At its core, a modern data platform is composed of multiple layers. It's not just about storage or about processing and transforming data; it's a complete functional system. Azure's Modern Data Platform, for example, offers seamless combination of data ingestion capabilities that allow organizations to pull in data from a many different sources, be it the conventional databases, the social media data or even the data from IoT devices. 

Finally, as we look ahead, it's clear that the Azure Modern Data Platform is a future-ready platform that offers scalability, flexibility, and a lot of features that are necessary to the ever evolving businesses needs.

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