Are you struggling to manage the ever-increasing volume and variety of data in today’s constantly evolving landscape of modern data architectures? The vast tapestry of data types spanning structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data means data professionals need to be proficient with various data formats such as ORC, Parquet, Avro, CSV, and Apache Iceberg tables, to cover the ever growing spectrum of datasets – be they images, videos, sensor data, or other type of media content.

There are several ways to optimize cloud storage, depending on your specific needs and circumstances. Here are some general tips that can help: Overall, optimizing cloud storage requires careful planning, monitoring, and management. By following these tips, you can reduce your storage costs, improve your data management, and get the most out of your cloud storage investment.

S3 is an excellent way to store files scalably and reliably. This article by Jeff Morhous will show you how to use S3 to store files uploaded to a Rails app.

In the Data Age 2025 report, worldwide data is expected to grow 61% to 175 zettabytes by 2025. The enterprise sector, in particular, generates more than 30% each year. To be ready for a digital future, consider the scaling strategy of data infrastructure beforehand. Scale-up and scale-out are the main ways to add capacity to your infrastructure.