Posts Tagged ‘ETL’

How Smart Data Teams Cut Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

This blog explores how data teams can strategically reduce costs without compromising performance, drawing insights from a recent LinkedIn Live featuring experts from Select.dev, Cube, and Matatika. It outlines five key strategies, from optimising human productivity to safely switching platforms, backed by real-world examples and practical implementation steps.

Why Most SQL Server Data Tools Migrations Fail (And How to Build Better Ones

Many data teams avoid SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) migrations due to cost, complexity, and risk, leaving them stuck with outdated systems and growing technical debt. Matatika’s Mirror Mode offers a safer, more cost-efficient alternative by enabling secure, isolated testing environments that mirror production without exposing sensitive data or inflating infrastructure costs.

Stop Fixing Data Pipelines – Start Driving Strategy

This article examines how unreliable data pipelines can trap data teams in endless maintenance work, draining strategic capacity. It explores practical solutions for building resilient, self-healing pipelines, allowing engineers to focus on delivering insights and driving business growth.

How to Deliver a Zero-Risk ETL Transformation

The term “zero-risk ETL transformation” may sound ambitious, but it’s real, proven, and achievable. With Matatika’s phased rollout, rigorous testing, transparent pricing, and post-deployment efficiency, it’s no longer a buzzword, it’s best practice. ETL doesn’t have to be hard. It just has to be done right.

7 Data Strategies That Work – What the Best Data Teams Do Differently

Every data team wants to scale efficiently, reduce costs, and deliver real business value. But in practice, many struggle with siloed workflows, unreliable data, and costly inefficiencies. Since recording Season 1 of the Data Matas podcast, I've reflected on the key levers these great teams are using to deliver value in their businesses and pulled together the seven of the biggest lessons. These aren’t abstract theories—they are practical, tested strategies from professionals who have made data work for their organisations.