Monday, 30 June 2025

Difference Between Data Warehouse, Data Mart & Data Lake

Feature Data Warehouse Data Mart Data Lake
Data Type Processed & Structured Processed & Structured (subset of DW) Raw, Unstructured & Semi-structured
Purpose Enterprise-wide analysis & reporting Department-specific analysis Big Data, AI, ML, and storage
Storage High-cost, optimized for querying Lower-cost, faster for department use Cheap storage, large-scale capacity
Data Processing Transformed & cleaned Transformed & cleaned (specific to department) Raw, can be processed later
Best Use Case Business Intelligence, Reports, Dashboards Departmental reports (Sales, HR, Finance) AI, Machine Learning, Real-time analytics
Example in Business Amazon’s sales & customer data Amazon’s marketing analytics Netflix storing all user activity logs

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