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Data Mesh

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Data Mesh

Summary

Decentralized, domain-oriented data ownership; data as a product with federated governance and platform self-service.

What it is

A socio-technical approach applying domain-driven design to analytics: teams own data products with clear contracts, quality, and discoverability.

Benefits

  • Scales data ownership with domains
  • Improves accountability and quality
  • Promotes interoperability via contracts

Trade-offs

  • Requires strong governance enablement
  • Investment in platform and tooling
  • Risk of fragmentation without standards

When to use

  • Large orgs with many data domains
  • Bottlenecked centralized data teams
  • Desire for faster, domain-owned analytics

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