The danger of over-simplifying complex requirementsA speaker at the recent Data Eng Bytes conference demonstrated the incredible speed that a data platform can import one billion records…Feb 3Feb 3
Why do we hardly ever talk about relational databases?During the recent DataEngBytes conference, there were multiple presentations showing boxes with arrows (as previously mentioned) and icons…Jan 19Jan 19
If a software vendor is selling you something with an arrow, they’re gifting you with a future…We must see 20 of these data architecture diagrams in our LinkedIn feed every day:Dec 6, 2024Dec 6, 2024
Why bias-free structured data must be the foundation on which to build AI systems.At the recently held DataEngBytes conference, Joe Reis presented his Mixed Modal Arts concept; it looks something like this:Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 2024
The future of data is not only the unification of siloed and isolated data, but also the…DataEngBytes is an independent data engineering conference featuring speakers unaffiliated to a particular platform or vendor. Their 2024…Oct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024
The deconstruction of the customer record (and why this has caused billions of dollars worth of IT…In the last two posts, we talked about White’s Law which states:Jun 9, 2024Jun 9, 2024
White’s LawDavid White is a retired lecturer in information system design at the school of business, Auckland University.Apr 18, 2024Apr 18, 2024
The Data-Centric ParadoxAs with many things IT, definitions of words and phrases are often incomplete, ambiguous and sometimes just wrong. Someone gives something…Apr 3, 2024Apr 3, 2024
App-centric vs data-centricThere is a lot of talk recently about the data-centric enterprise. In this article we’re going to look at the differences between…Mar 14, 2024Mar 14, 2024