Notes on dataarchitecture.
Short essays on architecture, cost, hiring and AI: one cartoon, one idea, most days of the week. No tutorials, no listicles.
Hybrid work changed how your data team collaborates. Nobody adjusted the archite
Hybrid work changed how your data team collaborates. Nobody adjusted the architecture decisions for it.
Read →Consolidating from 15 tools to 7 in 2026. Three drivers, none of them innovation
Consolidating from 15 tools to 7 in 2026. Three drivers, none of them innovation.
Read →Most data catalogs go stale within a quarter. The teams that prevent it do one t
Most data catalogs go stale within a quarter. The teams that prevent it do one thing before procurement.
Read →Choosing between 3 data platforms? Stop comparing demos. Here's the radar chart
Choosing between 3 data platforms? Stop comparing demos. Here's the radar chart that makes it objective.
Read →Your data platform has 15 incidents per month. Is that normal or a crisis? Here'
Your data platform has 15 incidents per month. Is that normal or a crisis? Here's the benchmark.
Read →This company piloted Data Mesh with 2 domains in 6 months. Here's what worked (a
This company piloted Data Mesh with 2 domains in 6 months. Here's what worked (and what didn't).
Read →Your data testing pyramid is upside down. Here's how to flip it.
Your data testing pyramid is upside down. Here's how to flip it.
Read →Your architecture decision has been stuck for 8 weeks. DACI resolves it in 3. He
Your architecture decision has been stuck for 8 weeks. DACI resolves it in 3. Here's how.
Read →AI is writing data quality tests now. That's not replacing you-it's multiplying
AI is generating data quality tests now. Not replacing you. Multiplying what you can realistically cover.
Read →The Dashboard That Took 3 Months: A Process Problem, Not a Complexity Problem
An executive requested a simple revenue dashboard. Three months later, it was live. It should've taken four weeks. Here's what went wrong at …
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