KPMG’s white paper presents data mesh as a modern alternative to traditional data lakes. It addresses issues like siloed data, poor scalability, and IT bottlenecks by promoting domain ownership, where teams treat data as a product. Four key principles define the model: domain owner control, self-service access, federated security, and governance. Instead of centralizing data, mesh enables decentralized data publishing via APIs with rich metadata, ensuring interoperability and quality. Inspired by microservices, data mesh improves agility, avoids data swamps, and supports scalable, business-aligned data access across the enterprise.

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