Three answers to the same problem
Where data lives shapes what you can do with it. The right choice depends on your data types, team skills, and budget—not on whichever vendor is loudest in the room.
How they differ
- Warehouse: structured, fast SQL, great for BI.
- Lake: cheap storage for raw and unstructured data.
- Lakehouse: one platform aiming to do both.
Our default advice
For most teams starting out, a cloud warehouse is the simplest path to value. Add a lake when you genuinely need raw, large-scale, or unstructured data.
