Lessons Learned in Implementing Data Mesh for Data Access Acceleration at Volkswagen Group – Christoph Spohr, Volkswagen AG

This talk provides an overview of Volkswagen’s on-prem Big Data Platforms, and how we implemented a Data Mesh for Data Access Accelerator on top of it.

Session Outline

This talk provides an overview of Volkswagen’s on-prem Big Data Platforms, and how we implemented a Data Mesh for Data Access Accelerator on top of it. We present lessons learned implementing it, what we wish we knew before starting, and typical data products use cases of our internal customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Data mesh capabilities require an aligned technical and organization architecture
  • One of the key challenges is implementing appropriate data governance