You broke our data, so your PRs now need our signoff
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“You broke our data, so your PRs now need our signoff.
Data Platform
2024
Leaky abstractions are ok
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All abstractions leak some details of the complexities it is trying to hide.
Platforms enable innovation
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Your data platform shouldn’t presuppose what can be built upon them.
You have permission not to build
Many of us engineers enjoy building things.
Do you need a new data platform?
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There will be times when you look at the data platform you’ve got and think how great it would be to rip it out and start again.
Minimise the time you need to support your users
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An effective data platform provides the right tooling and abstractions that allow its users to get things done without the need for constant support from your team.
Data contracts declaratively describe the data and the infrastructure
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Data contracts are great for declaratively describing the data and the infrastructure you need to make that data available to others and manage it in line with your governance requirements.
How much autonomy does your data platform promote?
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The more autonomy your data platform promotes, the more our users can get done without involving us directly.
Your data contract tooling should be designed for data producers
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Your data contract tooling should be designed for data producers.
Data contracts for change management
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While a lot of people associate data contracts with data quality (and I did call my book Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts!
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