Engineering a Data Mesh Platform for an Ecosystem Across Organisations

SLA in Data

When I talk to people about service levels, and specifically service level agreements (SLA), they focus on a system’s availability, like the number of nines a system is available: 99.5% […]

Seven Dimensions of Data Quality

In this reference article, I wanted to go back on data quality and list its seven dimensions, giving examples to make them palatable and some fun facts. I hope this article […]

What is going on in the Modern Data Engineering world?

How is 2024 going for you? Some people announced recently that the Modern Data Stack is dead, but is it once again one of those attempts Intense start I had […]

Getting started with ODCS

Like every new technology or concept, Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS) may require a quick getting started page. In this article, I detail how you can get started and contribute. […]

Why the need for standardizing Data Contracts?

Why the Need for Standardizing Data Contracts? This article describes the genesis of Bitol, the open-source data contract standard and solutions that are an essential part of modern data engineering. […]

Another fantastic All Things Open

Open source keeps rising in a world looking for AI’s place. The beautiful Raleigh Conference Center was hosting the twelfth edition of All Things Open mid-October. All Things Open is a […]

Reflecting on the past year

Taking some time today to reflect on the past year. I think that creating new knowledge drives me the most, and of course, not keeping it for myself. And that […]

What is Data QoS, and why is it critical?

In this article, I am introducing the notion of data quality of service (Data QoS), which is the result of combining Data Quality (DQ) with Service-Level Agreements (SLA). I will […]

Welcome to the Open Data Contract Standard

Data contracts can follow the Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS) version 2.2. Check out opportunities to meet in September 2023.