BIGGER DATA LEADS MORE COMPANIES TO TAKE A DIP IN DATA LAKES

Multiple data lakes can increase complexity and cost of data management infrastructure and maintenance, but may be a vital part of your company’s future

WRITTEN BY: CHARLIE KING

Data lakes are becoming increasingly popular in the enterprise IT industry, offering businesses an efficient, cost-effective way to store and access big data. They are ideal for organisations that need to store and analyse large quantities of structured and unstructured data, allowing them to scale up quickly according to their needs.

Rising in popularity, data lakes are used with increasingly prominent AI technologies across sectors. They can, however, be expensive and timeconsuming to maintain, running the risk of developing into ‘data swamps’.

Data lakes are well suited for use in the enterprise IT industry, where data is constantly changing and organisations need to be able to access and analyse the data quickly. Providing organisations with a comprehensive view of their data, data lakes can enable them to gain insights and make informed decisions, quickly.

The primary benefit of a data lake, though, is that it is scalable, allowing organisations to adapt it to their needs as and when required. Additionally, they are more cost-effective than traditional data storage systems, requiring minimal manual intervention and only need to be managed by a few individuals.