Publications.

Articles and talks on data platforms, AI governance and preparing data for AI. The full texts live on Medium and LinkedIn; every entry links to the original.

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Marks: the shape shows the family (circle: academic, triangle: spoken or written, diamond: long form); a filled mark means peer-reviewed or formal. Red square: featured.

2026

8 entries

  1. BlogFeatured

    How to Choose a Platform When Migrating Your Data Warehouse: Pain Points, PoC and TCO

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Start a data warehouse migration with pain points, not products: a two-week PoC, a three-year TCO and a signed plan to close the old system.

  2. Blog

    Before you pick a data warehouse platform, pick your pain points

    Ahmet Kalafat

    LinkedIn ·

    The short version of the Medium article: write down pain points first, keep Core and the marts apart, run a small PoC, ask who you will call when something breaks, and close the old system with a signature.

  3. Blog

    Who Audits AI Decisions? Why We Need Sector-Specific AI Ethics Boards

    Ahmet Kalafat

    LinkedIn ·

    On AI accountability: who audits an AI decision, and the case for AI ethics boards organised by sector.

  4. Blog

    Will AI Destroy Jobs, or Will It Reveal the Quality of Work?

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Part 5 of 5 · Questions for the AI Age

    AI rarely erases jobs; it breaks them into tasks and redesigns them. What ILO data, Klarna and Verizon reveal about data, process and junior roles.

  5. Blog

    Data Security in the Copy-Paste Age

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Part 4 of 5 · Questions for the AI Age

    Most AI data leaks start with a well-meaning copy-paste, not a hacker. Shadow AI, personal accounts, KVKK guidance, and how to design for safe use.

  6. BlogFeatured

    The Invisible Bill of AI

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Part 3 of 5 · Questions for the AI Age

    AI pilots look cheap; production does not. How model retirements, usage growth, unready data and exit costs add up to a hidden bill, and what to do.

  7. BlogFeatured

    Why AI Ethics Is No Longer a Compliance Checkbox

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Part 2 of 5 · Questions for the AI Age

    An AI ethics policy is not control. Who chose the model, who monitors it, and who pulls it when it fails? Why ethics now belongs in the architecture.

  8. Blog

    Is AI Giving Organizations Speed, or Redefining Who They Are?

    Ahmet Kalafat

    Medium ·

    Part 1 of 5 · Questions for the AI Age

    Why the real AI question for organizations is control, not speed: the introduction to the series and the three questions behind every AI decision.

2014

1 entry

  1. Talk

    Talk at SQL Saturday Istanbul

    Ahmet Kalafat

    SQL Saturday Istanbul ·

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