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Data Strategy
11
min read

How to Build a Data Team Structure That Scales Impact Instead of Headcount

Discover data team structure strategies that eliminate bottlenecks and scale capabilities without endless dependencies.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Data Strategy
9
min read

Stop Cloud Data Cost Chaos With These 11 Executive Strategies

Cloud data costs spiraling out of control? Learn 11 executive strategies to optimize spending.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

How Platform Leaders Can Break the Data Ownership Deadlock That's Paralyzing Enterprises

Discover enterprise data ownership that works. Learn how platform leaders ensure scalable access control across distributed teams.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
ETL modernization
10
min read

How Analytics Leaders Can Implement Enterprise Data Reconciliation Without Breaking Systems

Discover how enterprise analytics leaders overcome data reconciliation challenges at scale.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

The Analytics Leader's Playbook for Building Data Observability That Scales

Discover proven data observability strategies that analytics leaders use to build organizational reliability and prevent costly data failures.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Data Governance
12
min read

How Analytics Leaders Build Distributed Data Stewardship That Actually Works

Discover how analytics leaders design data stewardship that scales across organizations without sacrificing agility or creating administrative overhead.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Data Governance
10
min read

Why Neither Data Consistency nor Integrity Alone Is Enough

Learn why data consistency vs integrity isn't an either-or choice. Discover how both work together.
Prophecy Team
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Events + Announcements
5
min read

Data + AI for everyone: highlights from the 2025 Databricks Summit

The hot topic? Access to data for all users
Raveena Kapatkar
June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025
Events + Announcements
7
min read

Agent-Powered Pipeline Development: Designed for Humans, Built for Production

Prophecy’s latest release democratizes pipeline development with AI agents, keeps humans in the loop
Ravi Uppala
June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025
Data Strategy
12
min read

How Forward-Thinking Platform Leaders Build Data Integrity That Prevents Quality Chaos

Discover how platform leaders build data integrity that scales across teams without creating bottlenecks or sacrificing self-service innovation.
Prophecy Team
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
Data Strategy
12
min read

How Platform Leaders Can Ensure Data Completeness and Prevent Analytics Failure

Learn data completeness best practices that prevent analytics failures, accelerate AI initiatives, and establish enterprise governance accountability.
Prophecy Team
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

How Data Domains Break the Cycle of Endless Analytics Backlogs

Discover how data domains replace centralized bottlenecks with distributed ownership. Stop waiting for data engineering teams.
Prophecy Team
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
Data Engineering
11
min read

Stop Data Pipeline Failures Before They Impact Your Business Operations

Learn how effective data pipeline monitoring prevents costly business failures and turns operational excellence into a strategic business advantage.
Prophecy Team
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
Data Governance
10
min read

Why Traditional Data Security Management Fails Enterprises and What Works Instead

Learn proven data security management strategies that eliminate breaches without stifling business agility.
Prophecy Team
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
June 16, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

From Data Mess to Business Success Through Strategic Data Curation

Learn how data curation turns your data from a cost center to a growth driver and enhances business success.
Matt Turner
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
Data Integration Platform
10
min read

Stop Creating Bottlenecks and Create Data Workflows That Drive Business Growth

Learn how strategic data workflows drive real business growth instead of creating bottlenecks.
Prophecy Team
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
Data Governance
11
min read

How to Build Enterprise Data Governance Without Killing Innovation

Learn how an enterprise data governance framework can turn scattered data practices into a growth catalyst.
Prophecy Team
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
Self-service Data Preparation
9
min read

The Analyst's Guide To Conquering Data Cleansing Chaos

Master data cleansing challenges and transform dirty data chaos into confident analytics.
Prophecy Team
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
Data Strategy
8
min read

How to Stop Playing Data Detective and Build Lineage That Actually Works

Discover why data lineage implementations fail and the solutions that fix them.
Cody Carmen
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
Data Strategy
9
min read

Why Some Teams Thrive With Data Fabric While Others Need Data Mesh

Struggling with data access? Discover how data fabric vs mesh architectures differ for the right strategy.
Prophecy Team
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 5, 2025
Events + Announcements
5
min read

Get ready! AI agents, booth chats, and must-see Prophecy events at the 2025 Data + AI Summit

The Prophecy team will be everywhere at the Databricks Summit next week - make sure to catch us!
Matt Turner
June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

How Data as a Product Throws Your Data Team a Lifeline

Data as a product principles can take your organization from data chaos to brimming with insights. Here´s how.
Prophecy Team
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
Events + Announcements
3
min read

Prophecy at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025

Taming impossible data, agents and the impact of GenAI at our biggest data event of the year!
Matt Turner
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
9
min read

Quality at Scale: Unlocking Hidden Monitoring Capabilities in Your Lakehouse

Discover overlooked Databricks Lakehouse Monitoring capabilities that transform data quality.
Prophecy Team
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
Self-service Data Preparation
11
min read

How DataOps Ends the Self-Service vs. Governance Dilemma

Discover how DataOps bridges the gap between business and technical teams, automating governance while enabling self-service. Implement these proven practices to transform your enterprise data operations.
Prophecy Team
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
May 22, 2025
Data Governance
5
min read

Build It. Govern It. Own It.

Guest Post By Dan Harris, CRO of Cloudaeon
Dan Harris, CRO of Cloudaeon
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
Data Strategy
11
min read

How Effective Data Orchestration Eliminates Silo-Driven Data Chaos

Learn how effective data orchestration transforms scattered data streams into a cohesive business advantage. Discover how modern data orchestration eliminates silos and accelerate analytics transforming raw data into value.
Prophecy Team
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
Data Strategy
9
min read

The Four Data Mesh Principles That Take You From Centralized to Domain-Driven

See how data mesh principles transform data engineers from bottlenecked processors to product owners.
Prophecy Team
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
Data Strategy
12
min read

How Four Analytics Types Create A Complete Business Intelligence Framework

Discover how descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics create a complete intelligence framework. Learn implementation strategies that turn overwhelming data into a strategic advantage.
Prophecy Team
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
Data Strategy
13
min read

Why Data Products Fail and How to Deliver Business Value Beyond Dashboards

Discover how effective data products make complex information accessible to business users while maintaining governance and quality, bridging the gap between raw data and actionable insights.
Prophecy Team
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 15, 2025
Data Strategy
13
min read

The Self-Service BI Paradox: Why Better Tools Don't Always Mean Better Insights

Discover why self-service BI initiatives often fail and how to overcome data transformation bottlenecks. Learn 5 essential strategies for empowering business users while maintaining enterprise governance. Upgrade your data democratization approach today.
Prophecy Team
May 16, 2025
May 19, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 19, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 19, 2025
Data Strategy
11
min read

Data Cataloging: A Strategic Growth Enabler for Scaling Business

Discover how data catalogs evolve beyond simple organization to become strategic business drivers—providing advanced search, AI-powered insights, and seamless integration that turns data chaos into a competitive advantage.
Prophecy Team
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
Data Governance
12
min read

Building a Self-Service Data Governance Framework in Databricks With Prophecy

Stop choosing between control and access. Learn how to build a robust Databricks governance framework that enables true self-service analytics without compromising security, powered by Prophecy.
Matt Turner
May 9, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 15, 2025
Data Governance
13
min read

A Guide to Effective Data Quality Checks and Testing for Rapidly Scaling Businesses

Discover essential data quality checks and testing methods that scale with your business. Learn how automated checks catch costly errors before they impact critical decisions.
Prophecy Team
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
13
min read

From Stale to Fresh: Why Your Data's Age Matters More Than Ever

Master data freshness with our comprehensive guide. Learn why fresh data matters, essential metrics to track, and proven techniques to maintain data currency for better business insights.
Prophecy Team
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
Data Governance
13
min read

8 Essential Data Quality Metrics for Governed Self-Service Data Preparation

Learn how modern data quality metrics balance self-service freedom with governance, prevent the annual losses from poor data quality, and build analytics users can actually trust.
Prophecy Team
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 8, 2025
Data Strategy
13
min read

The Complete Guide to Data Quality Monitoring for Strategic Business Growth

Discover how effective data quality monitoring drives business growth through better decision-making, increased efficiency, and reduced risks. Learn practical techniques and implementation frameworks to prevent the annual losses from poor data quality.
Prophecy Team
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

A Guide to Data Auditing to Transform Your Business Data into Strategic Assets

Discover how systematic data auditing can reduce the annual cost of poor data quality, streamline pipeline creation, and turn your data into trusted insights that drive confident decisions and competitive advantage.
Prophecy Team
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
9
min read

A Guide to Query Optimization Techniques for Databricks SQL

Unlock top Databricks SQL features with these 7 advanced query optimization techniques. Speed up your data pipelines and improve performance now!
Prophecy Team
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
May 2, 2025
May 1, 2025
ETL modernization
13
min read

A Guide to Data Transformation Concepts and Implementation

Uncover modern data transformation techniques and explore Prophecy's tools for seamless implementation. Elevate business insights through effective data management.
Prophecy Team
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Data Governance
9
min read

How Modern Self-Service Analytics Tools Are Empowering Non-Technical Users

Discover how self-service analytics tools are empowering non-technical users, enabling data access and insights without coding, streamlining decision-making.
Matt Turner
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
10
min read

A Guide to Delta Lake’s Optimization Techniques

Discover key strategies to enhance Delta Lake performance on Databricks. Optimize schemas, partitioning, Z-ordering, file sizes, data lifecycle, and more.
Prophecy Team
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Data Strategy
7
min read

How Visual Data Pipelines Accelerate Collaboration Between Business and Technical Teams

Discover how visual data pipelines bridge the gap between business and tech teams, ensuring streamlined communication, error reduction, and faster insights.
Prophecy Team
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
10
min read

A Guide to the Lakehouse Architecture for Modern Data Transformation

Discover how lakehouse architecture unifies data warehouses and lakes, boosting flexibility, performance, and governance in your data strategy.
Prophecy Team
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
12
min read

Accelerating Data Transformation With Spark SQL

Discover how Spark SQL transforms data operations, empowering organizations with scalable processing and SQL familiarity. Unleash big data insights efficiently.
Prophecy Team
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Data Strategy
10
min read

Breaking Down Silos: 8 Ways to Build Data Literacy Between Technical and Business Teams

Discover 8 effective ways to build data literacy across business and technical teams, breaking down barriers and enhancing collaboration for data-driven success.
Mitesh Shah
April 17, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 24, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 24, 2025
Data Engineering
9
min read

Batch or Stream Processing? Choosing the Right Path for Your Business Needs

Discover the key differences in batch vs stream processing to optimize your data strategy, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. Choose the right approach today.
Prophecy Team
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
Data Governance
7
min read

Shadow IT in Data Preparation: From Risk Management to Business Empowerment

Explore how shadow IT in data engineering impacts business, from risks to empowerment. Discover causes, solutions, and the future landscape of shadow IT.
Prophecy Team
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
5
min read

Unlocking Databricks for Data Analysts: Simplify Data Preparation with Prophecy

Prophecy and Databricks are redefining how teams build and manage data pipelines on Databricks SQL.
Mei Long
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
Data Strategy
9
min read

A Guide to Dataframes for Modern Data Transformation

Discover what dataframes are, their unique features, and their role in modern data transformation. Perfect for building ML models and gaining business insights.
Prophecy Team
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
Data Strategy
9
min read

A Comprehensive Guide to Types of Databases

Explore the diverse types of databases. Find examples, features, characteristics, and use cases.
Prophecy Team
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
7
min read

A Guide to Data Transformation With Databricks

Explore the comprehensive guide to Databricks for transforming your data strategy with cloud-native efficiency and seamless analytics workflows.
Prophecy Team
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
ETL modernization
8
min read

Mastering ETL in Databricks: Strategies to Streamline Data Integration

Discover how to master ETL with Databricks—optimize pipelines, leverage Delta Lake, automate tasks, and enhance query performance for optimal outcomes.
Prophecy Team
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 3, 2025
Data Strategy
12
min read

Efficient Data Migration: Transitioning to a Self-Service, Cloud-Native Landscape

Discover efficient strategies for data migration and data mesh in a self-service, cloud-native environment, ensuring seamless transitions and robust data governance.
Prophecy Team
April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025
Data Strategy
12
min read

A Guide to Choose Between Star and Snowflake Schemas

Explore the differences between star and snowflake schemas to optimize data warehouses. Learn how to enhance query performance and data efficiency.
Prophecy Team
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
Prophecy for Databricks
12
min read

From Bronze to Gold: Navigating Medallion Architecture for Enterprise Success

Learn how Medallion Architecture can transform your enterprise data strategy by navigating its layered approach to data quality, governance, and analytics.
Prophecy Team
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025
March 27, 2025
March 28, 2025