Data Architecture & Strategy
105 posts filed under Data Architecture & Strategy.
The Tiered Storage Strategy (Hot, Warm, Cold)
Hot, warm, cold. Three tiers, one policy, and suddenly your storage bill makes sense.
Read →The Data Incident Response Playbook (MTTR Edition)
When your data breaks, how long until someone notices? If the answer is "when the CFO calls," you don't have an incident response process.
Read →The Self-Service Analytics Maturity Ladder
"Self-service analytics" at most companies means "we gave everyone PowerBI access and hoped for the best."
Read →The Data Lineage Maturity Model (4 Stages)
You can't fix what you can't trace. Here's the 4-stage lineage maturity model.
Read →The Deployment Pipeline Concept Applied to Data Products
Your data team deploys to production the same way software teams did in 2008. Manually, nervously, with a 1000-step runbook nobody trusts.
Read →Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling
Vertical scaling is adding RAM. Horizontal scaling is adding servers. One has a ceiling. One doesn't.
Read →Data Platform Teams Are Becoming Product Teams
Nobody adopts a pipeline. They adopt a product. That's what most data teams still don't get.
Read →The 6 Dimensions of Data Quality
Data quality has 6 dimensions. Most teams only measure 2. Here's what you're missing.
Read →Data Observability Practical Start
Data observability sounds expensive and complex. Here's how to start in one afternoon.
Read →Data Architecture Review - What's Actually Involved
A data architecture review uncovers hidden risks before they become expensive problems. Here's what mine covers and why most teams need one …
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