DataLake 5.0 : Continued evolution, How to cut cost, unlock data and increase reliability

Enterprise data warehouses (EDWs) have evolved significantly to address the growing demands for data volume, variety, and velocity, transitioning from SQL-based systems to high-performance computing appliances and later embracing cloud-based solutions like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks. As the industry shifts towards reducing costs, avoiding vendor lock-in, and improving interoperability, open-source technologies such as Apache Iceberg are gaining traction. Iceberg facilitates a hybrid data architecture by allowing businesses to store and manage data in cloud storage while supporting multiple compute engines, thus offering scalability and performance analogous to traditional data warehouses. This approach enhances flexibility by decoupling storage and compute, reducing costs, and avoiding vendor lock-in. The implementation of such architectures requires robust monitoring and management, for which tools like New Relic provide full-stack observability, ensuring optimal performance of open-source components.