Data Engineering

Data Lake Solutions

Store Any Data at Any Scale

Build scalable data lake architectures that handle structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Enable schema-on-read flexibility, comprehensive data discovery, and cost-effective storage for your entire data ecosystem.

Multi-Format StorageSchema-on-ReadData CatalogingCost Optimization
35+
Data Lakes Built
50PB+
Storage Managed
60%
Cost Reduction
5x faster
Query Speed

What are Data Lake Solutions?

Flexible storage for all your data

A data lake is a centralized repository that stores raw data in its native format-structured, semi-structured, or unstructured-at any scale. Unlike data warehouses that require upfront schema definition, data lakes use schema-on-read, allowing you to store data first and define structure when querying.

Data lakes excel at storing diverse data types: JSON files from APIs, logs from applications, images, videos, sensor data, and traditional structured data. This flexibility makes them ideal for exploratory analytics, machine learning, and use cases where data requirements evolve.

Modern data lake architectures, often called lakehouses, combine the flexibility of data lakes with the performance and ACID transactions of data warehouses. Technologies like Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, and Apache Hudi enable this hybrid approach.

Why Choose DevSimplex for Data Lake Solutions?

Organized data lakes that deliver value

Many organizations build data lakes that become data swamps-vast repositories of disorganized data that nobody can find or trust. We build data lakes with governance, cataloging, and organization built in from the start.

Our approach includes comprehensive metadata management, data quality controls, and access governance. We implement data catalogs that make discovery easy and lineage tracking that builds trust in your data.

We leverage modern lakehouse technologies like Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg to give you the best of both worlds-data lake flexibility with data warehouse reliability. This means ACID transactions, time travel, and fast queries on your lake data.

Requirements & Prerequisites

Understand what you need to get started and what we can help with

Required(3)

Data Sources

Inventory of data sources including formats, volumes, and ingestion patterns.

Use Cases

Analytics, ML, and operational use cases the data lake must support.

Cloud Platform

Target cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) or multi-cloud requirements.

Recommended(2)

Governance Requirements

Data classification, access control, and compliance needs.

Retention Policies

Data retention and lifecycle management requirements.

Common Challenges & Solutions

Understand the obstacles you might face and how we address them

Data Swamp

Accumulated data that cannot be found, understood, or trusted.

Our Solution

Comprehensive data cataloging, metadata management, and governance from day one.

Query Performance

Slow queries on unoptimized raw data files.

Our Solution

Lakehouse formats (Delta Lake, Iceberg) with partitioning and optimization.

Data Quality

Inconsistent or corrupted data affecting downstream analytics.

Our Solution

Schema evolution, data validation, and quality monitoring frameworks.

Your Dedicated Team

Meet the experts who will drive your project to success

Data Lake Architect

Responsibility

Designs lake architecture and governance frameworks.

Experience

Lakehouse technologies, 8+ years

Data Engineer

Responsibility

Implements ingestion pipelines and data organization.

Experience

Spark, cloud platforms

Data Governance Specialist

Responsibility

Implements cataloging and access controls.

Experience

Data governance frameworks

Engagement Model

Phased implementation with governance established early.

Success Metrics

Measurable outcomes you can expect from our engagement

Storage Costs

60% reduction

vs. warehouse storage

Typical Range

Data Discoverability

<5 min

To find any dataset

Typical Range

Query Performance

5x faster

With lakehouse format

Typical Range

Governance Coverage

100%

All data cataloged

Typical Range

Data Lake ROI

Cost-effective storage with enterprise-grade capabilities.

Storage Costs

60% reduction

Within Immediate

Data Access Time

80% faster

Within With catalog

ML Model Training

3x more data

Within First year

“These are typical results based on our engagements. Actual outcomes depend on your specific context, market conditions, and organizational readiness.”

Why Choose Us?

See how our approach compares to traditional alternatives

AspectOur ApproachTraditional Approach
Data Types

Any format: structured, semi-structured, unstructured

Store all your data in one place

Structured data only

Schema Flexibility

Schema-on-read with evolution support

Adapt to changing requirements easily

Upfront schema required

Storage Costs

Object storage pricing

10x cheaper for cold/warm data

Premium warehouse pricing

Technologies We Use

Modern, battle-tested technologies for reliable and scalable solutions

AWS S3

Object storage

Azure Data Lake

Azure storage

Delta Lake

Lakehouse format

Apache Hive

Data warehouse

Apache Iceberg

Table format

Ready to Get Started?

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