The Enterprise Data Lake

The data lake is an approach for harnessing the power of big data technology and providing convenient self-service capabilities. This book is based on discussions with practitioners and executives from more than a hundred organizations. You’ll learn what a data lake is, why enterprises need one, and how to build one successfully with the best practices in this book.

Get an introduction to data warehousing, big data, and data science:

  • Learn various paths enterprises take to build a data lake
  • Explore how to build a self-service model and best practices for providing analysts access to the data
  • Use different methods for architecting your data lake
  • Discover ways to implement a data lake from experts in different industries

Note: This is an Excerpt of The Enterprise Big Data Lake containing Chapter 3.