Ai | Thomas Nys

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.

Conway's Law in data - how team communication shapes system architecture

Your architecture mirrors your communication patterns.

Team alignment red flags - when instant agreement signals avoidance

If everyone agrees instantly, nobody's being honest.

AI innovation limitations - why historical data constrains transformation

AI cannot innovate if all you provide it with is precedent.

Documentation debt cost - how unclear architecture decisions drain millions

Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.

Vendor lock-in architecture risk - when tool choices limit data strategy

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.