The ETL approach has been the traditional approach for data warehousing and analytics. ELT is the new kid on the block. Beyond the differences between ETL vs ELT, how can the ETL process be improved with ELT?The ETL (Extract, Transform,…
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Data. It’s the word that that results in billion dollar valuations, that drives industries, that creates new revenue streams, and that has introduced a “New Economy” where companies are able to harness massive volumes of it to drive their businesses…
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ETL. It should be fairly straightforward, right? We extract data, transform it as needed, and load it into the target application. But like the recipe for the perfect Bloody Mary or the ideal hamburger, someone else’s way of doing things…
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Managing big data is a never-ending challenge. Extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes serve as the traditional foundation for enterprise data warehousing. However, with the emerging popularity of big data ETL tools, some IT experts are eyeing new methods for…
One of the most critical steps in building a data warehouse or building a data lake is integrating your data sources into one format.Data integration is a crucial step, and it can be done using Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) or…
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ETL processes (extract, transform and load) might be fundamentally flawed.When we save data we do so for a purpose. In the context of reporting that purpose is to enable us to answer questions regarding our business; what is the number…
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