{"id":773,"date":"2019-05-16T11:44:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T15:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:22:38","slug":"why-data-strategy-needs-to-include-a-robust-data-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/why-data-strategy-needs-to-include-a-robust-data-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Data Strategy Needs to Include a Robust Data Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, on the Treehouse Technology Group blog we\u2019ve discussed the importance of data strategy<\/a>.  However, an important factor in establishing an effective data strategy<\/a> is to include a robust data architecture<\/a>.  
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s begin with defining data architecture.  According to the Harvard Business Review,<\/a> data architecture \u201cdescribes how data is collected, stored, transformed, distributed and consumed. It includes rules governing structured formats, such as databases and file systems, and the systems for connecting data with the business process that consume it.\u201d
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, data architecture is the building of the infrastructure used to create the business impacts that are previously identified in the data strategy<\/a>.  To help understand the importance of a data architecture, we\u2019ve put together four characteristics of a modern data architecture:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n