Data Lakes for Big Data ⛡️

Volumes of crude data are available at our fingertips today, and the latest concept of a #DataLake helps store any type or volume of data as-is, process it in real-time or batch mode, and analyze it at scale πŸ€½πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

DATA VARIETY πŸπŸŒπŸ‡ There is no schema definition or a structure in a #DataLake during the capturing stage and therefore raw data from multiple sources can be streamed in real-time into this centralized repository without a need for any #DataTransformation.

IMPLEMENTATION β˜οΈπŸ’ΎπŸ”’ Since a #DataLake can hold 100 terabytes or even petabytes of majorly enterprise data, they are often implemented in cloud-based, distributed storage systems.

VALUE ADDITION β³βš±οΈπŸ€“ Data is the food for learning algorithms, and a #DataLake provides the perfect solution to harness the knowledge from data across multiple resources, in a lesser time frame leading to in-depth analysis, involved collaboration, and rapid decision making.

ALL IN ONE πŸ€–πŸ₯‡πŸ‘€ Especially with #MachineLearning, a #DataLake provides a one-stop solution for enterprises to use historical data, hypothesize, generate insights, refine assumptions, and assess results without needing to go outside the system.

BENEFITS πŸŽŸπŸŽžπŸ“ Besides simplifying #DataManagement across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured formats, like texts, images, SQL tables, etc. a #DataLake helps lower the cost of ownership, speeds up #DataAnalytics, & provides a solid foundation for #BusinessIntelligence.

CHALLENGES πŸ§©πŸ€ΈπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ” Because of the big data variety in #DataLake, it is important to develop mechanisms to catalog/tag data to make it easily discoverable. Additionally, for security/privacy & #DataGovernance access controls, network security, and encryptions should be invested in.

EXAMPLES πŸ πŸŽ―πŸ”’ Microsoft @Azure, Amazon @awscloud, @qubole, @Informatica, etc. provide some of the popular #DataLake solutions, each with its own set of prominent features, and one can choose based on their specific use case.

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Written on January 25, 2022