Daily data contracts tips

Many organisations have a data catalog as a part of their data stack.

The whole point of data mesh is to make data in an organisation more accessible.

To build reliable data products we need a data platform that provides us capabilities to do so.

Each data project should be doing or enabling one of three things:

I wrote yesterday about how important a data catalog becomes when you move to a decentralised and autonomous data architecture built on data contracts.

When you’ve successfully built an autonomous, contract-driven data platform, you’ll find the number of data contracts explode.

One of the many benefits of a contract-based data platform is that it ensures consistency over how data is created, managed, and consumed across your organisation.

Platforms in general, and data platforms in particular, can be a powerful enabler for an organisation.

If you’re looking at implementing data contracts or moving towards a data mesh you will hear a lot about shifting left.

It can be tempting to provide a range of tools for your data platform users - tools that fill every niche, so there’s always the “right tool for the job”.