Deliver value incrementally
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Many data projects require investment over the long run.
Data platforms for data leaders
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2024
Good enough SLOs
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When it comes to defining SLOs, I’m aiming for good enough.
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:
No owner, no responsibility
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How many times do you find something that is not working as it should be, and after digging around you find it has no clear owner?
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
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Data governance initiatives often deliver a set of rules for people to follow when they create and manage data.
Flexible data contracts
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When it comes to data contracts I’m always talking about well structured data.