Notes on dataarchitecture.
Short essays on architecture, cost, hiring and AI: one cartoon, one idea, most days of the week. No tutorials, no listicles.
If your data product doesn't start with 'why,' it will en...
If your data product doesn't start with 'why,' it will end with 'disaster.'
Read →If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.
If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.
Read →AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.
AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.
Read →Your real integration layer isn't code
Your real integration layer isn't code. It's people.
Read →Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.
Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.
Read →Do you actually know what a "data product" is?
Do you actually know what a "data product" is?
Read →Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision.
Buy vs Build isn't an IT decision. It's a strategic tradeoff.
Read →If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. In data, the hammer could be the vendor you've already to committed to.
Read →Your most challenging problems aren't technical; they're ...
Your most challenging problems aren't technical; they're social. Stop calling them soft skills.
Read →Most teams can't even list the AI tools they've deployed.
Most teams can't even list the AI tools they've deployed. That's the problem.
Read →Want expert eyes on your data architecture?
No pitch. An honest conversation about whether I can help, and what shape it would take if I can.