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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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A Prequel to Data Mesh

Towards Data Science

When I heard the words ‘decentralised data architecture’, I was left utterly confused at first! In my then limited experience as a Data Engineer, I had only come across centralised data architectures and they seemed to be working very well. Organizations began to use relational databases for ‘everything’.

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How to Become an Azure Data Engineer? 2023 Roadmap

Knowledge Hut

To provide end users with a variety of ready-made models, Azure Data engineers collaborate with Azure AI services built on top of Azure Cognitive Services APIs. Understanding SQL You must be able to write and optimize SQL queries because you will be dealing with enormous datasets as an Azure Data Engineer.

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Azure Synapse vs Databricks: 2023 Comparison Guide

Knowledge Hut

Supports Structured and Unstructured Data: One of Azure Synapse's standout features is its versatility in handling a wide array of data types. Whether your data is structured, like traditional relational databases, or unstructured, such as textual data, images, or log files, Azure Synapse can manage it effectively.

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DataOps Architecture: 5 Key Components and How to Get Started

Databand.ai

A DataOps architecture is the structural foundation that supports the implementation of DataOps principles within an organization. It encompasses the systems, tools, and processes that enable businesses to manage their data more efficiently and effectively. As a result, they can be slow, inefficient, and prone to errors.

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Data Lakehouse: Concept, Key Features, and Architecture Layers

AltexSoft

The pun being obvious, there’s more to that than just a new term: Data lakehouses combine the best features of both data lakes and data warehouses and this post will explain this all. What is a data lakehouse? Data warehouse vs data lake vs data lakehouse: What’s the difference.

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Data Architect: Role Description, Skills, Certifications and When to Hire

AltexSoft

To get a better understanding of a data architect’s role, let’s clear up what data architecture is. Data architecture is the organization and design of how data is collected, transformed, integrated, stored, and used by a company. Sample of a high-level data architecture blueprint for Azure BI programs.