Overview
The data ingestion process involves collecting and transferring data from various sources into a central repository, such as a data warehouse. Sources can include structured, semi-structured, or unstructured data. Data ingestion is essential to the data integration process and is ideal for streaming data that can immediately be harnessed with few transformations. This process is supported by various types of data ingestion tools, with each having different approaches to building a data pipeline. The most simple data ingestion pipeline will ingest data, clean it, and load it to its destination. Using data ingestion tools to automate data pipelines minimizes errors and speeds up data readiness to enhance operational workflows and enable data-driven decision-making across the organization.