November 2024 Summaries

This tutorial guides users through the process of integrating and composing data from different domain REST APIs using Hasura Data Delivery Network (DDN). The main goal is to connect two REST endpoints to a supergraph and integrate the data from these endpoints by defining a relationship between the types returned by the endpoints. By following this guide, users can create a unified data access layer on domain services, allowing for efficient and effective connection of various data sources.

Poor data quality can lead to lost opportunities, reputational damage, increased operational costs, and potential regulatory exposure. A modern approach to improving data health involves building high-velocity data quality feedback loops that connect data producers and consumers effectively. This is achieved by implementing rapid feedback loops at the point of delivery, providing precise issue details, and communicating in a standard format. Automated feedback loops can be built using technologies like Hasura DDN's plugin ecosystem, JSON Schema standard, and AJV for generating standardized rule results. The approach provides significant advantages such as proactive detection, enhanced communication, clear accountability, standardized approach, and accelerated resolution.

The text discusses the challenges faced by architects in connecting disparate data sources into a unified data access layer, particularly when dealing with APIs. It highlights the importance of building a scalable interface for application developers and provides insights on how to approach this problem from the perspective of data API architecture and organization design. The article also emphasizes the role of automation based on metadata-driven approaches in reducing time and costs while building such platforms, recommending using databases over APIs whenever possible. Furthermore, it addresses organizational challenges that may arise during platform initiatives and provides best practices for collaboration between domain teams and platform architects.