Modern Data Platform — How it evolves with LLMs

The modern data platform stack is maturing while AI shakes things up at the same time. Here is how LLMs touch each layer of the ten-layer stack — and what barely moves. What is a modern data platform? A modern data platform is the full path from raw data to useful insight. It pulls data in from databases, APIs, and streams. It shapes it into models you can use. It stores it in warehouses and lakehouses....

March 15, 2026 · 19 min · 3849 words · Navan Tirupathi