Developing a system context for a data lakehouse
A system context diagram shows different entities that interact with a system. In the following case, the system is a data lakehouse:
Figure 2.1 – Data lakehouse system context diagram
The preceding diagram shows key entities (systems or actors) that interact with the data lakehouse. The interaction with the data lakehouse has two parts, as outlined here:
- Data providers: Systems or actors that provide data to the data lakehouse
- Data consumers: Systems or actors that consume data from the data lakehouse
Let's examine these entities in detail.
Data providers
Data providers are any system or actor that ingests data into the data lakehouse. Any system that generates data is a potential data provider. A few typical data providers are listed here:
- Operational systems: Any system that generates data is a potential data provider. Typically, online transaction processing ...
