Data Warehouses vs. Data Lakes: How Can K–12 Schools Store Data?

Every school district has data storage needs, and student records are just the beginning. IT systems demand storage as well: Internet logs, security events, building systems, security cameras and more all require storage.
No matter the storage option, having storage is the easy part of the data management problem. The challenge is making use of the data once you have it. In addition to storing data for school districts, data warehouses and data lakes help make data useful.
There are a few key differences between data warehouses and data lakes. Here’s what K–12 IT leaders should consider when…

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