Recently, Andrew and Fahad led a webinar in the Kakou CxO Community, a private platform for CXOs and technology leaders to collaborate on topics from data privacy to emerging technologies, This discussion was on the topic of the Evolution of Data Architecture: Moving to a Data Mesh. Andrew and Fahad examine the benefits of a Data Mesh, how to get started, how to make the transition, and how to mitigate the risks with a data mesh.

Episode Highlights: 

• Defining a data mesh and why it should be considered over a data lake
• A data mesh helps organizations make better decisions because of access to data
• The advantages and disadvantages of a centralized vs distributed architecture 
• How domain driven design  comes into a data mesh 
• Unmet expectations and failure points of a data lake
• Data mesh and user experience
• How companies can start a data mesh initiative
• Data mesh and security 
• Data mesh is a very promising architecture 

Kākou CXO is a new shared-trust, peer-invite only community for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and CxOs to engage in timely interactions, idea-sharing, and inspiring knowledgeable conversations in a private and peer-vetted setting on a single platform. 

Thank you to Tony Scott Group and SPJ for starting Kākou CxO and inviting us to be a part of the community!

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