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26 Sep 2025
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Attention #DataVault fans – Check out the all new DVAUnited site

You may have missed it, but Dan Linstedt has evolved the Data Vault System from 2.0 to 2.1 (lots of new stuff in there!). Along with that, he has decommissioned the original Data Vault Alliance site and forums and replaced it with an all new, modern, home for DV 2.1 that he calls DVA United.

Why “united?” Because we finally have access to all things data vault under one roof – just one site for learning, discussing, and connecting. This gives us a central location for community driven learning and support. That includes active engagement, online discussions, and live Q&A sessions with Dan Linstedt himself.

If you are embarking on a new Data Vault 2.x project or already in the middle of one, this is the most economical way to get the coaching and mentoring you need from not only Dan, but other industry experts (like myself occasionally).

As a member (yes, there is a fee for all this goodness), you gain access to in-depth resources, expert-led discussions, and live events designed to help you master the architecture, methodology, and modeling practices that make Data Vault effective. More importantly, you’ll build confidence in your projects by applying techniques supported by a global network of professionals who have been where you are now.

If you are a recruiter or consultancy looking for highly qualified Data Vault practitioners, there is a new Talent Connect feature just for you (seperate fee applies). So why search the internet and LinkedIn, when you can go one place to find folks who are actively looking for new gigs?

For instant access to all this goodness, all you have to do is sign up for Starter Membership (which includes a 10 day trial). With that you get:

  • 1 Quarterly Q&A Webinar
  • Starter Resources
  • Podcasts
  • Tips and Tricks
  • SQL Downloads
  • Articles
  • Data Vault Discussions
  • Hot Topics
  • Fun Data Memes
  • Direct Private Messaging
  • Access to Talent Connect (to add yourself if you are on the hunt)

With the Pro Membership, you get these additional benefits:

  • Monthly Q&A Webinars
  • Quarterly Topic Webinars
  • Access to Past Q&A Webinars
  • Access to WWDVC Videos
  • BI (AI) Prompt Exchange
  • Access to Pro Resources
  • Pro-Specific Courses

If you like what you see and learn (I am sure you will), then you can sign up for either the Starter membership or the Pro membership. As a bonus, because you read my blog, you can use the code KG30YCD to get 30% your quarterly membership fee. Cancel anytime.

So, check the new site out today and take your Data Vault game to new heights.

Happy Data Vaulting!

Kent

The Data Warrior

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19 Apr 2023

Unlocking the Vault Podcast – What’s Coming in 2023

A few weeks back I was privileged to one of the guests on Dan Linstedt’s podcast, Unlocking the Vault, along with a bevy of other well know data visionaries, thought leaders, and practitioners.

Our topic was –  it’s 2023 and we’re swimming in buzzwords like data mesh, decentralization, data lake house, etc. What’s actually the next big thing that we should take seriously? Are we forgetting something obvious or leaving something behind?

We had quite the discussion on what we see happening in 2023, where the industry is going, agile, DataOps, and loads more.

Listen in!

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior

P.S. If you enjoyed that discussion, lots more like that to come for an entire week at WWDVC 2023. It is not too late to sign up and join us in Stowe, Vermont! Register here today!

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10 Jan 2023

Panel Discussion: Data Modeling in a Data Mesh World

Happy New Year y’all!

Last month I had the pleasure of chatting with two of my data modeling pals about how to think about data modeling in a #DataMesh architecture. The recording was hosted by the Data Mesh Learning Community in partnership with Data Mesh Radio.

Juha Korpela (Chief Product Officer at Ellie Technologies) facilitated this panel with Veronika Durgin (Head of Data at Saks) and myself (The Data Warrior). Watch (or listen) to learn why Veronika and I consider Data Vault to be the best choice available right now, why only focusing on the technical aspects of data modeling instead of the business will lead you astray, how to build in iterations, change management for data modeling, and much more!

Watch the video replay here: Panel: Data Modeling in Data Mesh

If you want to just listen, check out the podcast audio, which has some nice notes from Scott Hirleman from the Data Mesh Learning Community.

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior

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18 Nov 2022

Data Vault and Data Governance, Pt. 2

Hey #DataVault fans! Here is another post that just came out about DV and governance – how are they related?

In part two of this blog series, we sit down with Kent Graziano and Cindi Meyersohn to dig a bit deeper on data governance and its relationship to data quality.

Cindi: Kent, we’ve already talked about data governance as it relates to security, now what about data quality?

Kent: It’s important to talk about the key aspects and benefits of data governance found in improved data quality, because if people can’t trust the data, then they’re not going to use the data.  No matter how sophisticated you get in loading your data, moving your data, transforming your data, displaying your data, if people don’t trust the quality of that data, then they’re not going to use it. 

The Data Vault architecture and methodology, above and beyond modeling, includes data quality in the approach, specifically related to TQM, which is vectorized total quality management, along with several other frameworks.  Particularly in Data Vault, you embrace the idea of having a continuous feedback loop on the data to the sources as part of the approach.  The inclusion of a continuous feedback loop should be a part of any planning and design of a Data Vault.

Check out the rest of the conversation here: Data Vault and Data Governance, Pt. 2

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior

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07 Nov 2022
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All new Data Vault Alliance Forums are open!

Great news for all fans and followers of #DataVault – Ask DVA forums are up and running!

You can sign up at https://forums.datavaultalliance.com (NB: No longer active, please see my more recent post on the new site.)

These all new forums are the sanctioned voice of DVA (Data Vault Alliance). That means you can expect the answers will be reviewed and in compliance with data vault standards and best practices as taught by Dan Linstedt and all the authorized DV 2.0 CDVP trainers. Hopefully this will help reduce confusion in the market and assist organizations in successfully applying the approach.

Other (important) details:

  • 100% free – to anyone and everyone
  • Anyone that has an account can: reply, or post a new topic.
  • 100% readable by guests – without ever creating an account
  • 100% moderated (by DVA for starters, by a few others that have already agreed to moderate)
  • Members can POST POLLS!!!

And better still, the forums are OPEN to both Business and Technical questions!!

You can expect answers to your toughest data vault questions through examples, best practices, and standards.

So why wait? Hop on now and take a minute to view the forums, sign up / register, and possibly ask or reply to questions.

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior

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