Previously, customers had to use ETL tools such as Dataflow or self-developed Python tools to copy data from Bigtable into BigQuery; however, now, they can query data directly with BigQuery SQL.

PuppyGraph aims to address this with its zero-ETL engine by enabling businesses to work with their existing SQL infrastructure while accessing the advanced capabilities of graph analytics. It does ...

Global software house Microsoft is making big data the focus of SQL Server 2019, set for release later this year. A key part is data virtualisation, eliminating complex ETL processes.

Automating "pre-ETL" processes helps to eliminate the costly, error-prone, and resource-intensive efforts of discovery and mapping of unknown data sources. Organizations should not have to rely on an ...