Architecture
123 posts filed under Architecture.
CAP Per Workload: Why One Consistency Model Doesn't Fit Your Whole Platform
Treating finance and customer analytics like the same workload is how you end up with a platform that serves neither well.
Read →The Data Maturity Assessment You Can Do in 30 Minutes
Most maturity assessments take six weeks and a consulting firm. This one takes 30 minutes and a whiteboard.
Read →The 2x2 That Kills 80% of Data Initiative Debates
The 2x2 matrix isn't new - but most data teams still score "value" completely wrong.
Read →The Fractional Engagement - 2 Days Per Week, EUR120K Impact
A client budgeted for a full-time data architect they couldn't find, so we tried something different.
Read →The Alerting Hierarchy (Critical, Warning, Info)
If every alert is critical, none of them are.
Read →The Real-Time Data Paradox - Everyone Wants It, Few Need It
90% of "we need real-time" conversations end with a batch job running at midnight.
Read →The Medallion Architecture Backlash
Bronze, Silver, Gold. Three layers that make sense on a slide and fall apart the moment someone asks "where does this transformation …
Read →The Feedback Loop - Why Data Incidents Keep Recurring
Your data team hides problems because they'll get blamed for them. The Unicorn Project calls this the downward spiral. Here's how to break …
Read →Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling
Vertical scaling is adding RAM. Horizontal scaling is adding servers. One has a ceiling. One doesn't.
Read →Parts Unlimited" Is Your Data Platform
The Phoenix Project described a company drowning in unplanned work. Gene Kim called it Parts Unlimited. You might recognize the patterns.
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