Data Platform | Thomas Nys | The Fractional Data Architect

Building data platforms for technology instead of teams

Building data platforms for technology instead of teams

Technical debt compounding costs - data platform interest rate for CTOs

Technical Debt Is Like Credit Card Interest - It Compounds

Data architecture assessment - three diagnostic questions for platform reviews

Architecture Advisory: The 3 Questions I Ask First

AI project failure causes - data infrastructure gaps that kill initiatives

Why Your AI Project Failed at the Data Layer

Architecture business alignment - translating technical design into outcomes

Mapping Architecture to Outcomes

Data platform ROI calculation - making invisible benefits visible to CFOs

The Data Platform ROI Nobody Calculates

Data contracts for pipeline stability - preventing Monday morning dashboard breaks

Data Contract Pattern

Integration architecture reality - people and process over APIs and code

Your real integration layer isn't code

Legacy system modernization - recognizing decay before platform collapse

Legacy doesn't explode. It decays.