Summary

In this chapter, you learned how important it is to have a clear vision and mission when starting your engineering journey to build a future-proof data-engineered solution. This need is best illustrated through some examples that we have been directly exposed to over the years, and which have been included in this chapter.

In addition to the vision and mission statement outcomes that are produced after formalizing the organization’s thoughts around this topic, you have been exposed to the need to develop clear principles that will guide the teams as they develop an architecture. That architecture will form the framework for a data platform. These principles are going to be key guides when you’re making decisions – and there will be many to make. This structured, methodical approach will help explain all the choices that are made as design challenges are presented or when technical issues arise.

Lastly, you were exposed to the need for a toolbox of...