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Jan 16

Why You’ll Never Have a FAANG Data Infrastructure and That’s the Point | Part 1

Chasing FAANG-style data infrastructure often creates more problems than value. This expert piece explains why enterprises need a different approach.

Data Products: A Case Against Medallion Architecture

Key to Decentralisation, Identifying the Single Source of Truth, and more with Sitian Gao | S1:E5

Data Strategy

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Jan 28

Key to Decentralisation, Identifying the Single Source of Truth, and more with Sitian Gao | S1:E5

How AI Agents & Data Products Work Together to Support Cross-Domain Queries & Decisions for Businesses

Data Strategy

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Jan 16

How AI Agents & Data Products Work Together to Support Cross-Domain Queries & Decisions for Businesses

The Art of Discoverability and Reverse Engineering User Happiness

Data Operations

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Dec 12

The Art of Discoverability and Reverse Engineering User Happiness

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Why You’ll Never Have a FAANG Data Infrastructure and That’s the Point | Part 1

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Jan 16

Why You’ll Never Have a FAANG Data Infrastructure and That’s the Point | Part 1

What is Data Observability? A Data Product Platform Approach to Improve Observability Success

Data Platform

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Jan 12

What is Data Observability? A Data Product Platform Approach to Improve Observability Success

First Strategy Piece of Enterprise AI: The Change Management Framework

CTO Insights

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Jan 9

First Strategy Piece of Enterprise AI: The Change Management Framework

Conceptual vs. Logical vs. Physical: Choosing the Right Data Model for Business Outcomes

Data Strategy

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Jan 7

Conceptual vs. Logical vs. Physical: Choosing the Right Data Model for Business Outcomes

Data Platform

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Dec 31

What is Data Sharing? How can Data Platforms Improve It?

Data Platform

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Dec 29

Top 5 Data Platforms for 2026

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Jan 16

Why You’ll Never Have a FAANG Data Infrastructure and That’s the Point | Part 1

CTO Insights

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Jan 9

First Strategy Piece of Enterprise AI: The Change Management Framework

Rise of The Context Architecture: Where Meta is More Vital Than Information

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Dec 12

Rise of The Context Architecture: Where Meta is More Vital Than Information

Death to Data Pipelines: The Banana Peel Problem

Data Architecture

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Dec 5

Death to Data Pipelines: The Banana Peel Problem

The Modern Data Stack’s Final Act: Consolidation Masquerading as Unification

Data Architecture

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Nov 28

The Modern Data Stack’s Final Act: Consolidation Masquerading as Unification

Model as a Data Contract: The Contract-First System Behind Dynamic Semantics

CTO Insights

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Nov 21

Model as a Data Contract: The Contract-First System Behind Dynamic Semantics

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From Big Tech to Startups: Redefining Roles of Data Engineers as Strategists and much more with Matthew Weingarten | S1:E8

Data Strategy

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Feb 19

From Big Tech to Startups: Redefining Roles of Data Engineers as Strategists and much more with Matthew Weingarten | S1:E8

Championing the Customer’s Voice and More 💬 with Rho Lall | S1:E7

Data Strategy

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Feb 12

Championing the Customer’s Voice and More 💬 with Rho Lall | S1:E7

UX, Governance, & the Semantic Vantage of Data Products with Sheila Torrico | S1:S6

Data Strategy

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Feb 3

UX, Governance, & the Semantic Vantage of Data Products with Sheila Torrico | S1:S6

Data Strategy

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Jan 28

Key to Decentralisation, Identifying the Single Source of Truth, and more with Sitian Gao | S1:E5

A Data Engineer's POV on the Missing Links in the Data Stack and More | S1:E4

Data Operations

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Nov 28

A Data Engineer's POV on the Missing Links in the Data Stack and More | S1:E4

A Data Manager’s True Priority Isn’t Data and More Twists with Dr. Neumann | S1:S3

Data Strategy

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Nov 14

A Data Manager’s True Priority Isn’t Data and More Twists with Dr. Neumann | S1:S3

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