From ETL to ELT: How the Data Processing Landscape has Changed
The process of ETL (extract, transform and load) has been around for decades. It’s one of the most widely used and well known methods used in data warehousing and business intelligence. However ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) has become increasingly popular in the realm of cloud computing and big data. It is now often seen as […]
Four types of databases out there
Database have been around almost almost as long as computer have been around. There are many flavours of databases out in wild, and as a Data Engineer you will run in to some of them if not all of them throughout your career. In this post I will look at the 4 most common types […]
Which is Right for You: A Database, Data Lake, or Data Warehouse?
As a data engineer, it’s your responsibility to handle and process data effectively. The type of data you encounter in your work can vary, but you will no doubt encounter databases, data lakes, and data warehouses at some stage along your journey as a Data Engineer. In this blog post, I briefly highlight the differences […]