Schemabook Blog

Why we are building Schemabook

Schemabook’s ultimate goal is to make data more actionable through improving collaboration and improving quality. While building a central component of the data platform at a Fortune 100 company, Schemabook’s founder experienced first hand how much effort and cost went into collecting data that the business could not immediately act on or just could not use.

The data was collected and possibly even transformed but either just sat in a lake occupying space and incurring costs or required additional institutional knowledge to be useful. The issue was not related to the technologies used, nor the architecture. It was a people and process problem. Not all of the stakeholders were on the same page. Many times they didn’t know each other or weren’t even aware of each other.

How can data producers confidently deliver data that consumers need to perform their responsibilities? How can consumers make requests of the producers when they can’t identify them? The outcome everyone is looking for is grounded in stakeholders collaborating. Schemabook is a data stakeholder collaboration product.

Schemabook revolves around the idea of declared schemas but it’s not just a central schema registry. It helps stakeholders stay on the same page. It provides a space for data contracts to be defined and shared. It provides tooling for engineering teams to ensure the quality of the data they produce and consume. Stakeholders can identify themselves easily without a burdensome process. Changes to data can be discussed and prepared ahead of time preventing down time and data loss.

If your stakeholders don’t know one another or aren’t collaborating on defining the data needed to accelerate your business, please give Schemabook a try. Don’t just land data in a lake or warehouse without knowing what it is used for. We think our lightweight approach can help you turn the page on the story of data in your organization.