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Challenges of Data Platform

The document outlines various challenges and solutions in implementing cloud data solutions, focusing on data ingestion complexity, storage and scalability, and integration and transformation. It provides specific tools and strategies for each challenge, such as using AWS Glue for data ingestion and Amazon S3 for storage. Additionally, it highlights key performance indicators (KPIs) for data ingestion, processing, quality, security, cost optimization, and business impact to ensure effective cloud data management.

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Challenges of Data Platform

The document outlines various challenges and solutions in implementing cloud data solutions, focusing on data ingestion complexity, storage and scalability, and integration and transformation. It provides specific tools and strategies for each challenge, such as using AWS Glue for data ingestion and Amazon S3 for storage. Additionally, it highlights key performance indicators (KPIs) for data ingestion, processing, quality, security, cost optimization, and business impact to ensure effective cloud data management.

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Challenges & Solutions in Implementing Cloud Data Solutions

1️⃣ Challenge: Data Ingestion Complexity

📌 Problem:

 Handling multiple sources (real-time, batch, SaaS, on-prem).

 Ensuring data consistency & completeness.

 Managing high-velocity data streams.

✅ Solution:

 Batch: Use AWS Glue or AWS DataSync for structured data ingestion.

 Streaming: Use Amazon Kinesis or MSK (Kafka) for real-time processing.

 Hybrid ingestion: Use Apache NiFi for flexible data flow management.

 Data Quality Checks: Implement Great Expectations or AWS DataBrew.

2️⃣ Challenge: Data Storage & Scalability

📌 Problem:

 Choosing between data lakes, warehouses, or lakehouses.

 Performance issues due to large-scale data processing.

 Cost optimization for cloud storage.

✅ Solution:

 Use Amazon S3 + Apache Hudi/Iceberg/Delta Lake for a lakehouse model (ACID


transactions).

 Tiered Storage: Move infrequently accessed data to Glacier (cost savings).

 Use Amazon Redshift Spectrum or Athena to query data directly from S3.

3️⃣ Challenge: Data Integration & Transformation

📌 Problem:

 ETL pipelines can become slow, expensive, and complex.

 Data silos between different teams & platforms.

 Managing schema evolution in a decentralized architecture (DaaP).

✅ Solution:

 ETL/ELT Strategy: Use AWS Glue, dbt, or Apache Spark on EMR.

 Decentralized Pipelines: Implement domain-based data ownership (DaaP).

 Schema Evolution: Use Apache Avro, Iceberg, or Protobuf for schema versioning.
1️⃣ Data Ingestion Metrics (Streaming & Batch)

📌 Why? Ensure timely and accurate ingestion of transactions, logs, and third-party data.

✅ KPIs:

 🕒 Data Ingestion Latency → Time taken to ingest new data into the platform (Target: <5 sec
for real-time, <15 min for batch).

 🔄 Throughput (TPS - Transactions Per Second) → Number of records processed per second
in Kafka/Kinesis.

 📉 Data Loss Rate → Percentage of dropped or missing records (Target: <0.1%).

 📥 Backlog Growth Rate → Growth of unprocessed messages in Kafka/Kinesis.

🛠 Tools: AWS Kinesis Metrics, Kafka Consumer Lag Monitoring, CloudWatch

2️⃣ Data Processing & Transformation Metrics

📌 Why? Ensure ETL/ELT pipelines are efficient and meet SLAs.

✅ KPIs:

 ⏳ ETL Job Completion Time → Average processing time per ETL job.

 ⚡ Query Performance (P95 Execution Time) → 95th percentile query execution time in
Athena/Redshift.

 🏎 Batch Processing Speed → Number of records processed per second in AWS Glue/Spark.

 💾 Compute Utilization Efficiency → Percentage of allocated vs. actual compute usage.

🛠 Tools: AWS Glue Metrics, AWS Step Functions, Spark UI, AWS EMR Metrics

3️⃣ Data Quality Metrics

📌 Why? Ensure high data integrity for accurate financial insights & risk assessment.

✅ KPIs:

 🏆 Data Accuracy → Percentage of errors detected in financial transactions (Target: >99.9%).

 🔄 Data Freshness (SLA Compliance) → Time lag between data availability & ingestion
(Target: <1 min for real-time, <15 min for batch).

 📊 Duplicate Data Rate → Percentage of duplicate records found in ingestion pipelines.

 📉 Schema Drift Incidents → Number of unexpected schema changes per month.

🛠 Tools: Great Expectations, AWS Glue Data Quality, Deequ, Monte Carlo

4️⃣ Security & Compliance Metrics

📌 Why? Ensure regulatory compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC 2) & prevent data breaches.
✅ KPIs:

 🔒 Number of Unauthorized Access Attempts → Detected by AWS GuardDuty/IAM logs.

 🏦 Percentage of Encrypted Data → Data encrypted at rest & transit (Target: 100%).

 ⚠️PII Exposure Incidents → Number of security violations related to Personally Identifiable


Information (PII).

 🚀 Time to Detect & Respond to Threats → Average time to identify and mitigate security
risks.

🛠 Tools: AWS GuardDuty, Macie, CloudTrail, IAM Access Analyzer

5️⃣ Cost Optimization Metrics

📌 Why? Ensure cloud resources are used efficiently to reduce unnecessary spending.

✅ KPIs:

 💰 Cost per Query in Athena/Redshift → Optimize queries for better efficiency.

 🎯 Data Storage Cost per TB → Track S3, Redshift, Glacier costs.

 🚀 Compute Utilization Rate → Measure how efficiently AWS EC2, EMR, and Glue resources
are used.

 📈 Query Cost Efficiency → Percentage of queries optimized vs. expensive queries.

🛠 Tools: AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, CloudWatch Cost Metrics

6️⃣ Business Impact & Customer Experience Metrics

📌 Why? Align the data platform with fintech business goals (fraud detection, personalized banking,
etc.).

✅ KPIs:

 ⚠️Fraud Detection Accuracy → Precision & recall of fraud models in real-time transaction
monitoring.

 ⏱ Time to Approve Loan Applications → Reduce processing time using AI-driven credit
scoring.

 📈 Customer Data Access Latency → Speed of personalized banking insights delivery to


mobile apps.

 🏆 User Satisfaction Score (CSAT/NPS) → Track user experience for business & risk teams
using data.

🛠 Tools: SageMaker Model Monitoring, QuickSight Dashboards, Customer Surveys

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