Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
Part 1: Introduction to Analytics Engineering
1
What Is Analytics Engineering?
Introducing analytics engineering
Defining analytics engineering
Why do we need analytics engineering?
A supermarket analogy
The shift from ETL to ELT
The difference between analytics engineers, data analysts, and data engineers
Summary
2
The Modern Data Stack
Understanding a Modern Data Stack
Explaining three key differentiators versus legacy stacks
Lowering technical barriers with a SQL-first approach
Improving infrastructure efficiency with cloud-native systems
Simplifying implementation and maintenance with managed and modular solutions
Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the MDS
Summary
Part 2: Building Data Pipelines ...
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