The Astronomer Blog: Data Orchestration Insights & Guides

July 12, 2023

Astronomer and Fivetran Partner to Release Production-Grade ELT Airflow Provider

The new provider will make it easier for organizations to use Airflow to automate and manage their Fivetran pipelines.

June 26, 2023

Astronomer and Snowflake: Unleash the Power of Snowpark Container Services and Apache Airflow®

Announcing the Astronomer and Snowflake partnership! Transform your data pipelines with Snowpark and Airflow.

June 22, 2023

Three ways to use Airflow with MotherDuck and DuckDB

Use Apache Airflow® with DuckDB and MotherDuck in three different ways. Access the DuckDB Python package directly, leverage the DuckDB Airflow provider, and use DuckDB with the Astro Python SDK.

June 13, 2023

The Astro Cloud IDE: from Python and SQL to nearly 1,000 Airflow operators

Use ~1,000 open-source Airflow operators and define your own custom operators in the Astro Cloud IDE with the newly released cell type functionality

June 2, 2023

The Top 7 Alternatives to MWAA

Beyond MWAA: Top 7 data orchestration tools for optimized workflows and increased productivity.

June 2, 2023

The Top 7 Alternatives to Google Cloud Composer

Picking the right tools for your data stack depends on your exact business and engineering needs, and the choice may seem daunting. Thankfully, there are several popular tools, each with thousands of users, all with a unique approach for managing data pipelines.