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structured data

Data found in data sources (virtual machines, virtual containers, storage accounts, databases, data wareshouses, data lakes, data marts and data hubs) can be classified into three (3) major categories with regard to the level of structure they present.

  • Unstructured data, i.e data which is in a format that makes it difficult to search, filter, or extract that data. Text, audio, image and video files are examples of unstructured data.
  • Semi-structured data, i.e data data which is in a format that facilitates searching, filtering, or extracting some elements of that data, whereas other elements are not so easy to work with. Some noSQL databases are examples of semi-structured data.
  • Structured data, i.e. data which is in a format that facilitates searching, filtering, or extracting that data. Great example of structured data are all SQL databases.