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Data Engineer : Introduction to the Databricks Lakehouse Platform
1. Introduction to Databricks Lakehouse:
We will be discussing an overview of Databricks and why it has become a popular option for enterprise data architecture these days.
Databricks Lakehouse is a modern data architecture that combines the best aspects of data lakes and data warehouses, aiming to offer an open and unified platform for data and AI.
2. The Data Warehouse:
Before we talk about Databricks specifically, let’s start by reviewing some of the common platforms available for enterprise data.
Historically, there have been two main options: the data warehouse and the data lake.
The data warehouse has been around for decades, starting with on-premise databases and now evolving into cloud data warehouses hosted on one of the various cloud platforms.
The data warehouse has several benefits. As they are designed to hold structured data, data warehouses are very performant, allowing for fast queries and reports. This structure also keeps data relatively clean through…
