Contract-driven Data Platform | Andrew Jones, Modern Data 101

What if there was a different way to build a data platform, one that is made up of consistent, interoperable, governed data products?

Expert's Desk ⭐️ The Contract-driven Data Platform What if there was a different way to build a data platform, one that is made up of consistent, interoperable, governed data products? Andrew Jones Mar 30, 2026 52 9 Share About Our Contributing Expert Andrew Jones | Creator of Data Contracts, Principal Engineer & Author Andrew Jones is a Principal Engineer and Author, specialising in modern data architecture and platform design. He is widely recognised as the creator of data contracts , an approach introduced in 2021 that redefines how organisations manage data quality, ownership, and governan

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