Scott interviews Khanh Chau, Lead Architect for the Data Mesh Initiative at Northern Trust. Khanh discusses the importance of passion and patience in implementing data mesh. Each journey is unique and failure should be embraced. They also talk about the challenges of convincing execs and improving data service deployments. Creating scalable data systems, lean coding, and automation are key. They also touch on real-time data management, data governance, and empowering data engineering teams. The progress and timeline of the data mesh community are highlighted.