{"id":180537,"date":"2024-04-23T17:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=180537"},"modified":"2024-02-28T05:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T04:52:07","slug":"modern-data-stack-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/modern-data-stack-what-is-it","title":{"rendered":"Modern data stack: what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180537\" class=\"elementor elementor-180537\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db74b0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"db74b0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4ae46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e4ae46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To make data intelligible and understandable, organisations use a multitude of tools. But as data has evolved over the years, so have these technologies. That's why today we talk about a modern data stack. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1c2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af1c2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>So what is it all about? How does it differ from the old model? What are the advantages of the <strong>Modern Data Stack<\/strong>? Find out all the answers to your questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89022d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"89022d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917be55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"917be55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is modern stack data?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d36f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d36f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong>modern data stack (MDS)<\/strong> is made up of specific tools used to make the most of data. These different technologies enable information to be collected from different data sources, organised, stored, transformed and analysed.<\/p><p>The term &#8220;<strong>modern data stack<\/strong>&#8221; is used because the solutions used today are radically different from those used in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cdd53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"55cdd53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4e166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4e166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between the modern data stack and the legacy data stack?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321560a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321560a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While<strong> data stacks<\/strong> have been around since the data explosion and the need to make effective use of the information available, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/datasets-top-5-places-to-find-quality-datasets\">these sets of tools have evolved considerably over time<\/a>. The first models met certain objectives, which are not necessarily the same today. These correspond to the legacy data stack. So what are the differences with the <strong>modern data stack?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74280b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74280b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrating new tools<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c6445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c6445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-evolution-of-data-insights-data-science-vs-business-intelligence-in-the-big-data-era\">As data volumes increase,<\/a> so do storage space requirements. This is why new technologies are emerging to meet the growing demand from businesses. The idea is to find more efficient ways of processing data.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/apache-oozie-simplify-the-management-of-your-big-data-workflows\">This is particularly true of cloud technology, which has radically changed Big Data<\/a>. As a result, cloud data warehouses are developing within companies, which can store their data according to their needs. Similarly, data lakes have evolved to facilitate the optimisation and transformation of data.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-evolution-of-data-insights-data-science-vs-business-intelligence-in-the-big-data-era\">Beyond data transformation, BI<\/a>, analytics and data visualisation tools are also developing to meet the challenges facing organisations.<\/p><p>The use of these new technologies is giving rise to the modern data stack as we know it today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f322ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f322ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/modern-data-stack-big-data-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cabb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87cabb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new data transformation process<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0600e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0600e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The use of more powerful tools also means that the data transformation process can be modified.<\/p><p>Traditionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataflow-power-bi-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-self-service-etl-tool\">ETL (extract, transform, load) process was used.<\/a> The idea was to clean up the data just after it had been collected, so as to select only the information that was useful and relevant at a given point in time.<\/p><p>This was necessary because of limited<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/couchbase-the-data-storage-alternative-to-mongodb\"> data storage space.<\/a> This model encouraged the preparation of data for analysis. But it also required a heavy infrastructure.<\/p><p>From now on, the ELT process will prevail. This means that all data is loaded into the storage space. This gives the organisation access to large quantities of available information. With more comprehensive data analysis, organisations are able to make more relevant decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defb5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"defb5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new use for data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae28f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae28f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As well as a change in processes and tools, the modern data stack also represents a paradigm shift. Organisations are moving from a vision centred on technology to one centred on business. This data-driven way of thinking means that data can deliver even more value.<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s a summary of the differences between these two data stack models:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e694af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e694af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-ie2t{background-color:#6200c9;border-color:inherit;color:#efefef;\r\n  font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\r\n  vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-iw6l{border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 600px\">\r\n<colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 300px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 300px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-ie2t\">Legacy Data Stack<\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-ie2t\">Modern Data Stack<\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-iw6l\">\r\n        <ul>\r\n            <li>ETL Transformation Process<\/li>\r\n            <li>Significant Infrastructure<\/li>\r\n            <li>Highly Technical Data Vision<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-iw6l\"> \r\n        <ul>\r\n            <li>ELT Transformation Process<\/li>\r\n            <li>Cloud-Native and User-Friendly<\/li>\r\n            <li>Business-Oriented Data Focus<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a15b5 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3a15b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/formations-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our Data training courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e24765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e24765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> even if the modern data stack prevails, companies are still using their legacy data stack. Before the advent of these new technologies, most organisations had invested massive sums in heavy and complex infrastructures. Transferring all the data to a more modern model therefore seems like a waste of time and money.<\/p><p>The best solution is to work with both &#8216;traditional&#8217; and more modern technologies. Modern Data Stack and legacy Data Stack often coexist within companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c41ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"88c41ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba1ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fba1ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of a modern data stack?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7675b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7675b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compared with its predecessors, modern stack data offers a host of advantages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3094a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3094a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modularity<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc8051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc8051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each new tool is designed as a stand-alone component, but one that can be integrated. In this way, the modern data stack integrates its solutions layer by layer. <strong>Each works independently<\/strong>, but integrates seamlessly with the other technologies in the data stack. The organisation can use different software packages with ease.<\/p><p>This modularity means that the data silos often found with <strong>legacy data stacks can be reduced.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e0786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8e0786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speed<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474c9ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474c9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The modern data stack is cloud-based. As a result, organisations benefit from optimum data processing speed. Whereas it used to take several hours to complete a job with the legacy data stack, the same task now takes just a few minutes.<\/p><p>In addition to the cloud, this speed of execution in data transformation is also made possible by all the automated functions offered by the most modern tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c565509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c565509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/modern-data-stack-cloud.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b627dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b627dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4c212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4c212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the infrastructure is much simpler than with a traditional data stack, modern stack data enables organisations to reduce costs considerably. And all the while optimising data processing performance. So costs are doubly reduced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1c047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b1c047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ease of deployment<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d69d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97d69d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern data stacks are designed to be easier to use by different employees. It is no longer necessarily necessary to master complex programming languages to process and use data. The idea is to make it accessible to everyone (not just <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-engineer-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-job\">Data Engineers<\/a> or Data Scientists) to enhance its value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f963ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f963ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolutionary<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066612d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066612d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As it is possible to integrate new technologies independently of each other, companies have the opportunity to <strong>continually improve their data stack.<\/strong> In doing so, they are able to meet their current needs, however they evolve.<\/p><p>This is particularly the case for the new security standards in force (GDPR, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/cybersecurity-the-ultimate-guide\">cyber attacks<\/a>, etc.). Legacy data stacks are not capable of integrating new functionalities to meet these requirements. 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