Data

This section is about all-things-data: it embraces data, small data, big data, analytics, data science, AI (when it comes to data), machine learning, deep learning, data visualization, data governance, and anything you can think of when it comes to data. Yes, it is wide! The category targets data engineers, data scientists, data architects, DataOps, and more.

AMA: Data Contracts & Data Products — The Dark Side of Data Contracts Edition

Weekly AMA on data contracts and data products, hosted by Jean-Georges Perrin (Office of the CTO, Actian). Halloween edition — celebrating the most horrific data contracts we&;ve seen. This is […]

AMA: Data Contracts & Data Products — The Cousin Edition

Weekly AMA on data contracts and data products, hosted by Jean-Georges Perrin (Office of the CTO, Actian). Topic: cross-benefits of ODCS, ODPS, and other open data standards. This is a […]

AMA: Data Contracts & Data Products — The Contract in the D Edition

In-person AMA — Detroit, Michigan. Special Detroit edition. This is a 30-minute session. Questions are welcome — especially ahead of time, ideally via LinkedIn: Event page: Full calendar: […]

AMA: Data Contracts & Data Products — The Alsace Edition

In-person AMA — Strasbourg, Alsace, France. This is a 30-minute session. Questions are welcome — especially ahead of time, ideally via LinkedIn: Event page: Full calendar:

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 the model does not have. ODCS and ODPS are the […]

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, fans, and LF AI & Data for making this […]

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 remember thinking that was a not-that-great number, but definitely something […]

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 described the shape, the quality rules described the promise, and […]