Data Mesh

Rethinking Enterprise Data Architecture

Anders Boje Hertz
Head of AI & Data Platforms at INTELLISHORE

anders.hertz@Intellishore.dk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersboje/
We focus on providing the next generation of consultancy for the digital age: a true passion for
data, a combination of strategy advisors and native technologists , and a dedication to
delivering actionable insights and cultural change

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TRANSFORMATIONS ARE DRIVEN BY HOW FAST COMPANIES MASTER 5
DISCIPLINES
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Ensuring that data scientists, engineers and their
analyses are fully engaged and integrated with the
001
day-to-day business
Defining a shared action plan for all
elements of transformation: business,
technical and organizational

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Building up the organization’s capabilities and
ways of working to drive data literacy and usage

002
Establishing the setup to continuously
validate, access, explore and expand the
foundation of quality data

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Turning the insights from the data into
accessible reports and tools that can be used in
day-to-day operations

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let's get data messy
 CENTRALIZED | MONOLITHIC

BIG DATA | AI PLATFORM

Ubiquitous Data Innovation Agenda

 THE NEXT GENERATION DATA PLATFORM
… and yet, the failure modes remain

Data Lake Cloud

Warehouse
Data Mesh
A decentralized sociotechnical
approach in managing and
accessing analytical data at scale.
THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE

Domain-oriented Data as a Self-serve data Federated

decentralised data product infrastructure as computational
ownership and architecture a platform governance

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 DECOMPOSE DATA AROUND DOMAINS
Distribute the ownership

Domains aligned
with the origin of Domains aligned
data with shared aggregates

Domains aligned with

the consumption

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 SERVE DATA AS A PRODUCT
Delight the consumer with ease of data discovery and use

Domain Data
Product Owner

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Domain Data
Product

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 ENABLE AUTONOMY
Abstract technical complexity in self-serve data infrastructure

Data | ML Infrastructure as a Platform

Data Infra Team

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BUILD AN ECOSYSTEM
Create a federated and global governance

Global Governance| Open Standards

Data Infra as a Platform

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I though this was a tech
community?
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But why?
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Data Mesh
A decentralized sociotechnical
approach in managing and
accessing analytical data at scale.
While data (for most) may not be a “product” in a
strictly economic sense, it is still the life-blood of
organizational decision making, and should not be
allowed to become a by-product.

Serge Gershkovich

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 REFERENCES

Dehghani, Z. (2020). Data Mesh Principles and Logical Architecture.

Retrieved from Martin Fowler: https://martinfowler.com/

Moses, B. (2022). Data Mesh 101: Everything You Need To Know to Get Started.
Retrieved from Monte Carlo Data: https://www.montecarlodata.com/blog-data-mesh-101-everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-started/

Thoughtworks. (2022). Introduction to Data Mesh A principled approach.

Retrieved from Thoughtworks: https://www.thoughtworks.com/what-we-do/data-and-ai/data-mesh

Data Mesh Learning. (2022). Intro to Data Mesh.

Retrieved from Data Mesh Learning: https://datameshlearning.com/

Dehghani, Z. (2019). How to Move Beyond a Monolithic Data Lake to a Distributed Data Mesh.
Retrieved from Martin Fowler: https://martinfowler.com/articles/data-monolith-to-mesh.html

Gershkovich, S. (2022). Data Mesh: overhyped, misunderstood, and useful!

Retrieved from Medium: https://medium.com/sqldbm/data-mesh-overhyped-misunderstood-and-useful-e65c60ba6643
Thanks
Anders Boje Hertz
Head of AI & Data Platforms at INTELLISHORE

anders.hertz@Intellishore.dk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersboje/