Building a Data Lake on AWS: From Data Migration to AI-Driven Insights

Building a Data Lake on AWS: From Data Migration to AI-Driven Insights

Syed Ziaurrahman Ashraf

ziadawood@gmail.com
Principle Solution Architect @Sabre Corporation

Abstract
As organizations generate and process increasing amounts of data, building data lakes on cloud platforms like AWS has become crucial to managing large datasets efficiently. This paper outlines the key steps in constructing a scalable data lake on AWS, starting from data migration to leveraging AI for insights. It explores how AWS services like S3, Glue, and SageMaker work together to facilitate data storage, transformation, and machine learning. In addition, it highlights the importance of orchestrating data pipelines with automation tools like AWS Lambda and Apache Airflow to ensure smooth, scalable, and efficient workflows. This paper explores the end-to-end process of migrating data to AWS, constructing scalable data lakes, and leveraging AI capabilities to drive actionable insights. Through practical examples, diagrams, and pseudocode, this paper provides a comprehensive guide to implementing data lakes with AWS services such as S3, Glue, and SageMaker, highlighting key considerations around data migration, storage, processing, and analytics. The role of automation tools like AWS Lambda and Airflow in orchestrating these pipelines is also discussed.

Keywords
AWS, Data Lake, AI-driven Insights, Data Migration, Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon SageMaker, Cloud Analytics, Data Pipeline, ETL, Machine Learning

Conclusion
Building a data lake on AWS offers immense scalability and flexibility, allowing organizations to handle complex data landscapes while unlocking AI-driven insights. By utilizing services like S3, Glue, Lambda, and SageMaker, it is possible to create an end-to-end data ecosystem that integrates storage, ETL, and machine learning workflows efficiently. The use of orchestration tools like Airflow ensures the automation and smooth operation of these data pipelines, making AI insights accessible in near real-time.

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