Shifting Left: How Data Contracts Underpin People, Processes, and Technology
Hey, hope you had a good week!
Data Platform
2025
The many applications of data contracts
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The many applications of data contracts Data contracts are such a simple and flexible pattern that can be applied to many different use cases.
Learnable systems with data contracts
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Data contracts provide a standard way for your organisation to create, manage, and consume data.
Influencing through platforms
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We can influence the behaviour of people and processes through the platforms we build and the design decisions we make.
Iceberg, and the elephant in the room
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Happy new year everyone!
2024
Creating platforms with data contracts
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The initial idea for data contracts was to create an interface through which reliable and well-structured data could be made available to consumers.
Data contracts at Nandos
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Ben Watson at Nandos, a South African restaurant chain operating in 30 countries, has a great write up on their modern data platform with data mesh and data contracts.
You don't need a mandate
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Following on from yesterday’s note on the API Mandate and data contracts, I wan’t to be clear you don’t need to mandate data contracts to get adoption.
Validating data contracts downstream
I wrote yesterday how it’s best to validate as early as possible.
Data contracts at the cross-section of best practices
I see data contracts as being at the cross-section of best practices.
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