Data contracts are simple, but powerful
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Data contracts are a simple idea.
Data Contracts
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Source systems must provide applicable data
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One of our aims with data contracts was to move away from our existing Change Data Capture (CDC) architecture, where the entire database is synced to the data warehouse with exactly the same structure.
The goal has always been accessible data
The goal of every data architecture has always been to provide accessible data to the organisation.
Data contracts are an agent of change
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Data contracts help bring people together.
How I'd decide to build on an API
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A great analogy for a data contract is an API.
Make your data boring
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In 2012 the authors of the Go programming language published a document that made clear their intention for backwards compatibility:
Are data contracts only for tabular data?
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It’s a misconception that data contracts are just for tabular data.
Data contracts and organisation structure
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What’s the right organisational structure for a successful data contracts implementation?
Change management can't be left to humans
A question I received on a LinkedIn post about change management with data contracts asked (lightly edited for clarity):
Tools over rules for data governance
Data governance initiatives often deliver a set of rules for people to follow when they create and manage data.
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