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Data Management and Business Intelligence · DMBI-028

Modern Data Architecture for Managers

5 daysClassroom
13Upcoming dates
6Cities
£2,840Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Data architecture has evolved rapidly from traditional warehouses to data lakes, lakehouses, streaming platforms and data mesh. Managers need to understand these options to make sound investment decisions.

This LLMI course explains modern data architecture concepts in business language: storage and processing options, cloud data platforms, real-time data, data mesh and data products, governance, security and cost. Participants evaluate architecture options for a case organisation.

Course Objectives

Explain modern data architecture concepts

Compare warehouses, lakes and lakehouses

Understand streaming and real-time data

Understand data mesh and data products

Consider governance, security and cost

Evaluate architecture options for business needs

Target Audience

IT and data managers

Business leaders sponsoring data initiatives

Enterprise architects

Project managers

Data governance professionals

Consultants

Course Methodology

Concept sessions

Case studies

Option evaluation workshop

Group discussions

Planning

Course outline

Day 1: Data Architecture Evolution
  • Why architecture matters
  • Traditional warehouses
  • Data lakes
  • Lakehouses
  • Exercise: Current state review
Day 2: Cloud Data Platforms
  • Cloud services
  • Storage and compute
  • Integration
  • Analytics and AI
  • Vendor landscape
  • Workshop: Platform comparison
Day 3: Real-Time and Data Mesh
  • Streaming
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Data mesh principles
  • Data products
  • Case study: Data mesh adoption
Day 4: Governance, Security and Cost
  • Governance in modern architectures
  • Security
  • Cost management
  • Skills
  • Exercise: Cost model
Day 5: Choosing the Right Architecture
  • Requirements
  • Evaluation criteria
  • Roadmaps
  • Change management
  • Capstone: Architecture recommendation

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
21 - 25 Dec 2026Rome, Italy£4,250
18 - 22 Jan 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
15 - 19 Feb 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
15 - 19 Mar 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
19 - 23 Apr 2027Paris, France£4,500
17 - 21 May 2027Frankfurt, Germany£3,250
21 - 25 Jun 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
19 - 23 Jul 2027Frankfurt, Germany£3,250
16 - 20 Aug 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
20 - 24 Sep 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
18 - 22 Oct 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
15 - 19 Nov 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
20 - 24 Dec 2027Paris, France£4,500
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