Data Mesh in Action

5 Data as a product

This chapter covers

• Applying design thinking to validate legitimacy of the data product candidate
• Selecting the person responsible for its development
• Forming the team that will develop it
• Defining the interfaces of the data product
• Designing the building blocks of the data product
• Complementing the data mesh with data contracts and sharing agreements

In the previous chapter, when discussing the domain ownership principle, we presented sample data products for the business capability Produce Content. We used the term data product without specifying what it is and how to create it. It’s time to look at what it means to treat data as a product.

Often when thinking about data, we focus on technical aspects such as schema or ...