Company
Date Published
Author
Alois Barreras
Word count
950
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In the midst of the data revolution, organizations face significant challenges in harnessing vast amounts of data due to the proliferation of SaaS tools, microservices architecture, and the growing number of databases. These factors contribute to data silos and complicate the merging of data into a unified warehouse, making data pipeline creation a daunting yet crucial task. At Astronomer, a company specializing in data pipeline infrastructure, data pipelines are divided into distinct tasks to enable flexible workflows, utilizing a workflow management system for task coordination. The company uses streaming data techniques with Highland.js to efficiently handle large data volumes and employs intermediate file storage systems like S3 to mitigate interruptions during data processing. These innovative practices, aimed at moving data efficiently and securely, highlight the complexity and importance of constructing scalable data pipelines to gain valuable insights, with Astronomer constantly seeking to improve its processes.