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This is where the actual work lives. Observations from inside a data function that’s still being built. What worked? What bombed? What did the theory miss?
When legacy orgs’ data capabilities catch up
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When legacy orgs’ data capabilities catch up

I've noticed something about when a legacy or highly regulated organization quickly "catches up" with the rest of the economy in data capabilities. 1. Velocity becomes critical Time becomes wayyyy more finite because you have to cover more of the hierarchy in the same number of
26 Jun 2026 2 min read
Fix the day
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Fix the day

We don't have direct S3 access. Entra-AWS identity friction makes that a non-starter for now, which means passively reading external tables from S3 isn't viable; not unless we're committing to full truncate-and-reload cycles on billion-row tables. We're
17 May 2026 1 min read
Give a business owner an empty catalog and watch nothing happen
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Give a business owner an empty catalog and watch nothing happen

I'm generally a best-practices person. I think there's wisdom in the consensus positions that the data governance community has built up over decades, and I try not to be contrarian for its own sake. But some recommendations read like they were written for an organization
10 Apr 2026 2 min read
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