Ai | Thomas Nys | The Fractional Data Architect

System dependencies and delivery speed - hidden drags on data team velocity

Dependencies are the hidden drag for your delivery speed

AI security architecture - preparing your data systems for emerging threats

Is your architecture ready for AI-driven threats

Team organization by outcome - why technology-based structures create patchwork

If you organise by technology rather than by outcome, you...

Engineering scalability - eliminating friction instead of sprinting harder

You don't scale by sprinting harder

Architecture constraints as creativity enablers - focused design decisions

Most people think constraints limit creativity

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

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.