Getting started with data mesh

It's important that your vision for a data solution aligns with the strategy and vision of your organization. To best inform architecture design, begin by envisioning the desired data landscape across your lines of business. The architecture of the data solution will determine the ways of working within your organization. It's important to start by identifying the user persona requirements across business units. In addition, refer to your organization's strategy and vision to identify the data solution approach that meets your requirements.

To evaluate if a data mesh architecture is right for your business, or whether another architecture pattern such as a centralized data lake or multi-account hub-and-spoke architecture fit better, start with the following:

• Seek input from business executives and data source owners to validate your solution architecture.

• Consult project and program managers to understand the usage of the data and the main challenges.

After you identify that the data mesh architecture meets the future needs of your organization, start implementing the data mesh strategy by using the Data Mesh Strategy Framework.