Data Architecture

The Modern Data Warehouse (MDW) is the evolution of the traditional enterprise data warehouse — rebuilt for the cloud era. It retains the governance, schema discipline, and BI performance that made data warehouses the …

The Data Lake was the first architecture to break free from the rigid schemas of traditional data warehouses. By storing raw data in its native format at virtually unlimited scale, it opened the door to exploratory …

Before exploring the major data architectures, it’s essential to speak the same language. Modern data systems are filled with jargon — and understanding these terms precisely will make the difference between …