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Simplifying Data Engineering and Analytics with Delta
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Simplifying Data Engineering and Analytics with Delta

by Anindita Mahapatra
July 2022
Beginner to intermediate
334 pages
7h 33m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 3: Delta – The Foundation Block for Big Data

"Without a solid foundation, you will have trouble creating anything of value."

– Erica Oppenheimer, on academic mastery

In the previous chapters, we looked at the trends in big data processing and how to model data. In this chapter, we will look at the need to break down data silos and consolidate all types of data in a centralized data lake to get holistic insights. First, we will understand the importance of the Delta protocol and the specific problems that it helps address. Data products have certain repeatable patterns and we will apply Delta in each situation to analyze the before and after scenarios. Then, we will look at the underlying file format and the components that are used ...

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ISBN: 9781801814867