Stoic Observations

Stoic Observations

Share this post

Stoic Observations
Stoic Observations
An ETL / ELT Philosophy
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

An ETL / ELT Philosophy

Someone asked me which way I would run my data workflows generally through ETL or ELT.

Michael David Cobb Bowen's avatar
Michael David Cobb Bowen
Jan 07, 2018
∙ Paid

Share this post

Stoic Observations
Stoic Observations
An ETL / ELT Philosophy
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Someone asked me which way I would run my data workflows generally through ETL or ELT.

It’s mostly an economic question. If your database tech is licensed by the amount of compute power (cores), then it’s probably more economical to use an ETL tool. That way your use of compute is maximized by doing only clean loads and queries. But if your database tech…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Stoic Observations to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Michael DC Bowen
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More