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I’m a systems thinker who believes data should serve people, not the other way around.
This site explores patterns in data systems, product thinking and decision-making, drawn from general experience across teams and projects. If you're interested in building data systems that are robust, scalable and genuinely useful to the people who rely on them, you're in the right place.
Latest Works
- Persisting Context Across Power BI Drillthrough
Power BI drillthrough carries your filters but not your context. Can anything be done to fix this?
- When Deletion And Archiving Look The Same
We thought "deleted" meant deleted. Then we discovered Core had an archiving feature. Here's what we didn't know.
- Designing Around Row-Level Security (RLS) Limitations in Power BI
When RLS can't serve two masters.
Latest Thoughts
- Keep It Simple But For Who?
Why "simple" can depend entirely on who you're optimising for.
- The Importance of Dev Testing
Is Dev testing something all developers should be doing and what happens if you don't?
- What If The Obvious Isn't Obvious
What's obvious to you might not necessarily be obvious to all.