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Data Platform Architecture Patterns: A Primer for Professionals

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  Data leaders who oversee data platforms in their organizations need to keep three main things in mind at all times: data pipeline reliability, scalability, and optimal   data quality . This is, however, increasingly easier said than done—data volumes, user needs, and risk and compliance needs continue to grow exponentially more complex.  This is why fundamental data methodologies, tools, and adaptable heuristics like data platform architecture patterns can become professional lifesavers. They distill years of hard-won engineering experience into the reusable pages of a playbook, which data leaders can use to map proven plays to concrete business requirements.  By selecting the right series of plays—from data storage solutions to the means and methods of handling massive data volumes—they can better absorb explosive growth without sacrificing reliability or rewriting their data stacks every time changing business requirements throw them a curveball. (Photo illustrat...