# How to Move Beyond a Monolithic Data Lake to a Distributed Data Mesh

<https://martinfowler.com/articles/data-monolith-to-mesh.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

This is a very dense article, and has some interesting thoughts on getting leverage from data.

> So what is the answer to the failure modes and characteristics we discussed above? In my opinion a paradigm shift is necessary. A paradigm shift at the intersection of techniques that have been instrumental in building modern distributed architecture at scale; Techniques that the tech industry at large has adopted at an accelerated rate and that have created successful outcomes.
> 
> I suggest that the next enterprise data platform architecture is in the convergence of Distributed Domain Driven Architecture, Self-serve Platform Design, and Product Thinking with Data.

I think I'd have to read this a couple of times along with some others to really grok it. 🤯

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- [WT108: Weekly Thing #108 / Jun 1, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/108/), Notable Links 📌

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