Data Mesh Newsletter #025

Marvelous Mid March Issue

The quick bit…

0. Dave McComb of Semantic Arts was a recent guest on the Data Mesh Radio Podcast episode on March 3rd. Dave coined the data-centric term and outlined its principles which happen to have many adherents within the Data Mesh community. If you haven’t heard this episode, listen in to hear Dave and Scott compare and contrast the two. DML Newsletter subscribers who are among the first three to submit the message “The Data Mesh Podcast” through Semantic Arts’ Contact Us page will receive a free copy of Dave’s book titled The Data-Centric Revolution.

1. The book “Data Mesh in Action” by Jacek Majchrzak, Sven Balnojan, and Marian Siwiak just had it’s second MEAP (pre-release) version released and will hit the market soon. An implementation-focused and pragmatic take on the Data Mesh paradigm shift, that works for both large scale enterprises and small start-ups. DML Newsletter subscribers will receive 35% off using the Data Mesh Learning specific discount code: nldatamesh22. As a bonus, the authors have three copies to give away for free. Just comment “free copy”
   to this newsletter and the first three respondents will receive their own free copy.

Data Mesh Content Unzipped

No Data Products Without Representation

Author: Chris Harding, CEO at Lacibus

Through the clever use of personal and historical examples, the author submits that although the value of Data Products can be determined through the consumer happiness gauge, it comes with a burden for the producers of the data product, all of which must be considered for success.

Data Mesh meets Universal Authorization

Author: Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at SanjMo

This paper brings focus to the need of ensuring a cohesive data access governance and authorization mechanism through a unified governance approach. Its key findings recommends defining a collaborative governance platform, defining a common data access governance layer, and implementing a universal authorization layer.

Data Mesh Architecture with Google Cloud BigQuery

Author: Simon Harrer, Innoq

In the last issue, Andrew requested more Data Mesh on GCP articles and DML newsletter subscriber Simon Harrer has answered the call with a focus on BigQuery at the center of the architecture.

Data Mesh: The Balancing Act of Centralization and Decentralization

Author: Piethein Strengholt, Microsoft

The decentralization aspect of Data Mesh is an encumbering prospect for many data teams. However, it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing proposition but rather a topology spectrum that can be dialed in to your needs.

Deconstructing Data Mesh Principles

Author: Saurabh Kumar & Will Henham, Slalom

Before you determine that this is yet another egoistic enumeration of Data Mesh principles, not so fast… Rather, it focuses on the interdependent relationships between these principles and illustrates how they (must?) work in concert to provide an ecosystem that can scale.

Upcoming Meetups / Zhamak Stuff

from Zhamak:

- state of data mesh conference videos are up https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8f-F_Zx8XA9-U2BNkUrZc3ZzPFk0LcYc

- my book is hitting the online platforms March 9th - it would be available on some digital platforms the same day, and on others a few days after. The print version will be available usually a couple of weeks after.

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