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October 11, 2025

Making Sense of Data Warehouses, Lakes, and Streams

Hi there ๐Ÿ‘‹

After exploring compute, APIs, and orchestration patterns, this week Iโ€™m diving into a topic that underpins them all โ€” data architecture.

In my latest article, I break down the core differences between data warehouses, data lakes, and data streaming โ€” and why most modern systems actually need a bit of each.

Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll find inside:
โœ… How warehouses, lakes, and streams differ in purpose and design
โœ… When to use each (with real-world use cases)
โœ… Common pitfalls โ€” like the dreaded โ€œdata swampโ€
โœ… Example AWS-native stacks for every scenario

Read the full post here:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Data Warehouse vs Data Lake vs Data Streaming

As always, my goal isnโ€™t to pick a winner โ€” itโ€™s to help you make thoughtful, pragmatic choices in complex systems.

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Until next time,
Konstantinos
Thoughtful Architect

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