Data contracts and data products are like inseparable cousins — always working together, always aligned, and always making sure things run smoothly. One ensures that data is structured, reliable, and consistent, while […]
Is DeepSeek an Enormous Geopolitical Teasing?
If you missed the news, DeepSeek is a Chinese version of OpenAI. They made the headlines a couple of weeks ago, and everybody was already burying all the American companies. […]
ODCS Roadmap
I am privileged to announce the availability of Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS) v2.2.2 from Bitol, a common project of The Linux Foundation (LF AI & Data Foundation ) and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]