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The EDW Lives On: The Beating Heart of the Data Lake

In this white paper, Dr. Barry Devlin of 9sight Consulting takes on the controversy: must you ditch your enterprise data warehouse (EDW) for a data lake? In fact, Dr. Devlin shows these two technologies are complementary. Each serves a different set of business and technical needs, and they work together to help you get the most value from your business data.

It’s a win-win.

In this white paper, Dr. Barry Devlin of 9sight Consulting takes on the controversy: must you ditch your enterprise data warehouse (EDW) for a data lake? In fact, Dr. Devlin shows these two technologies are complementary. Each serves a different set of business and technical needs, and they work together to help you get the most value from your business data.

Download the white paper to learn:

  • Why the need for “old-fashioned” business intelligence and reporting never went away
  • Where and how data lakes offer a better and cheaper solution
  • How the two technologies fit into a modern data architecture that enhances and extends the EDW with less costly data lake hardware and software


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