Next-Gen Data

Modern data architectures for the AI era

Legacy data infrastructure was not built for AI workloads. Cogninest AI designs and implements next-generation data solutions including lakehouses, real-time feature stores, vector databases, and knowledge graphs that power modern ML and analytics at enterprise scale.

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The Situation

Your data warehouse was designed for BI dashboards, not ML training. Feature engineering is done ad hoc in notebooks, vector search does not exist, and there is no way to serve real-time features to production models. The gap between your data infrastructure and your AI ambitions is growing.

The Deliverable

A next-generation data platform with a lakehouse architecture, real-time feature store, vector search layer, and knowledge graph. ML teams get self-service access to training data and production features. Analytics teams get governed, trustworthy datasets. Both share the same source of truth.

In Production

Core use cases

Lake

Lakehouse Architecture

Unified storage and compute using Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi. Combine the flexibility of a data lake with the reliability of a warehouse.

Feature

Feature Store Implementation

Centralized feature management for ML models. Define features once, serve them consistently in training and production with point-in-time correctness.

Vector

Vector Database Setup

Deploy and optimize vector search infrastructure for RAG, recommendation, and similarity search. Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, or pgvector depending on your requirements.

Graph

Knowledge Graphs

Model complex relationships between entities using graph databases. Power recommendations, fraud detection, and research discovery with connected data.

Tech Stack

How it works

We build on open formats and cloud-native services, avoiding vendor lock-in while maximizing performance and cost efficiency.

  • Databricks / Delta Lake / Iceberg
  • Feast / Tecton feature stores
  • Pinecone / Qdrant / Weaviate
  • Neo4j / Amazon Neptune
  • Apache Spark / Trino / DuckDB
  • MinIO / S3 / ADLS
Frequently Asked Questions

Next-Gen Data Solutions FAQs

A lakehouse combines the flexibility of a data lake with the reliability of a data warehouse. You need one if your current infrastructure cannot serve both analytics and ML workloads efficiently from the same data.

Ready to build AI that reaches production?

Book a strategy call with our engineering team. We will scope your use case, estimate timelines, and show you what production-grade AI looks like for your business.