Data storage optimizations
In any data platform, the storage layer is the foundation since all the data across different systems inside the platform is stored in different types of storage. Even though the data storage cost is often not the most dominant part of the overall expenditure on the data platform, it can start to creep up if the best practices are not followed.
Let’s bring up a scenario that requires a deep dive into storage optimization.
Use case for storage optimization
GreatFin has established a data platform on AWS and uses many of the data and analytics services provided by AWS to operate different areas of the platform. After onboarding data from a variety of sources, the combined platform storage across all LOBs has grown to a petabyte scale. GreatFin’s storage infrastructure on AWS lacks optimization, leading to potential challenges such as high storage costs, performance bottlenecks, limited scalability, and inadequate data protection.
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