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Enterprise Data Lake Design & Implementation

This comprehensive training course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, implement, manage, and optimize modern enterprise data lakes. It explores how organiz...

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3 upcoming sessions in the next 3 months

Oct 26 - Oct 30
Nov 23 - Nov 27
Dec 28 - Jan 01
Programme Overview
Training Description

Who Should Attend

  • Data Architects
  • Data Engineers
  • Big Data Engineers
  • Cloud Data Engineers
  • Data Platform Engineers
  • Data Lake Engineers
  • Enterprise Architects
  • Cloud Architects
  • Analytics Engineers
  • Data Warehouse Developers
  • Database Administrators
  • Database Engineers
  • Data Scientists
  • Machine Learning Engineers
Session Objectives
  • Understand the core concepts of data lakes and their role in a data ecosystem.
  • Learn to differentiate between a data lake, data warehouse, and data mart.
  • Acquire skills in designing a multi-layered data lake architecture (e.g., Bronze, Silver, Gold).
  • Comprehend techniques for ingesting data from various sources into a data lake.
  • Explore strategies for processing and transforming data within a data lake.
  • Understand the importance of data cataloging, metadata management, and data discovery.
  • Gain insights into implementing robust security and access control for data lakes.
  • Develop a practical understanding of data governance, quality, and lineage in a data lake environment.
  • Master the use of key cloud-native services for data lake implementation.
  • Acquire skills in optimizing data lake storage and compute costs.
  • Learn to apply best practices for building scalable and reliable data pipelines.
  • Comprehend techniques for handling streaming and real-time data ingestion.
  • Explore strategies for integrating a data lake with existing data warehouses and BI tools.
  • Understand the importance of monitoring, logging, and performance tuning for a data lake.
  • Develop the ability to lead and implement a successful Data Lake Architecture and Implementation project.
About the Course

This comprehensive training course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, implement, manage, and optimize modern enterprise data lakes. It explores how organizations can build scalable platforms capable of storing and processing massive volumes of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from diverse sources.Participants will examine data lake architecture, storage design, ingestion frameworks, data organization, metadata management, data processing, security, governance, quality, and lifecycle management. The course also addresses the integration of data lakes with cloud platforms, data warehouses, lakehouses, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence environments.Through practical exercises and real-world architecture scenarios, participants will learn how to design scalable data lake environments, develop ingestion pipelines, organize data into logical layers, manage metadata and lineage, implement governance controls, optimize performance and costs, and avoid common data lake challenges such as data silos, poor quality, and uncontrolled data growth.

Curriculum & Topics

15 Topics | 75 Sessions

  • play Workshop 1.1: What is a data lake and its key characteristics?

  • play Workshop 1.2: The evolution from data warehouses to data lakes and lakehouses.

  • play Workshop 1.3: Key components of a data lake: storage, compute, and metadata.

  • play Workshop 1.4: Benefits and challenges of implementing a data lake.

  • play Workshop 1.5: Business drivers for adopting a data lake architecture.

  • play Workshop 2.1: The multi-layered approach: Raw, Staging, Curated, and Consumption layers.

  • play Workshop 2.2: The medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and its purpose.

  • play Workshop 2.3: Choosing the right file formats for data lake storage (e.g., Parquet, Avro, ORC).

  • play Workshop 2.4: Understanding schema-on-read vs. schema-on-write.

  • play Workshop 2.5: Designing for scalability and flexibility.

  • play Workshop 3.1: Introduction to Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), and Google Cloud Storage (GCS).

  • play Workshop 3.2: Managing storage: buckets, containers, and data organization.

  • play Workshop 3.3: Tiered storage strategies and lifecycle management.

  • play Workshop 3.4: Cost management for object storage.

  • play Workshop 3.5: Best practices for file and folder naming conventions.

  • play Workshop 4.1: Batch vs. Streaming data ingestion.

  • play Workshop 4.2: Tools for data ingestion: AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Google Cloud Dataflow.

  • play Workshop 4.3: Ingesting structured data from databases (CDC, bulk loading).

  • play Workshop 4.4: Ingesting semi-structured data (JSON, XML) and unstructured data.

  • play Workshop 4.5: Data ingestion security and pipeline monitoring.

  • play Workshop 5.1: The role of Spark, Databricks, and other processing engines.

  • play Workshop 5.2: Using SQL for data transformation (e.g., AWS Athena, Azure Synapse SQL, Google BigQuery).

  • play Workshop 5.3: Building ETL/ELT pipelines for data cleansing and enrichment.

  • play Workshop 5.4: The importance of idempotency and fault tolerance in processing jobs.

  • play Workshop 5.5: Orchestrating data pipelines with tools like Airflow or cloud-native services.

  • play Workshop 6.1: What is a data catalog and why is it essential for data lakes?

  • play Workshop 6.2: Metadata management: business, technical, and operational metadata.

  • play Workshop 6.3: Tools for data cataloging: AWS Glue Data Catalog, Azure Purview, Google Data Catalog.

  • play Workshop 6.4: Data governance and ownership with a data catalog.

  • play Workshop 6.5: Enabling self-service analytics and data discovery.

  • play Workshop 7.1: Implementing a secure perimeter for the data lake.

  • play Workshop 7.2: Identity and Access Management (IAM) for data resources.

  • play Workshop 7.3: Data encryption at rest and in transit.

  • play Workshop 7.4: Role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC).

  • play Workshop 7.5: Auditing, logging, and monitoring access to data.

  • play Workshop 8.1: Establishing a data governance framework for a data lake.

  • play Workshop 8.2: Data quality rules and validation at each layer.

  • play Workshop 8.3: Data lineage and tracking data flow.

  • play Workshop 8.4: Managing data lifecycle and retention policies.

  • play Workshop 8.5: Creating a single source of truth within the data lake.

  • play Workshop 9.1: Deep dive into AWS S3, AWS Glue, and AWS Lake Formation.

  • play Workshop 9.2: Using AWS Athena and Redshift Spectrum for querying the data lake.

  • play Workshop 9.3: Building a real-world data lake on AWS.

  • play Workshop 9.4: Best practices for performance and cost optimization on AWS.

  • play Workshop 9.5: Case studies of AWS data lake implementations.

  • play Workshop 10.1: Deep dive into Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Azure Synapse Analytics.

  • play Workshop 10.2: Using Azure Data Factory and Databricks for data processing.

  • play Workshop 10.3: Implementing a data lake with Azure Purview for governance.

  • play Workshop 10.4: Best practices for security and cost management on Azure.

  • play Workshop 10.5: Case studies of Azure data lake implementations.

  • play Workshop 11.1: Deep dive into Google Cloud Storage (GCS) and Google Cloud Dataproc.

  • play Workshop 11.2: Using BigQuery for querying and analytics on the data lake.

  • play Workshop 11.3: Implementing data ingestion with Google Cloud Dataflow and Pub/Sub.

  • play Workshop 11.4: Best practices for performance and cost optimization on GCP.

  • play Workshop 11.5: Case studies of GCP data lake implementations.

  • play Workshop 12.1: Introduction to the lakehouse architecture and its advantages.

  • play Workshop 12.2: The role of Delta Lake in creating a lakehouse.

  • play Workshop 12.3: Using Databricks on any cloud to build a lakehouse.

  • play Workshop 12.4: Unifying data warehousing and data lakes.

  • play Workshop 12.5: Migrating from a traditional data warehouse to a lakehouse.

  • play Workshop 13.1: Architecting for real-time data ingestion.

  • play Workshop 13.2: Using stream processing engines (e.g., Apache Flink, Spark Streaming).

  • play Workshop 13.3: Cloud services for streaming: Kinesis, Event Hubs, Pub/Sub.

  • play Workshop 13.4: Processing and storing real-time data in a data lake.

  • play Workshop 13.5: Building a lambda or kappa architecture for hybrid data.

  • play Workshop 14.1: Monitoring data pipelines and infrastructure.

  • play Workshop 14.2: Troubleshooting common data lake issues.

  • play Workshop 14.3: Automation of tasks and CI/CD for data lake projects.

  • play Workshop 14.4: Performance tuning: compaction, partitioning, and indexing.

  • play Workshop 14.5: Cost management and resource allocation strategies.

  • play Workshop 15.1: Participants work in teams on a business case to design a data lake.

  • play Workshop 15.2: Exercise: Define the architecture, choose cloud services, and design the data flow.

  • play Workshop 15.3: Create a data ingestion plan and a data quality framework.

  • play Workshop 15.4: Present the final design and justify key decisions.

  • play Workshop 15.5: Discussion on real-world challenges and solutions.

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