Using the Libot Services: Data Contracts and Data Products in a Few curl Calls

A copy-paste guide to the free Libot Services REST API: turn a DDL script into an ODCS data contract, a contract into an ODPS data product, compare versions, score maturity, and move from API keys to OAuth 2.1 and the v4 API. Permalink for the code examples of Chapter 2 of Building Data Products.

The Meta Standard Nobody Asked For

Earlier this summer, two open specifications shipped. Both are aiming at the same broad problem: AI systems need context that… Continue Reading

Bitol is a Graduated Project

A shorter and more personal take on the recent news, first published on bitol.io.Thank you to all the Bitol users,… Continue Reading

13x Growth: Your Competitors Are Already Adopting Open Data Standards

Back in March 2025, when I ran our first Bitol adoption survey, nine organizations had raised their hands. Nine. I… Continue Reading

ODCS v3.2 and ODPS v1.1: Making AI Smart About Your Data

Since their inception, we have written data contracts for two readers: humans and the validators that humans built. The schema… Continue Reading

Sovereignty meets modern ops #substack #shorts

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Why companies keep on‑prem data #substack #shorts

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Conference floors are shrinking #substack #shorts

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The ‘Quantum Leap’ Tech Pattern #substack #shorts

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Data, Misaligned – Back from Gartner Europe

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Building Data Products (O’Reilly, 2026)

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Join us in the stunning Viñoly Room

I'm hosting the London edition of our dinners with leaders and thinkers in data & AI. I think one of… Continue Reading

Data, Misaligned

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Selling CLEGO

Five Levels Between Chaos and (Almost) AI-Ready Data

There are a few conversations I have had too many times.A frequent one is about the completion of the data contract. “Do I have to fill every section and property?”…

Who Actually Writes the Contract?

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When sovereignty meets software deals

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Marketing ≠ UX — design matters

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Data brokers vs. data sovereignty

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Stop hiding contracts inside products

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Measuring Context for AI

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From Gen AI Hype to AI-Ready Data

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Data quality for AI is a whole new problem

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Welcoming the Agentic AI Foundation: A New Era of Open Standards

The Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) has officially launched under the Linux Foundation, uniting foremost AI innovators, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Block, Google, Microsoft, AWS, and more, around open, interoperable standards for…

ODCS v3.1.0 is Here: Relationships, Richer Metadata, and Stricter Validation

On behalf of the Bitol Technical Steering Committee (TSC), I am thrilled to announce the official release of the Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS) v3.1.0. This release represents a significant…

Why data terms mislead

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My Book Was Translated in Brazil

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Catalogs evolved into marketplaces

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Live with Jean-Georges Perrin

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Anoher day, another FedEx delivery

It may look similar, but it is not the same delivery… A nice drop, package is rolling all that nicely…