Jan. 26, 2024, 5:23 p.m. | Peter Kim Frank

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These terms can be somewhat jargon-y and inter-mixed. How would you explain the nuance between a Data Lake vs. Data Warehouse vs. Data Pond vs. any other common terms in this arena to a 5 year old?

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