. Aim for all your data
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When you start your adoption of data contracts, you want to start with the most critical datasets, because this is where you can add the most value.
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