In the evolution of data architecture, the industry has successfully moved through various cycles - from the rigid world of relational databases to the sprawling chaos of early Hadoop "data swamps."Most organizations are good at handling structured data like logs, transactions, and metrics. But unstructured content like legal contracts, support tickets, training videos, and internal docs - is still a challenge. The information gets stored, but it's rarely easy to actually use. This fragmentation leads to the "Data Black Hole" effect. It exists but provides zero value because it isn't searchable, machine-readable, or organized.
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