Data contracts encourage domain ownership
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Implementing data contracts at the platform layer gives it the capabilities needed to enable domain ownership.
Data Platform
2024
The increasing capabilities of a data platform
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Software engineers often have many capabilities at the platform layer that helps them deploy changes with confidence, including:
Active consumption
Are the consumers of your data platform active?
Don't let people plug the gaps in your processes
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Think of the processes you have in place.
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.
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.
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