Data Engineering Principles

Flashcards covering key vocabulary terms and definitions related to data engineering principles.

Data Architecture

A subset of enterprise architecture that involves designing systems to support the evolving data needs of an enterprise.

One-Way Doors

Irreversible or expensive-to-reverse decisions requiring deep analysis and caution.

Two-Way Doors

Reversible decisions that allow for experimentation and require minimal cost or effort to change.

Trade-Offs

Decisions that involve balancing conflicting factors, such as latency and reliability, when designing data architecture.

Scalability

The ability of a system to increase capacity to improve performance and manage increased demand.

Elasticity

The capability of a system to dynamically scale based on workload, automatically adjusting resources.

Loosely Coupled Systems

Systems that allow components to be updated and maintained independently, enhancing flexibility and scalability.

Zero-Trust Model

A security model that assumes threats could exist both outside and inside the network, emphasizing strict identity verification.

FinOps

A cloud financial management discipline that aims to maximize business value through informed, data-driven spending decisions.

Event-Driven Architecture

An architecture where events trigger workflows or processes within the system, enhancing loose coupling and asynchronous processing.