What Working at Both Snowflake and Databricks Taught Me About Platform Decisions
Why the right platform choice is rarely about technical features, and almost always about organisational alignment.
Thinking
Perspectives on enterprise data architecture, platform decisions, and AI readiness.
2026
AI Readiness is a Data Architecture Problem in Disguise
Why your GenAI proof-of-concept will fail in production without a boring, robust data foundation.
The Quiet Failure Point of Enterprise Data Transformations
Why programmes don't fail dramatically at the end, but quietly during the initial assumptions phase.
2025
The Agentic AI Architect: Building Autonomous Data Workflows
Moving beyond copilots to build AI agents that fundamentally change how data engineering operates.
Architecture That Holds Under Operational Pressure
The difference between whiteboard designs and systems that survive budget cycles and team turnover.
Governance by Design, Not by Policy
How to embed data governance directly into the platform architecture instead of a Word document.
The Decision Before the Decision
A framework for evaluating organisational maturity before evaluating software vendors.
Why Enterprises Fail at Data Modernisation
Untangling fragmented estates requires clear migration pathways, not just a lift-and-shift mandate.