Modern Data Architectures with Python

Preface

Hello! Data platforms are popping up everywhere, but only some cars in the shop are the same. We are at the dawn of seeing most data stored not in company-owned data centers but, instead, in the cloud. Cloud storage is exceptionally cheap, and this abundance of cheap storage drives our choices. Cloud storage is cheap, and cloud processing is often significantly more affordable than adequately housing computers in a data center. With this increase in cheap, flexible cloud capability comes the flexibility to have elasticity – the ability to grow and shrink as needed. Virtual compute engines do not run directly on physical machines but, instead, run in abstractions called containers, allowing for temporary use. You no longer need to pay ...