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Data Products have the simplest definition you'll ever hear: 8 words.

By Mario Meir-Huber
Data Products have the simplest definition you'll ever hear: 8 words.

Forget complex definitions. A Data Product is simple: it delivers value to its consumers. Everything else: quality, reliability, impact flows from this one principle. Learn why simplicity is the foundation of building better data systems.

I've seen many definitions of Data Products. Complex ones. Academic ones. Ones that need a whiteboard and 30 minutes to explain.

I prefer a simple one:

A data product delivers value to its consumers.

That's it. Eight words.

A Data Product without quality doesn't deliver value. If it's unreliable, it doesn't deliver value. If it creates no strategic or financial impact, it doesn't deliver value either.

So keep the definition simple. Focus on value, and the right behaviors follow.

And it's short enough to remember.

MM

Mario Meir-Huber

Practitioner, author, and speaker on Data Products and modern data architecture. Connect on LinkedIn →

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