DataMesh on Hard Mode: Learning from Airtel's Early DataMesh Journey

In this episode, Sid Shah, the head of product data and analytics at Airtel, shares their DataMesh journey. Airtel faced challenges with data and analytics due to data silos across the organization and a lack of visibility into the customer journey. To address this, they started centralizing their data into a data lake, which led to bottlenecks and poor data ownership. Discovering DataMesh validated their experiences and gave them hope, leading them to adopt a DataMesh approach. Sid emphasizes the importance of targeting pain points at the enterprise level and gradually involving domains. He also highlights the need to keep stakeholders engaged and focus on incremental progress. Airtel's journey showcases the importance of patience, adaptability, and effective communication in implementing DataMesh.