Ai | Thomas Nys | The Fractional Data Architect

Data lakehouse governance failure - how platforms become data swamps

Why Your Lakehouse Became a Swamp

Hero developer system design - when organizational structure creates bottlenecks

Dear Alex - You're Not the Problem, the System Is

Architecture warning signs - five symptoms leaders miss until its too late

Red Flags - Symptoms of Poor Architecture

Technical debt as permanent friction - why drag slows every delivery sprint

From Technical Debt to Technical Drag

Brooks's Law for data teams - why hiring more engineers slows delivery

Why More Developers Won't Fix Delivery Problems

Genius developer risk pattern - when your best engineer becomes your biggest liability

The Genius Developer Anti-Pattern

Technical debt interest rate - why code shortcuts compound faster than finance

Hidden Cost Multiplier: Technical Debt Compounds Faster Than Financial Debt

Architecture coupling costs - how shared services slow roadmap delivery

Dependencies - Hidden Drags on Progress

Velocity paradox in engineering - how shortcuts become walls at speed

The Velocity Paradox

Engineer retention and technical debt - how poor architecture drives attrition

Why Your Best Engineers Leave - It's the Architecture