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The Data Quality Test: 10 Questions That Predict Pipeline Disasters

I’ve been writing about data quality a lot lately. Enough that I notice myself doing it. Enough that a small voice says: haven’t you made this point already? Schema drift, NULL propagation, duplicate records, the whole catalogue of things that go wrong in the space between a source system and a warehouse. I keep circling back to it. And every time, I almost talk myself out of writing the piece. Then I reflect on what’s happened in the last few years of work. The postmortems I’ve read, the pipelines I’ve inherited — and the same pattern shows up with depressing regularity. Not exotic failures. Not edge cases. The boring stuff. The questions nobody asked before the first row hit the warehouse.

Friday, April 11, 2025 Read
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Navigating Incident Response Management with DevOps

Introduction Incident response management (IRM) is a critical aspect of any organization’s overall security and risk management strategy. In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, IT incidents can occur at any time, and it’s important to have a plan in place to effectively manage these incidents and minimize the impact they have on your organization. The IRM lifecycle is a structured approach to managing incidents, from identification to resolution, and it involves a range of activities, including communication, coordination, and control. In this post, I’ll explore the IRM lifecycle in detail, and discuss the roles and responsibilities of different individuals during each stage. I’ll also compare traditional incident management with devops incident management, and discuss the advantages of adopting a devops approach.

Sunday, February 19, 2023 Read