Data contracts for pipeline stability - preventing Monday morning dashboard breaks

Data Contract Pattern

15 December, 2025 · Thomas Nys
Technical debt maintenance ratio - 40% of engineering time on yesterday's shortcuts

40% Maintaining, 20% Innovating - The Technical Debt Math Nobody Talks About

9 December, 2025 · Thomas Nys
System dependencies and delivery speed - hidden drags on data team velocity

Dependencies are the hidden drag for your delivery speed

15 November, 2025 · Thomas Nys
Data pipeline reliability - how team culture reflects in system health

Data pipeline reliability is a good proxy for how much ev...

27 October, 2025 · Thomas Nys
Data product definition - distinguishing real products from deliverables

Do you actually know what a "data product" is?

2 October, 2025 · Thomas Nys
Legacy system modernization - recognizing decay before platform collapse

Legacy doesn't explode. It decays.

11 September, 2025 · Thomas Nys