Example Data Architecture Documentation

Example Data Architecture Documentation

1 March 2024

Architecture Diagram #

Components #

Data Sources #

  • Internal databases
  • Third-party APIs
  • CSV files

Data Processing #

  • ETL pipeline using Apache Airflow
  • Data cleansing and transformation
  • Data enrichment

Data Storage #

  • Relational database (PostgreSQL)
  • Data lake (Amazon S3)
  • Data warehouse (Google BigQuery)

Data Analysis #

  • Business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI)
  • Data exploration and visualization
  • Machine learning models

Technologies Used #

  • Apache Airflow
  • PostgreSQL
  • Amazon S3
  • Google BigQuery
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Python (for data processing and analysis)

Data Governance #

  • Access control policies
  • Data quality monitoring
  • Data lineage tracking
  • Compliance with GDPR and other regulations

Data Flows #

Describe the flow of data from sources to storage to analysis.

Scalability and Performance Considerations #

  • Horizontal scaling for processing and storage
  • Optimizations for query performance
  • Monitoring and optimization of ETL processes