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The recommended approach is start from your business outcomes: define what success looks like—be it profitability, customer engagement, or employee satisfaction—and then work backwards to determine how data can support these goals. This shift from purely data-centric to value-centric thinking is gaining traction, prompting organizations to ask: Are we using data in service of real business impact?
Data Architecture: Mesh, Fabric, or Middle Ground?
One of the hottest topics was selecting the appropriate data architecture—data mesh, data fabric, or a hybrid middle ground. The audience showed moderate familiarity with these concepts, many recognizing that the debate isn’t about which approach is "better," but what fits the organization’s needs.