A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed. According to Gartner, the advantage of Data lakes is: helps in addressing the old and new problem by providing the relevant set of data for analyzing the situation. Disadvantages are:
• Lack of data quality.
• Security and access control.
• Data Lake requires proper infrastructure.
But using purpose built cloud systems security, access control and scalability problem can be solved, but data quality is not good.
To know more about Data Lake and its advantage and disadvantages, read an article Data Lakes: Emerging Pros and Cons by Joe Panettieri. Link: http://www.information-management.com/news/Big-Data-Lakes-Cloud-Computing-Analytics-10026889-1.html