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Data Pipeline Architecture: ETL/ELT Best Practices

Build robust data pipelines. Apache Airflow, dbt, and cloud-native solutions.

September 18, 2025
1 min read
By One Frequency Consulting

Modern data pipelines power analytics and ML. Build robust, scalable solutions.

Architecture Patterns

  • Batch processing
  • Stream processing
  • Lambda architecture
  • Kappa architecture

Technology Stack

  • Orchestration: Airflow/Prefect
  • Processing: Spark/Beam
  • Transformation: dbt
  • Storage: Data lakes/warehouses

Best Practices

  • Idempotent operations
  • Data quality checks
  • Schema evolution
  • Monitoring and alerting

Performance

  • Partitioning strategies
  • Incremental processing
  • Caching layers
  • Cost optimization

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