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Operationalizing data products at scale with AI
August 14, 2023
We explore how AI and data products are coming together to improve the user experience and to accelerate the delivery of innovative business solutions. Some of these are based on conceptual discussions, and others are based on actual use cases. Early strategic vision is usually painted with some crayons (curiosity and imagination) and watercolors (experience and detail).
Data products and data mesh: how they relate, and how they are different
June 8, 2023
Despite innovations in data architecture, infrastructure, and analytics, most organizations today still struggle to realize the promised value of data. Learn how the data mesh principle of data as a product can help, as part of a data mesh initiative or as a stand-alone strategy.
10 benefits and challenges of data mesh
May 30, 2023
Data mesh has many advantages for organizations that use it to change their business processes towards a decentralized model. We highlight 10 benefits and challenges of data mesh.
Accelerate AI with a data lake analytics platform
May 22, 2023
A data lake analytics platform is needed in order to bridge the gap between what can be a large number of analytical AI tools with data lakes, lakehouses, legacy systems and other technologies in the ecosystem.
Debating the future of data engineering
May 19, 2023
Data engineers have typically functioned as a central hub for engineering tasks. They work with multiple departments and business units across the enterprise. But as the decentralized, data-product-driven architecture of the data mesh approach becomes more popular, and more organizations find themselves on this decentralization journey, what happens to that centralized data team?
Why data products are critical to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
May 10, 2023
If your organization still has centralized massive data lakes, it becomes really, really difficult to shift through that data lake to find out particular data points that need to be extracted to do your reporting. So the only game in town are the principles of data mesh and data products…
Accelerating environmental initiatives with OS Climate
May 3, 2023
I had an opportunity to meet with Vincent in Singapore earlier this year to talk about his work at Red Hat with OS Climate...
BCG landmark research: Spiraling data costs and complexity reach a tipping point
May 1, 2023
The number of unique data vendors has grown, tripling in the past decade (from about 50 to close to 150 today), driven in a large part by massive data stack investments, which total about $245 billion between 2012 to 2021.
Designing for agile analytics
April 25, 2023
Data products can help minimize business disruption during a migration. Migration should take a balanced prioritization approach based on technical and business rationale. Use a data federation approach to create a virtual layer between the source systems and the consumer.
Persona-driven data mesh design
April 18, 2023
How a data mesh approach impacts different personas across the data supply chain…all of the personas should have equal footing in the early design phase. Obtaining full enterprise commitment requires support at all layers.
The data product lifecycle: Getting the most out of your data investments
March 2, 2023
As of late, clients have learned about data products by way of data mesh. It’s a concept coined by Zhamak Dehghani as a way...
Trust MOM to guide your data transformation
February 28, 2023
We have completed several episodes of Data Mesh TV talking to experts about different approaches to managing their data transformation programs. We’ve also met...
Comcast’s data journey into data mesh with Starburst
February 14, 2023
At Comcast, after a long data journey, we first implemented data virtualization. Now, we are on our way to build a data mesh using...
Discussing data mesh with a digital transformation leader
January 26, 2023
Before you begin your data mesh journey, seek advice from a digital transformation leader like Maria José Lopez. That is exactly what we did...
Datanova 2023: is Data Mesh the end of data engineering?
January 18, 2023
Ladies and gentleman, are you ready to rumble? It’s time to witness a battle royale of epic proportions, data style. Nothing elicits emotion like...
Implications of Data Mesh: Redefining the Role of the CDO
January 3, 2023
In 2019, Zhamak Dehghani defined a new approach to manage data based on decentralized ownership of data. As a refresher, Data Mesh is based...
Over 80 Data & Analytics Statistics, Data, Trends, and Facts
December 28, 2022
Most organizations have data and continue to generate and collect it on a daily basis, but have a far more difficult time in getting...
Building and governing a data mesh with Starburst and AWS Lake Formation
November 29, 2022
The increasing popularity of data lakes isn't surprising anyone in the analytics space. The appeal of importing data from multiple sources into a single...
Reliving the Hype: Highlights from Trino Summit 2022
November 18, 2022
Last week in San Francisco was one for the Trino history books. After three years of planning, rescheduling, planning, and rescheduling some more, Starburst...
Apply Product Thinking to Data
November 7, 2022
At Kin + Carta, we approach Data Mesh beyond the purely technical and architectural angle. Instead, as experts in Data and Product Thinking, we...
Clarifying Data Mesh Roles And Responsibilities
November 2, 2022
Recently we co-authored the book Data Mesh For Dummies, along with our colleague Adrian Estala. We greatly enjoyed writing the book and collaborating to...
Risk Management and Compliance Best Practices for Data Mesh
October 31, 2022
With the rising popularity of Data Mesh, risk management and compliance best practices should be integrated when a business adopts this robust data management...
Data Mesh TV: Data is like Water
October 14, 2022
Years ago, the phrase, “Data is the new oil” became very popular. It was a strong statement that affirmed the importance of data. While...
PwC Data Mesh Study: TL;DR for Busy Executives
September 26, 2022
Over the past few years, executives have shown interest in Data Mesh as a potential new solution to their data problems. In fact, out...
Data Mesh Book Club: Join The Discussion
September 15, 2022
We’re thrilled to report that we had over 500 registrants for part one of the Data Mesh Book Club with our guides, Adrian Estala...
Practical Security And Policy-Based Governance In A Data Mesh
August 11, 2022
Proponents of Data Mesh understand its many game-changing benefits for large scale organizations. For those who are new to this reimagined framework, Data Mesh...
Data Mesh TV: Better Business Results & Storytelling with The Data Whisperer
August 3, 2022
He is a superhero (Master Data), he is The Data Whisperer and he is a very funny guest. Scott Taylor joined us for episode...
Data Mesh TV: Data Monetization with Data Mesh
July 19, 2022
Sure, data is valuable, but quantifying that value is difficult for most organizations. In this episode of Data Mesh TV, we discuss how Data...
Just Released: Data Mesh For Dummies!
July 5, 2022
While there are many sources of knowledge about Data Mesh in the zeitgeist, sometimes you just need the basic questions answered in plain language....
Data Mesh TV: Leveraging International Data Management Standards In Your Data Mesh
June 7, 2022
Long before big data, data management was seen as a formidable opponent and we continue to strive for better ways of having a better...
An Introduction to the Data Mesh Execution Model
May 17, 2022
In our last post, we covered how to determine whether Data Mesh is right for your organization. It was a post that we extended...
Early Adoption of the Self-Service Data Infrastructure
May 16, 2022
Ten years ago, an earlier version of Data Mesh — self-service data infrastructure and data as a product — was implemented at British Telecom...
Data Mesh TV: Building A Digital Operations Model With A Data Mesh
May 12, 2022
Data-driven organizations are modernizing and transforming their operating model to exploit new and existing digital capabilities. The transformation imperative is responding to the demand...
Eight Considerations To Determine Whether Data Mesh Is Right For Your Organization
May 3, 2022
As Data Mesh early adopters have gained momentum within their respective organizations and moved beyond what Data Mesh is, now the question that’s asked...
Combining Data Mesh and Data Fabric Capabilities
April 29, 2022
Data Fabric and Data Mesh concepts are front and center for many data-driven organizations and are routinely compared in data management and engineering circles....
Starburst and Data Products: The Key to a Data Mesh
April 28, 2022
The key to success for any company is deriving business value from data in a robust, scalable, and timely fashion. A huge part of...
Unlocking the Value of a Data Mesh Through Metadata
April 21, 2022
Discoverable. Understandable. Trustworthy. These are just a few of the key ideas of a Data Mesh infrastructure. Go through all of them and you’ll...
Data Mesh TV: Overcoming Data Access Challenges
March 29, 2022
We have been addressing data access challenges for a long time. For many years, the objective was to lock data down. We built layers...
Simplifying Policy Enforcement for Your Data Mesh with Starburst Enterprise and Immuta
March 23, 2022
This blog was co-authored by Alex Breshears, Product Manager at Starburst In today’s global economy, it’s impossible to understate the importance of being able...
New Study Reveals Key Trends Including a Shift Towards Decentralized Data Architecture
March 22, 2022
Data sprawl grows in complexity. Data science emerges as the top analytical workload. Data pipeline is fraught with challenges. Data access is now more...
How data mesh and a data fabric are fundamentally changing the role of the data engineer
March 15, 2022
In the last year, Data Mesh has become one of the most talked-about topics in the data analytics space. As companies struggle to unlock...
Learn From Complimentary Gartner® Report: Are Data Fabric and Data Mesh the Same or Different?
March 7, 2022
Data Fabric and Data Mesh continue to sustain legions of hype and debate. Data and analytics leaders are longing for a new roadmap, beyond...
Jump Start Your Data Mesh Strategy
March 4, 2022
There is business urgency to deliver data-driven results today. The Data Mesh journey will require a transformational change program (people & process), but getting...
Data Mesh TV: A CDO Discussion on the Data Mesh Journey
February 23, 2022
Imagine with us, you are the CDO and you're building strategic alignment to start a Data Mesh program. Executives have read the business case...
Data Mesh TV: Quantifying Risk on a Mesh
February 8, 2022
In a recent episode of Data Mesh TV, I spoke with Adrian Estala, VP of Data Mesh Consulting Services on quantifying risk. ...
6 Reasons to Attend Datanova 2022: #3, Hear Customer Stories
January 28, 2022
Start off the year right by registering for our two-day virtual conference, Datanova: The Data Mesh Summit. As of late, with the rise of...
Datanova 2022: Are You Data Mesh Ready?
January 21, 2022
During a bright and early morning session on day two (Thursday February 10, 2022 at 10:30am EST) at this year’s Datanova: The Data Mesh...
Don’t Hit Reset On Your Digital Transformation
January 18, 2022
Digital transformation reimagines business models by integrating digital capabilities with people and processes. Over the past few years, you’ve made material investments in your...
6 Reasons to Attend Datanova 2022: #2, Justin Borgman
January 12, 2022
As we see it, there are six big reasons to sign up for Datanova: The Data Mesh Summit, with our super exciting fireside chat...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: Principle of Federated Computational Governance
January 11, 2022
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
6 Reasons to Attend Datanova 2022: #6, Zhamak Dehghani, Creator of Data Mesh
January 7, 2022
The self-professed “troublemaker” Zhamak Dehghani, who coined Data Mesh will join us for not one but two sessions! ...
Data Mesh: Federated Computational Governance
January 4, 2022
Data Mesh is based on four central concepts, the fourth of which is federated computational governance. In this blog, we’ll explore what that means...
2022-25 Data Strategy: Three New Actionable Ideas for the CDO
December 15, 2021
As a former CDO, I know that CDOs and digital transformation leaders are currently refreshing their 2022-25 strategies and looking for new ways to...
Data Mesh: Self-Service Data Infrastructure
December 7, 2021
Data Mesh is based on four central concepts, the third of which is self-service data infrastructure. In this blog, we’ll explore what that means...
Data Fabric vs. Data Mesh: What’s the Difference?
November 18, 2021
I am increasingly getting asked about the difference between the Data Fabric and the Data Mesh. They are both emerging paradigms designed to solve...
Rethinking the Modern Data Stack
November 17, 2021
Over the past few years the “modern data stack” has entered the vernacular of the data world, describing a standardized, cloud-based data and analytics...
Data Mesh: 6 Myths and Misconceptions
November 9, 2021
According to Gartner’s recent research1, IT budgets are on the rise as companies have a vested interest in technologies aimed at composability. Mastering the...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: Principle of Self-Service Data Platform
October 26, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
Data Mesh: Data as a Product
October 21, 2021
Data Mesh is based on four central concepts, the second of which is data as a product. In this blog, we’ll explore what that...
Data Mesh: Domain-oriented Ownership & Architecture
October 14, 2021
Insane in the domain! Insane in the brain! Crazy insane, got no domain! - Cypress Hill, sort of Data Mesh is based on four...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: Principle of Data as a Product
October 5, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
Data Mesh: A Software Engineer’s Perspective
September 28, 2021
You might have heard about Data Mesh recently, which is a modern approach to managing data and analytics in a distributed, domain-driven fashion. At...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: Principle of Domain Ownership
September 21, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, monolithic, centralized data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide the line...
Data Mesh: Embracing Decentralized Data Paradigms
September 20, 2021
Many data and analytics practitioners have heard about this socio-technical paradigm shift, Data Mesh, and would like to learn more. But before describing what...
Does the data mesh make data integration harder?
September 17, 2021
Every five years, a small group of leaders in the data management research community get together to do a self assessment --- what are...
Countdown to Big Data LDN
September 17, 2021
We’re only days away from the biggest data and analytics event in the UK: Big Data LDN. The Starburst EMEA team is more than...
How Data Mesh Scales Data Virtualization
September 15, 2021
Today’s business forecast: sunny with a 100% chance of data driving our economy. It’s a fact that data leaders and organizations want to make...
What Data Mesh Means for Data Analysts and Data Scientists
September 7, 2021
Get early access to free early release chapters (including the newly released chapter!) of the O’Reilly book, Data Mesh: Delivering Data-Driven Value at Scale,...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: Before the Inflection Point
September 7, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: After the Inflection Point
August 24, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
Part 1 of Current Data Patterns Blog Series: Hybrid Distributed Data Store and RDBMS
August 12, 2021
As companies shift their analytical ecosystems from on-premise to cloud and try to avoid “data lock-in”, we’re noticing some very interesting data patterns. This...
Data Mesh Book Bulletin: The Inflection Point
August 10, 2021
Despite the investments and effort poured into next-generation data storage systems, data warehouses and data lakes have failed to provide data engineers, data analysts,...
Starburst is The Analytics Engine for Data Mesh
August 6, 2021
Get early access to free early release chapters (including the newly released chapter!) of the O’Reilly book, Data Mesh: Delivering Data-Driven Value at Scale,...
Azure Data Mesh: Powered by Starburst
August 4, 2021
Microsoft has migrated thousands of customers to its Azure cloud platform and has quickly become the second most popular cloud provider. Companies have easily...
The data mesh approach to analytics at scale
July 29, 2021
Get early access to free early release chapters (including the newly released chapter!) of the O’Reilly book, Data Mesh: Delivering Data-Driven Value at Scale,...
Data Federation and Data Virtualization Never Worked in the Past But Now it’s Different
July 13, 2021
Thirty years ago it was already commonplace for large businesses to have hundreds --- even thousands of different database instances managing data from the...
Query Federation Made Simple at Comcast
June 24, 2021
The media and telecommunications provider now known as Comcast began as a regional operator with just five channels and 12,000 customers. Today, Comcast has...
Change the Way You Query Data with Starburst and AWS
June 21, 2021
We all know the cloud is becoming the de facto IT infrastructure for many organizations. Thus, cloud migrations become more and more common, leading...
The Great Data Architecture Debate: Data Lake, Data Warehouse or the Data Lakehouse?
April 6, 2021
This is a crazy and slightly confusing time in the data architecture space. More and more companies are shifting toward data lakes, yet the...
Data Mesh: The Answer to the Data Warehouse Hypocrisy
March 25, 2021
Note: I start this piece with some technical background that has nothing to do with the data mesh, and is only relevant to data...
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