Turning data into actionable insights for better business outcomes has been the goal of organizations for well over a decade now. The pandemic has further underscored the need for data-driven transformation, just as it has revealed the importance of having visibility into supply chains. Companies can benefit exponentially from using data to more precisely understand their customers’ and employees’ needs and expectations.
The essence of data mesh is that it puts the customer first and focuses on data yielding outcomes instead of outputs. Just like with any other product in the marketplace, the value of the data product, or data set, depends on whether data consumers need and use it.