Explore the intricacies of big data architectures and data lakes in this comprehensive conference talk. Delve into four common patterns in big data production implementations, comparing top-down and bottom-up approaches to analytics. Learn how to effectively combine data lakes with traditional RDBMS data warehouses. Gain insights into the characteristics and benefits of data lakes, while understanding the importance of maintaining proper data governance. Discover strategies to prevent your data lake from becoming a data swamp, and explore topics such as enterprise data warehouse augmentation, data hub architectures, and the evolution of business analytics processes. Examine the concept of data value in the context of big data thinking, and understand the shift in data analysis paradigms. Investigate Hadoop and its applications, including the Hortonworks Data Platform. Compare traditional data warehousing approaches with modern data lake implementations, and explore use cases for integrating both systems. Learn about federated querying, cloud benefits for data warehousing, and scalability considerations in this informative presentation on cutting-edge big data solutions. Read more