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Data architecture

Data architecture describes how an organization’s data is captured, stored, transformed and made available to the people and systems that need it. It decides whether analytics are trustworthy, fast and affordable, or none of the three.

Where does data live, how does it move, and who owns it?

  • Data fabric
  • Lambda and Kappa streaming architectures
  • Change data capture (CDC)
  • Operational vs analytical data stores

Written and edited by Abhinav Taduka, enterprise software architect.