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A Data Lake, You Call It? It’s a Data Swamp

KDnuggets

How and why the data lake architecture often fails to meet its promises. And how better governance helps mitigate such challenges.

Data Lake 101
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Data Lake Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Architecture and Use Cases

AltexSoft

In 2010, a transformative concept took root in the realm of data storage and analytics — a data lake. The term was coined by James Dixon , Back-End Java, Data, and Business Intelligence Engineer, and it started a new era in how organizations could store, manage, and analyze their data. What is a data lake?

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Data Warehouses vs. Data Lakes vs. Data Marts: Need Help Deciding?

KDnuggets

A comparative overview of data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts to help you make informed decisions on data storage solutions for your data architecture.

Data Lake 118
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Charting A Path For Streaming Data To Fill Your Data Lake With Hudi

Data Engineering Podcast

Summary Data lake architectures have largely been biased toward batch processing workflows due to the volume of data that they are designed for. With more real-time requirements and the increasing use of streaming data there has been a struggle to merge fast, incremental updates with large, historical analysis.

Data Lake 130
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Data Lakehouse Architecture Explained: 5 Layers

Monte Carlo

You know what they always say: data lakehouse architecture is like an onion. …ok, Data lakehouse architecture combines the benefits of data warehouses and data lakes, bringing together the structure and performance of a data warehouse with the flexibility of a data lake.

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5 Layers of Data Lakehouse Architecture Explained

Monte Carlo

You know what they always say: data lakehouse architecture is like an onion. …ok, Data lakehouse architecture combines the benefits of data warehouses and data lakes, bringing together the structure and performance of a data warehouse with the flexibility of a data lake.

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Insights And Advice On Building A Data Lake Platform From Someone Who Learned The Hard Way

Data Engineering Podcast

Summary Designing a data platform is a complex and iterative undertaking which requires accounting for many conflicting needs. Designing a platform that relies on a data lake as its central architectural tenet adds additional layers of difficulty. Can you describe your current platform architecture?

Data Lake 100