Questions, answered
What leaders ask us about data architecture.
What is data architecture? +
Data architecture is the design of how data is modeled, stored, moved,
and served across an enterprise: the models that define what data
means, the platforms that hold it, the pipelines that move it, and
the curation layers that make it trustworthy enough to report and
build AI on.
What is an ERP-agnostic canonical data model? +
A canonical data model is a single standard model that every source
system maps into, so reporting and analytics no longer care which ERP
a record came from. At a $40B supplier, we consolidated 7 ERPs into 1
canonical model across 8 business domains.
What is a federated data mesh? +
A federated data mesh combines a central platform with regional
autonomy: shared standards, models, and governance at the center,
with regions serving their own data close to the business. We have
delivered this with a central Databricks lakehouse and regional
Snowflake environments.
How do you modernize legacy data systems? +
We inventory the full landscape, then give every system a verdict:
decommission, archive, or migrate into the modern platform. At a $40B
supplier that meant 28 defunct systems decommissioned, 15 archived,
and Access and Excel processes moved into governed Power BI.