System Architecture

February 3, 2026
in Data Engineering, Cloud Computing, System Architecture
4 min read

The Architect’s Blueprint: Navigating Data Hierarchies in GCP and AWS

A comparative guide for data professionals navigating the structural differences between Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It focuses specifically on how these platforms organize data within Data Lakes and Data Warehouses, emphasizing the philosophical differences between GCP’s 'Project-centric' model and AWS’s 'Account-centric' model.

February 2, 2026
in Data Engineering, Business Intelligence (BI), System Architecture
8 min read

Introduction to Data Warehousing

Explore the fundamentals of data architecture, comparing high-speed OLTP systems used for daily transactions with analytical OLAP environments like Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and Data Lakes. The guide explains the mechanical differences between row-oriented and column-oriented storage and evaluates ETL versus ELT plumbing strategies for moving and cleaning data.