Data Architecture 101: one infographic covering terms, models and patterns

nevrekaraishwa2 · x · 2026-11-13

A hand-drawn "Data Architecture 101" infographic for data professionals covers: what data architecture is (the blueprint linking business goals to technical solutions); key terms like data model, governance, metadata, lineage and strategy; three architecture patterns — centralized (strong consistency but bottleneck risk), decentralized domain-based (flexible but risky without governance), and federated/hybrid; the conceptual/logical/physical model layers with examples; the layered core components from data sources through ingestion, storage, semantic modeling to consumption, with governance, quality checks and batch vs real-time pipelines; and an 8-step implementation path from strategy to scaled operations.

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