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IRiS Assistant Demo Video
Most of the work in building a Data Vault isn't the code. It's the design. Reading metadata, profiling samples, identifying business keys, capturing definitions nobody updates later. We filmed a walkthrough of the IRiS Assistant doing exactly that work. One source table, start to finish: profiled, modelled, definitions captured, production-ready metadata pushed to the repository, in a single conversation. If you've ever sat through the design phase of a Data Vault build, this is worth eleven minutes. The IRiS Assistant is live in beta: https://ignition-data.com/iris-assistant
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Looks great. Quite straightforward. Regarding BKs - has the assistant successfully identified multi-part BKs? I would have expected that something like name+address+postal_code might have been a candidate (especially if there was no customerid). Have you tested that? Also, is there a way to suggest a different BK if you don't agree with the one the assistant suggested?
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Regarding BKs - has the assistant successfully identified multi-part BKs? I would have expected that something like name+address+postal_code might have been a candidate (especially if there was no customerid). Have you tested that?
Data Vault is dead!
I hear more and more people asking why you should do all the overhead of creating a Data Vault on modern data platforms. They often argue, that when having a persistent data lake and a modern data platform, which allows virtualizing everything on top of the lake, you don't need a Data Vault. What's your take on this?
4 likes • Feb '25
Again, they are talking about technologies not methodologies. People forget DV 2.x is not just a way to model data but architecture and methodology too. All of it still applies in the modern data landscape. Dan's new DV 2.1 course now includes discussions about data lakes and PSAs and virtualization. In the end you still have to a plan and approach and at a minimum you need the business ontology and taxonomy to properly build a virtualization layer that makes sense to the business. You can use DV for all of that! A logical DV model can certainly be used to build the model inside a virtualization tool.
Looking for Resources on Datalakehouse Architectures in Snowflake
I am currently diving deeper into datalakehouse architectures and looking for resources or implementation examples specifically related to building lakehouses on Snowflake. So far, I have primarily focused on the architecture of Databricks on Azure and AWS, and now I want to explore Snowflake in more detail to identify commonalities and significant differences, such as Delta Lake vs. Apache Iceberg. If anyone has good sources, articles, or personal insights, I would greatly appreciate your input!
3 likes • Jan '25
Check Snowflake.com/blog for lake house articles. Also their resources page for white papers and presos. I know some of the Field CTOs and SE have done talks and posts over the last few years. Check LinkedIn postings from Kevin Bair at Snowflake as he works exclusively on data cloud architecture these days.
Sometimes you read (IMHO) an uniformed opinion about Data Vault that just makes you shrug
For me it was this: ”Moreover, there seems to be little justification for adopting a Data Vault model, especially considering the flexibility of the lakehouse architecture.” Pity its about to be published in an O’Reily book. https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781098178826/ch02.html
2 likes • Nov '24
Sadly too many people do not understand the difference between an architecture (e.g., Medallion) and a methodology like Data Vault 2.x.
Seeking tips on Data Mesh & Fabric Organization
"I'm currently diving deeper into the concepts of Data Mesh and Data Fabric, especially from an organizational and strategic perspective. Does anyone have good resources or reading recommendations on this topic? I'm particularly interested in the organizational aspects but also open to resources that focus more on the architectural approaches. Thanks in advance!
6 likes • Oct '24
Check out https://datameshlearning.com/ . They also have a Slack channel with lots of activity on it.
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Kent Graziano
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Semi-retired Snowflake and Data Vault evangelist. Author, speaker, advisor.

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