chapter one
1 Introduction
This chapter covers
- Introducing the fictional case study that we will utilize throughout this book
- How this book is structured, detailing each chapter
- How to best use this book
- Summarizing the journey of Data Mesh implementation (via Messflix) in this book
The Data Mesh is a decentralization paradigm. It decentralizes the ownership for data, its transformation into information as well as its serving. It aims to increase the value extraction from data by removing bottlenecks in the data value stream by these means. The detailed definition will follow in chapter 2.
The concept of the Data Mesh appeared on the stage in 2019 and since has lit not just the data world, but the whole technology world on fire. The Data Mesh concept breaks with the current world of data where data is usually treated as a “by-product” of software components. It turns the spotlight on the producers of the data and gives them the responsibility to handle this data just as they would handle their software.