Metadata + DataHub: the Secret to Data Mesh

TL;DR

MYOB, a 30-year-old Australian software company, has embraced the concept of data mesh to improve data management and enable self-service data capabilities.

Transcript

hello everyone my name is stephanie cachais and i'm the data platform lead at myob which is a company in australia a software company and i'm very excited to be presenting today thanks for having me i'm on the other side of the world so i had to pre-record because otherwise it would have been in the middle of the night um that i do this live but um... Read More

Key Insights

• ❤️‍🩹 MYOB is a 30-year-old software company in Australia that helps businesses with end-to-end business management processes. (25 words)
• 🙃 They have embraced the concept of data mesh, treating data as a product owned by domain teams and enabling self-service data capabilities. (25 words)
• 😤 The data platform team at MYOB is responsible for providing infrastructure, tooling, and consulting on best practices for data management and analytics within the company. (25 words)
• 👻 Data mesh has allowed MYOB to improve data accessibility, data literacy, governance, ownership responsibilities, and collaboration between data producers and consumers. (25 words)
• 😶‍🌫️ MYOB's adoption of cloud computing technologies like Snowflake, DBT, and Airflow has enhanced data accessibility and confidence in working with data. (25 words)
• 😒 The use of tools like data catalogs and lineage tooling, such as Data Hub, has helped MYOB drive data literacy and understanding across the organization. (25 words)
• 🔑 Data mesh has decentralized ownership and responsibility for data, empowering both data producers and consumers within the organization. (25 words)

Questions & Answers

Q: What is MYOB and what do they do?

MYOB is a 30-year-old software company in Australia that provides business management software to support Australian and New Zealand businesses.

Q: How has MYOB embraced the concept of data mesh?

MYOB has transitioned from a centralized data team to a data mesh approach, where data is treated as a product owned by domain teams, enabling self-service data capabilities.

Q: What are the responsibilities of MYOB's data platform team?

The data platform team at MYOB manages the internal platform for data and analytics, providing infrastructure, tooling, and consulting on best practices for data management to enable data-led decision making throughout the company.

Q: What are some of the benefits of adopting data mesh at MYOB?

By adopting data mesh, MYOB has improved data accessibility, data literacy, governance, ownership responsibilities, and collaboration between data producers and consumers within the organization.

Key Insights:

• MYOB is a 30-year-old software company in Australia that helps businesses with end-to-end business management processes. (25 words)
• They have embraced the concept of data mesh, treating data as a product owned by domain teams and enabling self-service data capabilities. (25 words)
• The data platform team at MYOB is responsible for providing infrastructure, tooling, and consulting on best practices for data management and analytics within the company. (25 words)
• Data mesh has allowed MYOB to improve data accessibility, data literacy, governance, ownership responsibilities, and collaboration between data producers and consumers. (25 words)
• MYOB's adoption of cloud computing technologies like Snowflake, DBT, and Airflow has enhanced data accessibility and confidence in working with data. (25 words)
• The use of tools like data catalogs and lineage tooling, such as Data Hub, has helped MYOB drive data literacy and understanding across the organization. (25 words)
• Data mesh has decentralized ownership and responsibility for data, empowering both data producers and consumers within the organization. (25 words)
• The transition to data mesh has reduced dependencies on the data platform team, freeing up their time for more meaningful and productive engagements. (25 words)

Summary & Key Takeaways

• MYOB is a business management software company in Australia that helps Australian and New Zealand businesses with end-to-end business management processes.

• They have adopted the data mesh concept, which emphasizes data as a product owned by domain teams and promotes self-service data capabilities.

• MYOB's data platform team is responsible for providing infrastructure, tooling, and consulting on best practices for data management and analytics within the company.