Data producers set the expectations
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For a data consumer to know if the data is applicable to their use case, they need to know what to expect from the data.
Daily data contracts tips
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2024
It's about data applicability, not quality
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I wrote yesterday how data quality shouldn’t be the focus.
Don't focus on data quality
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Data quality shouldn’t be the focus.
Active consumption
Are the consumers of your data platform active?
Active pulling and pushing of data
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I wrote a few weeks ago about the difference between active vs passive data publishing, and how the active publishing of data leads to better outcomes for your organisation.
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.
Data must be trusted to be useful
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What can you do with data you don’t trust?
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.