Notes on dataarchitecture.
Short essays on architecture, cost, hiring and AI: one cartoon, one idea, most days of the week. No tutorials, no listicles.
You can't design great systems without designing how deci...
You can't design great systems without designing how decisions are made
Read →"Faster" alone won't save anyone
"Faster" alone won't save anyone
Read →Data pipeline reliability is a good proxy for how much ev...
Data pipeline reliability is a good proxy for how much everybody cares.
Read →Silver bullets sell because uncertainty is uncomfortable
Silver bullets sell because uncertainty is uncomfortable.
Read →If you can't describe the problem, AI can't solve it
If you can't describe the problem, AI can't solve it.
Read →Decision debt keeps you running in circles
Decision debt keeps you running in circles
Read →Specialists make things work
Specialists make things work. Generalists make things connect.
Read →Every data flow tells a story.
Every data flow tells a story. Not about systems. About people.
Read →Your architecture mirrors your communication patterns.
Your architecture mirrors your communication patterns.
Read →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 →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.