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What Is Analytics Engineering?
In the era of modern data warehousing, the landscape for data teams saw a radical transformation. With affordable storage and the growing popularity of Extract, Load, and Transform (ELT), a new breed of data teams has emerged. No longer dependent solely on data engineers for warehouse management and data transformation, these teams seek to bridge the gap between engineering and business. This change resulted in the rise of a specialized role – the analytics engineer.
The first written mention of the term analytics engineer appeared in early 2019. Since then, the field of analytics engineering has grown in popularity, demand, and standards.
In this chapter, you will learn what an analytics engineer does and how ...
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