· 1 min read
The exit-fee argument died; check your switching math
The big clouds waived egress for leaving customers back in 2024. If your platform decisions still cite exit fees, they are citing a dead number.
#egress#strategy
Tagged: strategy
7 articles
· 2 min read
How to pick the Iceberg catalog before you pick the engine
The catalog, not the table format, is where lakehouse lock-in now lives. A short method for choosing one before any engine decision is made.
#iceberg#catalogs#lakehouse#strategy
· 3 min read
Your analytics vendor now sells your database too
Lakebase is GA and the OLTP line just moved. What transactional workloads in the lakehouse change for architecture reviews, and what to migrate never.
#oltp#lakehouse#strategy
· 1 min read
Iceberg v3 is table stakes now; the lock-in moved upstairs
Summit season settled the table format question. What that removes from migration scoring, and where switching costs actually live in 2026.
#iceberg#strategy#lock-in
· 2 min read
A data strategy that fits on one page
If the strategy needs forty slides, it is a wish list. The five sections that make a data strategy executable, with the questions each must answer.
#strategy#governance
· 3 min read
Lock-in is a price, not a sin
Every platform choice trades switching cost for delivered capability. How to price lock-in honestly instead of fearing it uniformly.
#vendors#strategy
· 3 min read
Deciding on a metrics layer without a year-long pilot
The metrics layer question is smaller than vendors make it. A two-meeting decision process based on where your numbers already disagree.
#metrics#bi#strategy