ETL Antipattern: Ignoring the “Why?”
In this final post in my ETL Antipatterns series, I’ll talk about a common big-picture mistake when building ETL processes: ignoring the fundamental question, “why are we doing this?”...
2020-12-22
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Tim Mitchell
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ETL Antipattern: Ignoring the “Why?”
In this final post in my ETL Antipatterns series, I’ll talk about a common big-picture mistake when building ETL processes: ignoring the fundamental question, “why are we doing this?”...
2020-12-22
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ETL Antipattern: Ignore the Logging
In my last ETL Antipatterns post, I wrote about the unexciting but very necessary work of documenting ETL processes. The logging of ETL operations is just as (un)captivating as...
2020-12-21
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ETL Antipattern: Ignore the Logging
In my last ETL Antipatterns post, I wrote about the unexciting but very necessary work of documenting ETL processes. The logging of ETL operations is just as (un)captivating as...
2020-12-21
ETL Antipattern: Skipping The Documentation
Documentation is an asset that is both loathed and loved. Creating technical and business documentation is often looked upon as a tedious chore, something that really ought to be...
2020-12-20
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ETL Antipattern: Skipping The Documentation
Documentation is an asset that is both loathed and loved. Creating technical and business documentation is often looked upon as a tedious chore, something that really ought to be...
2020-12-20
ETL Antipattern: Load Processes that Don’t Scale
One of the most significant design considerations in ETL process development is the volume of data to be processed. Most ETL processes have time constraints that require them to...
2020-12-19
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ETL Antipattern: Load Processes that Don’t Scale
One of the most significant design considerations in ETL process development is the volume of data to be processed. Most ETL processes have time constraints that require them to...
2020-12-19
ETL Antipattern: Failure to Test and Validate
“If it compiles, it works.” – An unemployed developer Building ETL processes is quite easy. Building ETL processes that deliver accurate results as quickly as possible is substantially more...
2020-12-18
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ETL Antipattern: Failure to Test and Validate
“If it compiles, it works.” – An unemployed developer Building ETL processes is quite easy. Building ETL processes that deliver accurate results as quickly as possible is substantially more...
2020-12-18
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