#8 Platform Re-use, PoC Advice, and More Data Mesh Nuggets – Interview with Matthew Darwin

Sign up for Data Mesh Understanding's free roundtable and introduction programs here: https://landing.datameshunderstanding.com/Please Rate and Review us on your podcast app of choice!If you want to be a guest or give feedback (suggestions for topics, comments, etc.), please see hereEpisode list and links to all available episode transcripts here.Provided as a free resource by Data Mesh Understanding / Scott Hirleman. Get in touch with Scott on LinkedIn if you want to chat data mesh.Matt's contact info:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdarwindba/Twitter: @EvoDBA / https://twitter.com/EvoDBAMatt's post on platform reuse: https://medium.com/slalom-data-analytics/data-mesh-is-the-argument-a-strawman-3cffaf55ce5eMatt's LinkedIn poll on testing data pipelines: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6877216459458719744/In this episode, Matthew Darwin, Principal Data Engineer at Slalom Consulting, and Scott cover a wide range of topics including:Re an article Matt had posted on data platform re-use and shifting data ownership left:You can re-use the technologies you already know and love when building a data platform - there is literally no good reason to toss those out the windowIf your existing setup enables domains to easily transform, serve, and store their data, sure use your existing configuration; if not, there will need to be changesYour data platform will need to evolve and it is okay to start with a bit of an underwhelming data platformOther nuggets and interesting topics:Insights from direct client engagements doing data meshWhat makes for a good data mesh PoCThe usefulness of data product blueprintsHow data mesh is still bleeding edge and is therefore not for everyoneSlowing down to move faster / the long-term negatives of always looking for quick winsWhy you can't just expose your operational data model as a data productThe importance of data product interoperability - even at the PoC phaseHow crucial the organizational aspects of data mesh really areMuch moreData Mesh Radio is hosted by Scott Hirleman. If you want to connect with Scott, reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthirleman/If you want to learn more and/or join the Data Mesh Learning Community, see here: https://datameshlearning.com/community/If you want to be a guest or give feedback (suggestions for topics, comments, etc.), please see hereAll...