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ETL
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ETL
(Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems.

ETL, EII and EAI
ETL differs from EII (enterprise information integration), which aggregates data temporarily from disparate data sources, and EAI (enterprise application integration), which integrates data from one application to another. See EII and EAI.
ETL
Abbr. for Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc.

(database)ETL - The processes of Extracting, Transforming (or Transporting), and Loading data from source systems into a data warehouse.


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Users will still be able to buy the core individual components that make up the suite: PowerPlay for online analytical processing; Impromptu for enterprise reporting; Visualizer for business performance scorecarding and decision support; Query for ad hoc data exploration; and Decisionstream for extraction, transformation and loading.
Topics covered are return on investment, online analytical processing, relational and aggregate navigation, and hands-on evaluations of various extraction, transformation and loading tools.
Its highly regarded extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) product, PowerCenter, leads its segment in the data warehouse market but has proved too limiting for the ambitions of the company's executive team in business intelligence.
 
 
 
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