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storage and compute separation

/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ ænd kəmˈpjuːt ˌsɛp.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Two invoices where there used to be one.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A design that decouples persistent storage from processing resources so each can scale and be billed independently.

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See also

data platformIt did not fail to create ownership. It succeeded at revealing there was none.
data warehouseWhere data goes to be agreed upon, eventually, by people who have since left.
lakehouseA lake that read the warehouse's performance review and panicked.
zero-copy architectureZero copies of the data and the same number of agreements about what it means.