Idempotence and How It Failure-Proofs Your Data Pipeline

Idempotence plays a crucial role in protecting against the worst consequences of data integration failures by preventing the creation of duplicate data when syncs fail. In scenarios where data is loaded in batches, idempotence ensures that unique records are properly identified and no duplication occurs. Failures can occur at any stage of the modern data stack: source, pipeline, or destination. With idempotence, a self-correcting mechanism is established, reducing the need for human intervention to fix data integrity issues.