DZone Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 ETL, or Extract, Transform, Load, serves as the backbone for data-driven decision-making in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. However, traditional ETL processes often suffer from challenges like high operational costs, error-prone execution, and difficulty scaling. Enter automation—a strategy not merely as a facilitator but a necessity to alleviate these burdens. So, let's dive into the transformative impact of automating ETL workflows, the tools that make it possible, and methodologies that ensure robustness. The Evolution of ETL Gone are the days when ETL processes were relegated to batch jobs that ran in isolation, churning through records in an overnight slog. The advent of big data and real-time analytics has fundamentally altered the expectations from ETL processes. As Doug Cutting, the co-creator of Hadoop, aptly said, "The world is one big data problem." This statement resonates more than ever as we are bombarded with diverse, voluminous, and fast-moving data from myriad sources.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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