Lessons From The First Year Of Data Mesh In The RAF
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The RAF runs a six‑month data transformation called Project Wyvern, building federated domain teams, supplying tools and training while keeping a central service for quality, governance and prioritization. Early stack choices include Continue, Starburst and Immuta and teams sometimes build apps when source systems are missing. Key outcomes: a handful of showcase data products that prove value, clear tradeoffs between empowerment and maturity, and a roadmap to scale teams, people and platform over the next 2–3 years.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:34About me
- 2:27Agenda
- 3:09The RAF
- 6:05Tight Control
- 9:41Principles
- 12:50The Journey
- 16:26Agility vs Structure
- 17:40Structure vs Value
- 18:42Purism vs Pragmatism
- 25:27Summary
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