The goal of this chapter is to present data problems and scenarios solved by architecture. This chapter explains how every technology contributes to the SMACK stack. It also explains how this modern pipeline architecture solves many of the modern problems related to data-processing environments. Here we will know when to use SMACK and when it is not suitable. We will also touch on the new professional profiles created in the new data management era.
In this chapter we will cover the following topics:
- Modern data-processing challenges
- The data-processing pipeline architecture
- SMACK technologies
- Changing the data center operations
- Data expert profiles
- Is SMACK for me?