{"id":1641,"date":"2026-07-28T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/?post_type=seminar&#038;p=1641"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:03:15","slug":"what-scale-ups-build-that-enterprises-spend-years-trying-to-retrofit","status":"publish","type":"seminar","link":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/seminars\/what-scale-ups-build-that-enterprises-spend-years-trying-to-retrofit\/","title":{"rendered":"What Scale-Ups Build That Enterprises Spend Years Trying to Retrofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Fast-scaling companies operate under the same pressures that create enterprise technical debt \u2014 limited budget, limited headcount, and constant pressure to grow. The difference is intent. Drawing on the experience of building the data foundation for an AI SaaS product from scratch \u2014 modular, event-driven, self-serve by design \u2014 this talk shares what stayed deliberate under pressure and what didn&#8217;t. Enterprise data leaders leave with a practical model for building scalable architecture without the rewrite, and a way to spot where their current setup is already working against them.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Key Takeaways:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li role=\"presentation\">The architectural patterns fast-scaling companies build in from day one &#8211; and why they head off the costly retrofits enterprises face later<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">A lens for spotting where your own architecture is already working against you, before it turns into a multi-year modernisation programme<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\">How to prioritise modernisation without committing to a full rewrite &#8211; where the highest-leverage fixes sit and how to sequence them<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1641","seminar","type-seminar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"start_time":"2026-10-13 13:30:00","end_time":"2026-10-13 14:00:00","theatre":635,"speakers":[1468],"businesses":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - 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