Learning path

Navigating the Enterprise AI Data Pipeline

Skill Level
Fundamentals
Duration 30 minutes
Updated Oct 14, 2026

About this learning path

Build a mental model of the enterprise data pipeline, from where data originates to how analytics and AI results are delivered. Learn the major jobs along the way: ingesting, storing and governing, preparing, analyzing, and serving data.

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Prerequisites

  1. General familiarity with data, applications, databases, analytics, and AI

What you'll learn

  1. Describe the stages of an enterprise data pipeline: ingest, store, process, analyze, and serve
  2. Explain the job each stage performs, without mapping one product to one stage
  3. Explain why enterprise data needs governance, classification, and visibility
  4. Distinguish a data lake, data warehouse, and data lakehouse at a conceptual level
  5. Recognize that some capabilities span multiple pipeline stages
  1. 1. The Enterprise Data Pipeline
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentGetting Data Into the Pipeline
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    3. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentStoring, Understanding, and Governing Enterprise Data
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    4. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentPreparing Data for Use
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    5. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentFrom Stored Data to Analytics and AI
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    6. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentServing Data and AI Results
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  2. 2. Conclusion
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