The Data Ecosystem Is Ready for ETL To Be Dead

Charles Giardina recently presented a viewpoint suggesting that the role of Data Engineers is becoming obsolete due to advancements in data movement interfaces, such as ELT (Extract, Load, Transform). He highlighted the historical context from ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to ELT and how it has evolved over time. While acknowledging unresolved issues like security and incident management, Giardina also pointed out that Data Engineers can adapt by shifting into other parts of the modern data stack. His vision suggests a positive-sum outcome for both Data Engineers and the data ecosystem as a whole.