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Layer Main guarantees What is still not guaranteed Mainly interesting for
Bronze Data is captured; source fidelity is preserved as much as possible; lineage is possible; replay and recovery are possible; ingestion timing is visible Clean semantics, stable meaning, deduplicated business entities, reporting-safe metrics Data Engineers, platform teams, sometimes Data Scientists
Silver Data is structurally more stable; types and formats are controlled; key entities are more usable; basic quality checks are applied; integration is easier Final business interpretation, fully stable metrics, universal reporting readiness, full semantic agreement Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, advanced analysts
Gold Data is prepared for consumption; metrics and dimensions are more stable; meaning is clearer; business interpretation is more consistent Absolute immutability, perfect completeness, suitability for every ad hoc case, independence from future business changes BI Developers, Business Analysts, Business Users, decision makers
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