Data contracts and the meta grid
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Hello from a scorching England!
This weeks post is all about metadata, and how data contracts feeds into the meta grid.
Andrew Jones' Newsletter
Want great, practical advice on implementing data mesh, data products and data contracts?
In my weekly newsletter I share with you an original post and links to what's new and cool in the world of data mesh, data products, and data contracts.
I also include a little pun, because why not? 😅
(Don’t worry—I hate spam, too, and I’ll NEVER share your email address with anyone!)
Love to read the little tidbits of insight and advice! The fact everything is both short and to-the point makes it actionable and easy to implement. Of course it's clear that Andrew goes deep on data contracts, data products and all the minute details. But as someone once said, the people who really get things are the ones that can package it in a clear language! Focusing a lot on the (actually hard) aspects around driving changes in culture and people.
Special thanks for your newsletter. It is always on point with the problems we are trying to tackle.
Highly recommended newsletter when drafting a business strategy that is "shifting left" in the data tech stack.
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2025
Local data value in large organisations
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Happy Friday!
Today I write about how we maintain the ability to provide local value through data in large organisations.
Federated computational governance with data contracts
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Hey, hope you’ve had a good start to June! I’m writing to you from Antwerp, Belgium, where I’m attending the inaugural Data Mesh Live conference. Looking forward to a great day of learning and meeting before my talk later.
Driving self-serve data platforms with data contracts
·5 mins
Hey friends! Welcome to another edition of my newsletter.
I’ve actually been on holiday all week with the family, but if my automation is set up correctly this will be dropping in your inbox on a Friday as usual!
Defining data products with data contracts
·3 mins
Happy Friday everyone!
This is part 3 of my 5 part series on implementing data mesh, and today we’re looking at defining data products with data contracts. See also:
Implementing domain ownership with data contracts
·4 mins
Hey all, hope this weeks been a good one.
This is part 2 of my 5 part series on implementing data mesh. See part 1 here.
The challenges of implementing a data mesh
·4 mins
Hey! Today’s newsletter is the start of a 5-part series I will be writing on implementing a data mesh, which I’m writing in the run up to my Implementing Data Mesh with Data Contracts workshop and my talk at the Data Mesh Live conference.
Data incidents are opportunities
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Hey 👋 How is it May already?! Here in the UK we have another bank holiday weekend. If you do too, enjoy the time off!
Interfaces, control, and data contracts
·3 mins
Hey all, hope you had a great week! In this week’s newsletter I write about control.
Investing in decentralisation
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Hey! Thanks for opening another edition of my newsletter. This week I talk about the investment you need to make when decentralising.