The Potential of Data Mesh

Following up on Cerys’ exploration of building data capabilities last week, I want to discuss the potential that a Data Mesh approach holds for businesses to achieve this, compared to more centralised data warehouses and data lakes (or even data lakehouses!). Perhaps...

Gather more data, understand less…

Some thoughts on why orgs find data capabilities and leveraging insights so hard, despite years of investment and initiatives. There probably isn’t a single organisation that has not had a clear strategic imperative to do more with its data in recent years....

Trustfulness and professionalism

Last week, I took part in two events at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) concerned with the future of the accounting profession and its firms. This followed on from the work we did with the Institute on the Future Firms report, which...

The best data insights become useless if no-one trusts them

At truly data-driven companies, such as Google or Facebook, where the business model relies on customer data to function, there is no question of trusting data, it’s embedded in the DNA of the company. But unfortunately the same isn’t yet true for the wider business...

Getting ready for Data Ops

We spend so much time deep in the woods trying to help established firms become less divided by vertical hierarchy and more laterally connected, that sometimes it is good to raise our view and consider the prize that lies ahead for those with the courage, imagination...