ETL, long a mainstay of data integration, is labor-intensive, brittle, complex — and ripe to be supplanted by ELT.
This guide is a one-stop introduction to data integration. Learn how to make data-driven decisions a reality for your organization!
Database replication for database analytics involves many serious difficulties.
Process isolation is an important pillar of software engineering that can keep your data pipelines (and you) out of trouble.
Use database connectors to uncover insights about your operations.
Use schemas to make life easier for your analysts and engineers.
Sync data incrementally, or watch your pipeline grind to a halt.
Learn about the technical challenges involved in building an idempotent data pipeline.
Data can transform a struggling business into a successful one. Learn what data transformation is, how it’s done, and why it’s essential for your analytics program.
Learn how idempotence protects you from the worst consequences of data integration failures.
Learn about ETL and ELT so you can decide which method works for you.
Successful analytics depends on choosing the right approach to storing your enterprise data.
Learn how Fivetran provides normalized schemas to make life easier for analysts.
Building a data connector requires you to design a schema to structure your data. This is how Fivetran does it.
Learn how to get your organization started with automated data integration.
Learn the how and what of analytics and data integration.
How can your organization ensure data access and transparency? Measure yourself against this model, courtesy of our partners at Slalom.
Automated data integration depends on several key concepts.
Consider these comparisons before you try to build your own data pipeline.
Idempotence is an important characteristic of many systems, including Fivetran. Here's what it means.
Data from GitHub can help your engineers quantify how they are doing.
Consider building these dashboards that help answer essential business questions.
Schema changes can completely disrupt a data pipeline. Automated data integration offers a solution.
New to analytics? Don’t know what an ERD is? Read this comprehensive list of important data integration terms.
The process of building a connector is inextricably linked with schema design.
Fivetran customers share how data integration gets easier with well-designed schemas.
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