The “data lakehouse” is an emerging term that describes a hybrid data management environment. It combines the characteristics of a data warehouse and a data lake. Dave Wells examines the concept from an architect’s perspective. He outlines the pros and cons, while warning about the dangers of the “monolith”. Wayne Eckerson and Kevin Petrie square off with alternative perspectives. Wayne advocates that  modern cloud data warehouses will dominate the market. Kevin believes new data lake technology will play a critical role in modern enterprise data environments.

Prefer to listen and watch? Replay our freewheeling Shop Talk discussion from April 17. Eckerson Group researchers and consultants plus guest Jason Nadeau of Dremo discuss the pros and cons of data lakehouses. We had a live audience who chimed with endless comments and questions. Show us your passion for this topic – please comment on our articles or leave us a message in our general inbox.