Keep Direct Database Reads While Improving Operational Data
A practical framework for improving data at its source without forcing every application read through a new gateway or replacing the operational database.
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The Refinery journal
More practical thinking about operational data, supported repair and proof at the source.
Ideas for better data
Monitor Recurring Data Problems Without Promising Permanent Prevention
A practical framework for distinguishing a verified source correction from lasting prevention, using recurrence checks, explicit evidence and visible uncertainty in operational data workflows.
What an Evidence-Backed Data Repair Proposal Should Show Its Owner
A practical framework for reviewing a proposed source correction before approval, including scope, evidence, expected values, authority, uncertainty and the proof required afterwards.
When a Read-Only Reference Can Establish a Correct Value
A practical framework for using an approved read-only reference to evaluate conflicting operational data without turning the reference into a second system of record.