Posts | Thomas Nys

Data pipeline reliability - how team culture reflects in system health

Data pipeline reliability is a good proxy for how much ev...

Architecture silver bullets myth - why simple solutions fail complex systems

Silver bullets sell because uncertainty is uncomfortable

AI problem specification - why clear requirements drive successful implementations

If you can't describe the problem, AI can't solve it

Decision debt in architecture - how deferred choices create circular problems

Decision debt keeps you running in circles

Specialist vs generalist engineers - balancing depth with cross-team connection

Specialists make things work

Data flow architecture - how pipelines reveal team communication patterns

Every data flow tells a story.

Conway's Law in data - how team communication shapes system architecture

Your architecture mirrors your communication patterns.

Data product strategy - why purpose-driven design prevents project failure

If your data product doesn't start with 'why,' it will en...

Team alignment red flags - when instant agreement signals avoidance

If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.

AI innovation limitations - why historical data constrains transformation

AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.