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Brent Is Your Data Engineer (Phoenix Project applied)
Every data team has a Brent. The person every ticket eventually routes through.
Read →The Day Our Pipeline Became a Person's Full-Time Job
The day I realized our pipeline had become a person's full-time job.
Read →The Data Product Canvas (One-Page Definition)
An empty "consumers" field is the signal to deprecate the asset. Most teams ignore it.
Read →Blameless Post-Mortem Template for Data Incidents
Your data incident post-mortems end with "be more careful." That's not a fix.
Read →Data Platform Maturity Model (5 Stages)
Your data platform is at stage 2. You're copying stage 5 patterns. That's why it's breaking.
Read →Data mesh is an org design pattern. Here are the 5 things you need before you st
Data mesh is an org design pattern. Here are the 5 things you need before you start.
Read →You have 47 data quality issues. You can fix 5 this quarter. Here's how to pick
You have 47 data quality issues. You can fix 5 this quarter. Here's how to pick the right 5.
Read →Your data platform has 6 vital signs. Most teams only check 2 of them.
Your data platform has 6 vital signs. Most teams only check 2 of them.
Read →Hybrid work changed how your data team collaborates. Nobody adjusted the archite
Hybrid work changed how your data team collaborates. Nobody adjusted the architecture decisions for it.
Read →Consolidating from 15 tools to 7 in 2026. Three drivers, none of them innovation
Consolidating from 15 tools to 7 in 2026. Three drivers, none of them innovation.
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