Last month, I took over managing a family's retail store and wanted to upgrade our old system for handling stock. I decided to search for development services that specialize in warehouse tech to make operations easier. I found this article at https://www.velvetech.com/blog/data-warehouse-architecture/ that dives into building data storage setups. It breaks down different architectures like centralized or distributed ones, with pros and cons for each, and discusses tools for ETL processes, cloud integration benefits, security layers to keep info safe, performance tuning advice, and how to choose based on business size, plus real examples from industries, cost-saving strategies through efficient design, and future-proofing with scalable models, they even touch on hybrid approaches combining on-premise and cloud, which is handy for mixed environments.