In data analytics, ETL describes the process of extracting, transforming, and loading data to make it ready to use for a predefined task. Note that ELT (extract, load, ...

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5 Steps of the ETL Process

By Alon Brody on March 10, 2023

Data is the lifeline of any modern organization. At any point, every day, you work on molding data points into information to derive profits. Therefore, having the right ...

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ETL and SQL: The Dynamic Data Duo & Examples

By Taurai Mutimutema on January 20, 2022

At some point, you will begin to recognize that there is more potential in your data than just charts and dashboards.

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5 Best Reverse ETL Tools & Their Alternatives

By Andrew Zola on October 15, 2021

On a high-level, ETL transforms your data before loading, while ELT transforms data only after loading to your warehouse. In this post, we'll look in detail at the ...

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ETL vs ELT: The Difference is in the How

By Malsha Ranawaka on July 27, 2021

In today's complex business landscape, where information pours in from many different locations throughout the day, it's crucial to work with multiple data sets.

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Data Blending Explained: What It Is and How to Do It

By Justin Reynolds on July 9, 2021

Since Google acquired Alooma, this lightweight cloud-based ETL tool has evolved to snap in really well to BigQuery and Google’s data warehouse. This means that Alooma ...

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Top 10 Alooma Alternatives: Comparing Pricing and ETL Features

By Andrew Zola on July 6, 2021

Understanding ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) platform pricing models is crucial for managing data processing costs. ETL platforms typically bill usage based on the ...

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Unraveling Rows: A Deep Dive into Consumption-Based Pricing for ETL

By Brett Evans on June 14, 2021

ETL is the process of extracting, loading, and transforming data from various sources into a central data repository and is an essential step for turning data into ...

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Top MongoDB ETL Tools: The Best Ways to Sync Your NoSQL Data

By Roel Peters on June 1, 2021

If you're collecting data in a warehouse, you may have come across many data sources and formats. To combine these many formats, you may need to go through the ETL ...

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Top MySQL ETL Tools

By Malsha Ranawaka on May 18, 2021

Google’s BigQuery is a cloud data warehouse leveraged by data analysts and data scientists. If your data already lives on Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery is a natural ...

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Best BigQuery ETL Tools: Comparing Costs and Usability

By Andrew Zola on April 1, 2021

To get the most of your data, you need a robust analytics stack that provides valuable, effortless insights to both data scientists and business users alike. ...

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Stitch vs. Fivetran: Price, Integrations, Support, and More

By Andrew Zola on March 6, 2021

You're building a new data solution for your business, and you need an ELT tool to make storing and analyzing data more manageable. You've read a ton of articles and ...

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How To Choose An ELT Tool: 6 Key Considerations

By Anders Schneiderman on February 2, 2021

In an era where data is king, the race is on to make access to data as reliable and straightforward as everyday utilities. One company leading the way is cloud-native ...

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Top 5 Fivetran Alternatives: Weighing Complexity and Cost

By Andrew Zola on January 14, 2021

Experienced data scientists and developers are spoilt for choice when it comes to data analytics tools. But for those who don't hail from a data-centric background, it ...

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Top 5 Keboola Alternatives: Weighing Expertise and Ease of Use

By Andrew Zola on December 6, 2020

If you're building a data warehouse, you need ETL to move data into that storage. To do that, you first extract data from an array of different sources. Then you apply ...

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Top Python ETL Tools for 2021

By Adam Murphy on December 2, 2020

Finding the right ETL tool for your business is essential. ETL pulls data out of a source (extract), makes changes according to requirements (transform), and then pushes ...

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Top ETL Tools for 2021...And The Case For Saying "No" To ETL

By Peter Weinberg on December 1, 2020

Data is the underlying force that drives modern marketing campaigns. But if you're an agency running multiple promotions across platforms, the data aggregation process ...

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Top 5 Supermetrics Alternatives: Balancing Ease Of Use & Cost

By Andrew Zola on November 19, 2020

“To buy or not to buy, that is the question.”

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Build or Buy ETL Tools: The Pros and Cons of Building a Pipeline

By Phillip Tanzer on November 19, 2020

When it comes to flavors of SQL, everyone’s got an opinion—and often a pretty strong one. While the SQL debates aren’t quite as intense as, say, the Python/R holy war in ...

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Top 5 Microsoft SQL Server ETL Tools

By Peter Weinberg on November 7, 2020

In this unprecedented year, data analysts, engineers, and developers showed incredible adaptability and resilience. Companies that deployed robust cloud and data ...

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Top 5 Etleap Alternatives: Weighing the Trade-offs of Cost and Support

By Andrew Zola on November 6, 2020

If you work with data of any real size, chances are you’ve heard of ETL before. If not (or if you just like having your memory refreshed), here’s a summary: ETL is a ...

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What is Data Transformation, Anyway?

By Peter Weinberg on August 24, 2020

Good analytics is no match for bad data. Bad data wins every time. That's why we're talking about the tools to create a clean, efficient, and accurate ELT (extract, ...

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Top 7 Best ELT Data Pipeline Tools

By Adam Murphy on June 9, 2020

The popular Shopify e-commerce service has everything you need to create, market, and manage an online business. The platform’s in-app payment platform works on ...

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Top 6 Shopify ETL Tools for your Ecommerce Data Pipeline

By Trisha McNary on December 3, 2019

Elasticsearch is the search and analytics engine that powers the Elastic Stack, a suite of products from the Elastic company. This popular search and analytics engine ...

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Top 10 ETL Tools the Extract and Load Elasticsearch Data

By Trisha McNary on August 20, 2019

Salesforce is an industry-leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform. This BI tool supports integrated sales, automated marketing, and data analytics and ...

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11 Powerful ETL Tools For Salesforce Data Integration

By Trisha McNary on August 13, 2019