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Top Data Lakes Interview Questions

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction A data lake is a centralized repository for storing, processing, and securing massive amounts of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Data Lakes are an important […].

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Introduction to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Analytics Vidhya

Azure Data Lake Storage is capable of storing large quantities of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data in […]. The post Introduction to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 appeared first on Analytics Vidhya. It combines the capabilities of ADLS Gen1 with Azure Blob Storage.

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A Detailed Introduction on Data Lakes and Delta Lakes

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction A data lake is a central data repository that allows us to store all of our structured and unstructured data on a large scale.

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Setting up Data Lake on GCP using Cloud Storage and BigQuery

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction A data lake is a centralized and scalable repository storing structured and unstructured data. The need for a data lake arises from the growing volume, variety, and velocity of data companies need to manage and analyze.

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Differentiating Between Data Lakes and Data Warehouses

Smart Data Collective

While there is a lot of discussion about the merits of data warehouses, not enough discussion centers around data lakes. We talked about enterprise data warehouses in the past, so let’s contrast them with data lakes. Both data warehouses and data lakes are used when storing big data.

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Understanding the Differences Between Data Lakes and Data Warehouses

Smart Data Collective

Data lakes and data warehouses are probably the two most widely used structures for storing data. Data Warehouses and Data Lakes in a Nutshell. A data warehouse is used as a central storage space for large amounts of structured data coming from various sources. Data Type and Processing.

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8 tips for unleashing the power of unstructured data

CIO Business Intelligence

With organizations seeking to become more data-driven with business decisions, IT leaders must devise data strategies gear toward creating value from data no matter where — or in what form — it resides. Unstructured data resources can be extremely valuable for gaining business insights and solving problems.