Andrew Madson

Andrew Madson

Developer Relations, Marketing & GTM Consultant

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Open Data Infrastructure

Build AI-ready data systems without surrendering control of your data.

My work on open data infrastructure focuses on the standards, architectures, and operating models that make data portable, governed, interoperable, and useful across the modern AI stack.

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Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide
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Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide

O'Reilly Media, 2025

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Fundamentals of Apache Iceberg

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LinkedIn

The Architecture of Agents: Building Open Data Infrastructure Today for the AI Factory of Tomorrow

Mar 19, 2026

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Substack

The AI Survival Guide - Why Open Data Infrastructure Is No Longer Optional

Mar 18, 2026

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Fivetran

Governing Your Lakehouse with Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service

Mar 16, 2026

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