Research on Technology and Industry Situation of Lakehouse

The concept of "Lakehouse" was proposed by Databricks in 2020. Since "Lakehouse" was first written into Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Data Management in 2021, as a new technology, "Lakehouse" has received unprecedented attention from the enterprises who need digital transformation. More enterprises believe lakehouse is an important infrastructure for digital transformation. Currently, lakehouse is still in its early stage of development. It is not merely a technical research endeavor, but rather a gradual integration of technologies, representing a transitional phase in the evolution of heterogeneous data platform towards integration. This paper focuses on the lakehouse technology, sorts out the development history of the data platform and the practice path of lakehouse technology. It also lists main manufactures and products of lakehouse and provides the judgments for the future development of lakehouse.