22-25 April 2026 
Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Data Lakehouse an Architectural Discussion
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
It's the alphabet soup of architectures so how do you make heads or tails of it all? Do these architectures even work for your business or are they all industry buzz words? We will look at all three of these architectures along with their pros and cons and I'll share real customer scenarios and why they chose the route they did.
Session Details
It's the alphabet soup of architectures so how do you make heads or tails of it all? Do these architectures even work for your business or are they all industry buzz words? We will look at all three of these architectures along with their pros and cons and I'll share real customer scenarios and why they chose the route they did.
3 things you'll get out of this session
Understand the architectures of data warehouse, lakehouse, modern data warehouse, Lambda, and mesh.
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each architecture so you can intelligently choose the right fit for your company.
Learn where mesh fits and doesn't fit and how a hybrid approach is popular solution.
Speakers
Ryan Adams's other proposed sessions for 2026
MSDTC Highly Available - 2026