For those that have read the book ‘Antifragile’ by Nassim Taleb, you might pick up on how the concept of building robust systems for man-made black swans and other associated misfits mother nature throws at us fits perfectly to cloud system and platform designs. How you might ask?

While attaining the skill set of a CDO is daunting, having the CDO Mindset can be achieved with amazing impacts to teams, projects and output. I’ve tried to keep this article sized for an easy read with simple use cases so the reader can walk away with immediate actions to take. Input appreciated. Enjoy.

Each new project starts like the new season of summer and sun. Project expectations are high, everyone is excited. Success is evident. But there is a question that needs to be addressed. The question is so simple really, but is actually one of the leading causes of project failure.

“How do we define what a business requirement is?”

Before we review the topic of creating a Unified Asset Profile, lets review the Salesforce Data Cloud model as the metadata framework that manages the data and all the supportive processes is key in the next phase of the asset model.

If there is one thing that we can agree on its that Data Cloud is daunting so I look for any and all information that can assist clients in their pursuit because dauting as it may be - its worth it.

Why do I love Youreka? Because they are just so dang good or to quote Shakespeare as I rarely have the privilege, “I love thee …with my childhood’s faith” that there is a team of people that felt our pain and took their childish curiosity and courage to build something cool so that I would have the option to provide a robust tool for all occasions to my clients.

This year I had a couple of opportunities to position products that provide visual clarity for Field Service teams working in the utilities space. Find out why I chose to position Techsee!

Why do I love Sitetracker? Because it’s built on Salesforce and optimizes the entire asset lifecycle with built in AI, automation and actionable analytics. It’s a smart, robust forward thinking tool that, like Youreka, covers a big gap in work execution.

Let’s start with the first question. Why do I love Snowflake? Because its a data strategy, not just a tool or a database and it sits in my domain of Data Unification (Unified Profiles) and AI. I was going to write a review but decided to just copy and past a lot of rapid fire Q&A with associated Use Cases to get us going. Enjoy.

If you are a cloud or system architect your world is getting more complex every day, therefore, it’s good to own a few of the masters of architecture for inspiration and to see how foundations are addressed to support design and functionality. Here are my Top 10 in no particular order so load up the cart and Enjoy.

I decided to write this series on implementing AI as there are some great articles from many authors but I wanted to read a more thorough view of the lifecycle of the ‘actionable’ process and I couldn’t find a completed process out there. After years of working on data models and systems here is my take on the AI build.