Chapter 20
Ten Places to Get Help for Your Data Lake
IN THIS CHAPTER
Looking for help in all the right places
Separating expert advice from “just somebody’s opinion”
You don’t need to go it alone! The constantly evolving nature of the entire world of data lakes means that you really need to stay up to date with the latest products and services, best practices, and (on the other side of the coin) incoming storms that can turn a beautiful afternoon at the data lake into new adventures in seasickness.
Fortunately, you have plenty of places to seek out help.
Cloud Provider Professional Services
If your data lake is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure, expert help in either of those platforms is right at your fingertips. Reach out to Amazon (https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services) or Microsoft (www.microsoft.com/en-us/professionalservices/overview) — or any other cloud service provider (CSP) you may be using — to get answers to the most puzzling questions or to make sure you’re on top of the best practices for that platform.
Major Systems Integrators
The same big guys that have dominated enterprise-scale systems for a long time are all splashing around the data lake. Accenture (www.accenture.com/us-en), Deloitte (www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html), and IBM Services ...
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