AI is only as good as the data it's fed. Data Engineering is the discipline of building systems that collect, clean, and transport that data at scale.
1The Architect of Intelligence
Data Engineers focus on the plumbing—maintaining pipelines and ensuring data availability.
// Data Infrastructure: The Foundation2The Data Lifecycle
Ingestion, Storage, Processing, and Serving are the four key stages.
Data_Lifecycle: {
Ingest: [LOGS, DB, API],
Store: [DATA_LAKE, DATA_WAREHOUSE],
Process: [CLEAN, AGGREGATE],
Orchestrate: [AIRFLOW_DAGS]
}3Medallion Architecture
A standard pattern for organizing data in a lakehouse environment: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
[ AI / ML ]
[ DATA_ENG ]
[ DATA_SOURCE ]