Even though data engineers live and breathe ETL/ELT, we all run into issues with scaling, connectivity, and dynamically adapting to changing data sources. Not to mention new challenges like how to prepare data for both humans and agents.
Marc Lamberti is covering everything you need to know about ETL/ELT in 2026, from core best practices to the Airflow 3 features you should be using to make ETL/ELT orchestration easier.
You’ll learn:
- An overview of ETL vs. ELT and how to make the right architecture choice
- Common Dag patterns for ETL/ELT use cases, including how to connect to other tools in the data ecosystem
- Key Airflow features for creating reliable ETL/ELT pipelines, including dynamic task mapping, assets, and custom XCom backends
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