Chapter 3
Understanding Data Lakes
IN THIS CHAPTER
Architecting data lakes for stability
Seeing how data lakes are structured
Planning for scalability
Grasping how data lakes function as an environment
Understanding how data lakes handle various data types
Working with analytical and operational data
Controlling the latency of data copied into a data lake
Seeing how data lakes overcome the shortfalls of enterprise data warehousing
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