https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Specification News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/02/data-contracts-collaboration/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Specification-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2025/02/data-contracts-collaboration/en/headerimage/how-data-contracts+-support-collaboration-header-1737369099516.jpg"/><p>Data contracts define the interface between data providers and consumers, specifying things like data models, quality guarantees, and ownership. They are essential for distributed data ownership in data mesh, ensuring data is discoverable, interoperable, and governed. Data contracts improve communication between teams and enhance the reliability and quality of data products.</p> <i>By Ben Linders</i> Specification Team Collaboration Data Mesh Agile Conferences Collaboration Big Data AI, ML & Data Engineering Culture & Methods news Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:47:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/02/data-contracts-collaboration/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Specification-news Ben Linders 2025-02-06T11:47:00Z /news/2025/02/data-contracts-collaboration/en