Whether you go with Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage, Google Cloud Storage, or another option, there are some key features of data lake management solutions you will want available.

The main purpose of a data lake, besides data storage, is to enable your business to harness more advanced analytics and remove data access barriers for those who need it among your company’s departments. Data lakes can provide immense storage and scalability options that grow with your business, no matter how much it expands.

Look for These Features of Data Lake Management Solutions

Whatever data lake management solution you choose, here are some desirable features of data lake management solutions to add to your list of non-negotiables. Don’t compromise in these areas.

  • Flexible Storage Options: Make sure your data lake option can easily receive raw data from various sources, such as databases, social media, etc. You want to save time, not have to make cumbersome transformations in order for data to be stored.
  • Scalability: You want an option that allows you to store massive amounts of data, so no matter how fast or vast your data needs are, the sky is the limit.
  • Security: You shouldn’t have to worry about security and governance issues. Make sure the solution you go with offers access control, encryption, and audit logging to secure your data.
  • Findability: It should be easy to find what you’re looking for in the data lake. There should be easy options to organize, tag, and index data, which will help you efficiently find what you need.
  • Schema-on-Read: To access the most advanced analytics and to assist AI tools and machine learning in efficiently ingesting your data, schema-on-read keeps data in its raw format. It only allows data to be structured when necessary for analytics, speeding up the process.

Popdock – Your Essential Data Lake Companion

Along with a data lake solution, you need an integration tool that can bridge the gap between your data lake and the systems and apps you use every day. Popdock, our virtual integration tool, makes data easy to view inside the Popdock app or through the Popdock interface inside your system.

Using Popdock, you can:

  • Simplify reporting
    • Search
    • Filtering
    • Grouping/subgrouping
    • Adding/removing columns
    • Combine data
    • Use calculations to translate data
    • Export and share
  • Customize, calculate, and format
    • Use your terminology: Rename fields and columns on standard list and custom lists that make sense for your team
    • Add calculated fields using functions or scripting
    • Use restrictions and parameters to filter data
    • Create and use global variables to use throughout Popdock
  • Visualize data with charts and summaries
    • Take universal actions: Copy values and rows
    • Make connector-specific actions: Things you can do specifically to that source system (e.g. for helpdesk app data, you can update a ticket, open the record, or change the ticket status)
    • Take custom actions: Processes you can create yourself to open a website or call an API (e.g. call an automation in Microsoft Power Automate or eOne’s SmartConnect to run)

Reach Out For More Information

Do you have more questions about the features of data lake management solutions? Review our other blog posts to read more about how to manage data lakes, some best practices, and the tools we recommend to get started.

Contact our sales team at sales@eonesolutions.com or 888-319-3663 for more personalized help in answering your questions and to learn more about Popdock. Our team is happy to provide help for your data access, storage, and migration needs.