SMRTR ProgrammingDec 7, 2024The New Stack

Who’s the Bigger Villain? Data Debt vs. Technical Debt

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Technical and data debt are growing challenges in IT. Data debt, unlike tech debt, can't be easily reset. To address it, organizations should shift left by prioritizing data modeling early, charting existing data structures, and designing future data with shared meaning and context in mind. This approach prevents accumulation of new debt and facilitates better decision-making.

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