What is a data lake in the context of big data?

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Data lakes are storage repositories with an analytics and action purpose. You can see a data lake indeed a bit like a lake, without the swans and the water. OK, that doesn't look like a lake. But you get the idea: a big data lake in essence is a storage repository containing loads of data in their raw,...
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Data lakes are storage repositories with an analytics and action purpose. You can see a data lake indeed a bit like a lake, without the swans and the water. OK, that doesn't look like a lake. But you get the idea: a big data lake in essence is a storage repository containing loads of data in their raw, native format. read less
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