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    Pentaho from Hitachi Vantara

    Pentaho from Hitachi Vantara

    End to end data integration and analytics platform

    Pentaho Community Edition can now be downloaded from https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/pentaho-platform/data-integration-analytics/pentaho-community-edition.html Join the Community at https://community.hitachivantara.com/communities/community-pentaho-home?CommunityKey=e0eaa1d8-5ecc-4721-a6a7-75d4e890ee0 Pentaho couples data integration with business analytics in a modern platform to easily access, visualize and explore data that impacts business results. Use it as a full suite or as individual components that are accessible on-premise, in the cloud, or on-the-go (mobile). Pentaho Kettle enables IT and developers to access and integrate data from any source and deliver it to your applications all from within an intuitive and easy to use graphical tool. The Pentaho Enterprise Edition Trialware can be obtained from https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/lumada-dataops/data-integration-analytics/download-pentaho.html
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    AWS Data Wrangler

    AWS Data Wrangler

    Pandas on AWS, easy integration with Athena, Glue, Redshift, etc.

    An AWS Professional Service open-source python initiative that extends the power of Pandas library to AWS connecting DataFrames and AWS data-related services. Easy integration with Athena, Glue, Redshift, Timestream, OpenSearch, Neptune, QuickSight, Chime, CloudWatchLogs, DynamoDB, EMR, SecretManager, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLServer and S3 (Parquet, CSV, JSON, and EXCEL). Built on top of other open-source projects like Pandas, Apache Arrow and Boto3, it offers abstracted functions to execute usual ETL tasks like load/unload data from Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Databases. Convert the column name to be compatible with Amazon Athena and the AWS Glue Catalog. Run a query against AWS CloudWatchLogs Insights and convert the results to Pandas DataFrame. Get QuickSight dashboard ID given a name and fails if there is more than 1 ID associated with this name. List IAM policy assignments in the current Amazon QuickSight account.
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    Logstash

    Logstash

    Centralize, transform and stash your data

    Logstash is a server-side data processing pipeline that dynamically ingests data from numerous sources, transforms it, and ships it to your favorite “stash” regardless of format or complexity. It supports and ingests data of all shapes, sizes and sources, dynamically transforms and prepares this data, and transports it to the output of your choice. Logstash is extensible, with over 200 plugins available to let you create and configure your pipeline how you choose.
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    Free SAP Table Download Power Connector

    Free SAP Table Download Power Connector

    Free Download / Extract / Read Table from SAP to Excel / CSV / XML

    Download / Read any SAP table to Excel and/or CSV or XML individually or in groups! Use (simple/complex) filters . Option to schedule downloads or start via command line as well. Can replace full table download from SE16 SE16N SE16H and ties as connector with RPA e.g. Blueprism, UIPATH, Alteryx, Power Apps & Power Automate & Excel. Can also provide you SAP table downloads via its web services for e.g. Power Query and Power BI.
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    Talend Spatial Module (aka Spatial Data Integrator or SDI) is an ETL tool for geospatial. Based on Talend Open Studio, input, output and transform geocomponents are available. IO components read/write GIS formats(eg.PostGIS, GeoRSS). Transformers all
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    Data Migrator for Oracle

    Migrate/Copy your data between Oracle database and 13 major DBs.

    Command line data Copy/Migration tool for Oracle. Supports Oracle 7.3, Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10G, Oracle 11G and 13 major databases. 1. Exadata 2. Sybase ASE 3. Informix Innovator C 4. Sybase SQL Anywhere 5. DB2 UDB 6. CSV 7. SQLServer 8. MariaDB 9. Sybase IQ 10. PostgreSQL 11. MySQL 12. Informix IDS 13. TimesTen
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    GeoKettle
    GeoKettle is a powerful, metadata-driven spatial ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) tool dedicated to the integration of different data sources for building and updating geospatial databases, data warehouses and services.
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    CloverDX

    CloverDX

    Design, automate, operate and publish data pipelines at scale

    Please, visit www.cloverdx.com for latest product versions. Data integration platform; can be used to transform/map/manipulate data in batch and near-realtime modes. Suppors various input/output formats (CSV,FIXLEN,Excel,XML,JSON,Parquet, Avro,EDI/X12,HL7,COBOL,LOTUS, etc.). Connects to RDBMS/JMS/Kafka/SOAP/Rest/LDAP/S3/HTTP/FTP/ZIP/TAR. CloverDX offers 100+ specialized components which can be further extended by creation of "macros" - subgraphs - and libraries, shareable with 3rd parties. Simple data manipulation jobs can be created visually. More complex business logic can be implemented using Clover's domain-specific-language CTL, in Java or languages like Python or JavaScript. Through its DataServices functionality, it allows to quickly turn data pipelines into REST API endpoints. The platform allows to easily scale your data job across multiple cores or nodes/machines. Supports Docker/Kubernetes deployments and offers AWS/Azure images in their respective marketplace
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    SQL*Plus Commander

    SQL*Plus Commander

    Text-based user interface to query data on Oracle DB in a smart way

    SQL*Plus Commander is Text-based user interface (TUI) / framework to query data on Oracle DB in a smart way. It consists in a fully customizable script shell for bash and ksh. It executes custom queries or procedures on DB with SQLPlus for Oracle. The results of queries can be browsed in a colorful text interface resulting data from a query can be selected and passed dinamically as parameters for others queries or procedures It may be useful for people who runs frequently a limited number of query and uses the results as parameters for other queries. suggested for DBA activities, log tables browsing. downloaded version contains a demo with HR data model from oracle.com Try it and let me know if you find it useful any idea or suggestion will be appreciated
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    Jaspersoft ETL
    Jaspersoft ETL is a data integration platform providing high performance data extract-transform-load (ETL) capabilities. Jaspersoft ETL is appropriate for all analytic and operational data integration needs. Activity on this project is located at jas
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    KETL(tm) is a production ready ETL platform. The engine is built upon an open, multi-threaded, XML-based architecture. KETL's is designed to assist in the development and deployment of data integration efforts which require ETL and scheduling
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    Metl ETL Data Integration

    Metl ETL Data Integration

    Simple message-based, web-based ETL integration

    Metl is a simple, web-based ETL tool that allows for data integrations including database, files, messaging, and web services. Supports RDBMS, SOAP, HTTP, FTP, SFTP, XML, FIXLEN, CSV, JSON, ZIP, and more. Metl implements scheduled integration tasks without the need for custom coding or heavy infrastructure. It can be deployed in the cloud or in an internal data center, and it was built to allow developers to extend it with custom components.
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    Excel  AddIn :   In2Sql

    Excel AddIn : In2Sql

    ODBC Cloud SQL Explorer. Connection Manager. Query Editor.

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/in2sql Video for best usage https://rb.gy/tvl8lk This Excel Addin helps SQL analytic create an Excel report based on ODBC relational data. *Creates table base on data from a relational database *Generate a pivot report using the same external connection (1) *Some ad-hoc tools are available - like "keep only" and "remove only" *you can use the row limit option for exploring the largest dataset *The ODBC connection manager is available *auto-build query tool can create SQL select statement by using different database tables with matching them by column name * creating connections for PowerQuery news and updates -- change list -- v05 beta export tables and SQL to CSV files treat CSV like relational tables -- add Cloud ClickHouse Source resolve the problem with an untrusted source changed Sql Editor fixed behavior for "update rows"
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    RapidMiner -- Data Mining, ETL, OLAP, BI
    ETL, data warehousing, data mining, OLAP, business intelligence (BI) in Java. 500+ modules: extract, transform, load (ETL), data mining, data analysis + Weka, statistical forecasting, preprocessing, validation, visualization, OLAP, business intelligence.
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    GETL

    ETL engine based on Groovy

    P.S. Dear friends. Repository migration to https://github.com/ascrus/getl . You can download jar file from this site or maven. GETL - based package in Groovy, which automates the work of loading and transforming data. His name is an acronym for «Groovy ETL». GETL is a set of libraries of pre-built classes and objects that can be used to solve problems unpacking, transform and load data into programs written in Groovy, or Java, as well as from any software that supports the work with Java classes. GETL taken into account when developing ideas and following requirements: 1. The simpler the class hierarchy, the easier solution; 2. The data structures tend to change over time, or not be known in advance, working with them must be maintained; 3. All routine work ETL should be automated wherever possible; 4. Compiling the code on the fly bail speed and reserve for the optimization; 5. Sophisticated class hierarchy guarantee easy connection of other open source solutions.
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    Automatic Report Generator

    Generate reports from Java applications directly.

    Automatic Report Generator is a mini-ETL API which allows to retrieve data through an SQL query towards a structured file, would it be a CSV, XLSX, or XML. This API also supports BIRT reports, and, in this case, its respective template is required. The project is available on Maven: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/net.sf.automatic-report-generator Version 3: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/net.sf.ennahdi.automatic-report-generator
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    COBOL Data Definitions
    Parse, analyze and -- most importantly -- use COBOL data definitions. This gives you access to COBOL data from Python programs. Write data analyzers, one-time data conversion utilities and Python programs that are part of COBOL systems. Really.
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    A ETL made in VB.NET.
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    A command line utility to read a text file containing lines of data, clean up any CR/LF anomalies, and output the lines of text with clean CR/LF terminators to standard output. The binary is a Windows 32 bit console app.
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    Scriptella is an open source ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) and script execution tool written in Java. Its primary focus is simplicity.
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    Utility that performs bulk user import to Active Directory from selected data sources. It can perform data mapping and generate required fields using existing info( generate userPrincipleName from name, surname and patronymic of user for example). This is still a beta-release, so things can work not so well sometimes.
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    A collection of Java programs using JavaMail API to help automating the process of sending mails.
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    AvaSattva

    AvaSattva

    Search replace files or pipe

    See https://github.com/qualiu/msr/ Match/Search/Replace: msr.exe/msr-Win32.exe/msr.cygwin/msr.gcc**/msr-i386.gcc** Match/Search/Replace/Execute/* Files/Pipe Lines/Blocks. Filter/Load/Extract/Transform/Stats/* Files/Pipe Lines/Blocks. Not-IN-latter: nin.exe/nin-Win32.exe/nin.cygwin/nin.gcc**/nin-i386.gcc** Get Exclusive/Mutual Line-Set or Key-Set; Remove Line-Set or Key-Set matched in latter file/pipe; Get Unique/Mutual/Distribution/Stats/* Files/Pipe Line-Set or Key-Set. Match/Search/Replace files/pipe text with plain/Regex syntax. And for ETL alike work like Load and filter files -> Extract -> Transform output. For replacing files, you can preview and backup, in multiple directories and files or pipe, with plain text matching or using general Regex as C++, C#, Java, Scala; So msr is a good tool to learn and test Regex since it has different colors for matched groups captured by the Regex pattern.
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    BEE
    The BEE Project is a suite of tools supporting Business Intelligence project implementation including ETL tool and OLAP server and a thin client. The ROLAP server ensures multipass SQL generation and powerful cache management (utilizes MySQL RDBMS).
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Guide to Open Source ETL Tools

Open source ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tools are software packages that allow users to manipulate and clean data. These tools are released under an open source license, meaning they can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone. They provide a powerful platform for data engineers and other professionals who need to manage large datasets quickly and effectively.

The Extract part of an ETL system refers to the process of retrieving data from a database or other source. This could involve importing flat files or directly connecting to existing databases. Once the extraction is complete, the Transform portion of the process takes over. This allows users to massage the data into a more usable form through procedures such as cleaning up duplicate entries, eliminating extraneous information, sorting it according to certain criteria, grouping it into categories and applying any additional formatting necessary. Finally, after all these transformations have been applied, the Load portion kicks in which involves storing this newly formatted data into its final destination.

Open source ETL tools make it much easier for non-technical personnel with no programming knowledge to use them effectively because they don’t require extensive training or IT support teams dedicated solely for their maintenance. With their GUI (Graphical User Interface) approach most common tasks can be accomplished easily with little effort and often times drag-and-drop functions are employed for visualizing the flow of data between different stages within an ETL workflow – enabling users automate even complex processes in mere minutes. Furthermore since these tools are open source organizations don't have to incur licensing fees every time they run them as is usually required with commercial ones so total cost of ownership remains relatively low compared to alternatives making them great long-term investments for enterprises looking for cost effective solutions when dealing with large volumes of data.

Features Provided by Open Source ETL Tools

  • Data Extraction: Most open source ETL tools provide a range of features for extracting data from various sources such as databases, flat files, XML files, and web services. This enables users to retrieve the needed data quickly and efficiently.
  • Transformation: Open source ETL tools offer various transformation capabilities such as mapping fields between different sources, filtering unnecessary data, joining multiple sources together, removing duplicate records and performing calculations on the data before it is loaded into the target system.
  • Loading/Writing: Open source ETL tools provide options for loading or writing transformed data into any type of target system including databases, flat files, XML files, etc.
  • Scheduling & Monitoring: Users can schedule when their ETL processes should run automatically and monitor their progress in real-time with most open source ETL tools. This grants them more control over their entire data pipeline.
  • Error Handling & Reporting: Most open source ETL tools have built-in error handling and reporting capabilities which allow users to troubleshoot problems that may occur during an ETL process quickly and accurately. They can also receive notifications about any encountered errors via email alerts or other means of communication.
  • Security & Encryption: Open source ETL tools also provide security features such as authentication and encryption to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access during an ETL process.

What Types of Open Source ETL Tools Are There?

  • Talend: A popular open source ETL tool that allows users to connect to a variety of data sources and perform data transformations. It offers a wide range of features including drag-and-drop user interface, graphical job design, easy customization, and error handling.
  • Pentaho Data Integration (PDI): An enterprise-level open source ETL tool with powerful connectivity capabilities. It provides a wide range of connectors for different data sources, making it suitable for complex ETL processes. PDI also has the ability to integrate with other applications such as SAP BI and Hadoop.
  • Apache NiFi: A free and open source ETL tool designed to automate the flow of data between systems. It is highly scalable and can handle large volumes of data with ease. With Apache NiFi, users can quickly build efficient workflows by dragging and dropping components on the UI.
  • Kettle: Kettle is an intuitive open source ETL platform that enables developers to quickly build end-to-end pipelines without writing code. Kettle is well known for its comprehensive metadata repository, GUI editor, transformation engine and deployment capabilities.
  • GeoKettle: GeoKetter is an extension of Kettle specifically designed for geospatial data processing tasks. It comes with predefined functions such as Joins between vector layers and raster datasets which makes it ideal for GIS applications development projects.
  • CloverETL: CloverETL is an open source Java based visual design tool used by businesses worldwide to transform complex data into meaningful information. Its unique approach allows users to rapidly develop complex ETL pipelines without writing any code thus reducing time to market significantly compared to traditional programming approaches. Additionally, CloverETL supports most databases out there as well as mainframe legacy systems integration projects.

Benefits of Using Open Source ETL Tools

  1. Cost Savings: Open source ETL tools offer huge cost savings over proprietary solutions. It is difficult to compare exact costs because of the different licensing models, but many open source solutions are completely free to use. In most cases, the only cost associated with using an open source ETL tool is the initial setup and configuration costs. This can be mitigated by training employees on how to use these solutions or by hiring external consultants for support.
  2. Flexibility: The flexibility offered by open source ETL tools can greatly speed up development cycles, allowing users to quickly integrate data from multiple sources into a single unified platform. By utilizing powerful scripting options such as Python and R, users can easily create custom scripts that transform incoming data into meaningful insights faster than ever before. Additionally, since the software code is available for free, it makes it easier for developers to modify existing tools or even develop new ones that better meet their requirements.
  3. Security: As most open source ETL tools are written in reliable programming languages such as Java and JavaScript, they are generally more secure than their proprietary counterparts. Furthermore, because they are developed by a large community of engineers and developers who have worked together to make sure that the code is always updated and maintained, they tend to have fewer bugs and security flaws than other solutions.
  4. Scalability: The scalability offered by open source ETL tools allows users to seamlessly scale their operations without having to purchase additional hardware or software licenses. This means that companies can continue using their existing infrastructure while taking advantage of the latest technologies available in order to process large amounts of data efficiently and accurately in real-time.
  5. Customization: Since all of the code for an open source ETL tool is readily accessible, users can customize nearly any aspect of it according to their specific needs. This makes it easy for businesses to tailor their systems exactly how they want them without having to rely on outsiders like vendors. Moreover, since these tools are designed with extensibility in mind, there’s no limit as to what kind of changes you can make--which further increases its potential value proposition.

What Types of Users Use Open Source ETL Tools?

  • Developers: Developers use open source ETL tools to create applications or modify existing software. They may also develop scripts to automate the process of loading data from external sources and transforming it into a usable format.
  • Data Scientists: Data scientists use open source ETL tools for data analysis tasks, such as natural language processing (NLP) or machine learning projects. These tools allow them to quickly explore new datasets and build predictive models faster.
  • Business Analysts: Business analysts use open source ETL tools to connect disparate systems, create dashboards, and generate reporting insights from multiple data sources. They can quickly uncover trends that inform strategic decisions in their organization.
  • Big Data Professionals: Big data professionals rely on open source ETL tools to collect, store, cleanse, transform, and analyze vast amounts of data at incredible speeds with complex algorithms. These tools enable them to uncover patterns and make predictions about customer behavior at scale.
  • Database Administrators: Database administrators use open source ETL systems to load large amounts of data into databases while ensuring they remain up to date with held back changes efficiently and accurately over time.

How Much Do Open Source ETL Tools Cost?

Open source ETL tools are generally free of charge. Companies that offer open source ETL solutions usually provide the software as a free download and may also include support, training, or guidance for a fee. While there is no cost to utilize the software itself, businesses will need to invest in resources such as hardware and staff to maintain, develop, and deploy the solution. The cost of setting up an open source ETL system will vary depending on the complexity of the data architecture and size of datasets being moved from one platform to another. In some cases, businesses might incur additional costs if they need custom scripts or plugins created for their specific use case. Overall, open source ETL solutions provide businesses with more flexibility than proprietary software but require unique knowledge and experience in order to get the most out of them.

What Software Can Integrate With Open Source ETL Tools?

Software that can integrate with open source ETL tools typically includes data integration, data transformation, and application programming interfaces (APIs). Data integration software allows for the extraction of data from disparate sources and its integration into a centralized format. Data transformation software enables users to convert the extracted data into meaningful information by cleansing, validating, transforming, and interpreting it. APIs are important for integrating ETL tools with other applications such as databases or web services. By providing an interface between two applications, APIs allow changes in one system to be automatically reflected in the other. Finally, connectors which provide direct access to popular cloud systems like Amazon S3 can also be integrated with open source ETL tools to make it easier to move data between different services.

Open Source ETL Tools Trends

  • Open source ETL tools provide an affordable option for organizations looking to extract, transform and load data into a database.
  • The popularity of open source ETL tools is increasing as organizations look to reduce costs while still taking advantage of the features offered by commercial ETL products.
  • Additionally, open source ETLs offer increased flexibility in terms of customization and scalability, making them attractive alternatives to expensive proprietary solutions.
  • Apache Airflow is an increasingly popular tool for creating powerful workflows that automate end-to-end pipelines for data transformation and loading tasks.
  • Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle) is also becoming a more widely adopted platform due to its extensive library of connectors and plugins that facilitate integration with other software platforms.
  • Talend is another popular open source ETL tool that allows users to quickly create data processing jobs with drag-and-drop graphical components.
  • In addition, Big Data technologies such as Hadoop are becoming more frequently integrated with open source ETL tools in order to process large volumes of structured and unstructured data.

How To Get Started With Open Source ETL Tools

Getting started with open source ETL tools is relatively straightforward. Before beginning, it is important to assess the data sources and data stores that will be used, and to determine which ETL tool best aligns with those needs.

Once the correct tool has been identified, the next step is to install the software. Most open source ETL tools come with installation guides and tutorials that can be used for reference. It’s important to follow these instructions carefully in order to ensure that the software is correctly configured and runs without any issues.

After installation, users can begin to explore the ETL tool’s features and capabilities. Each tool offers a range of features, so users should take some time to familiarize themselves with how they work and what they allow users to do.

From there, users can start building actual ETL processes. Many open source ETL tools come with pre-built examples and templates, which can be extremely helpful when getting started. This allows users to get a feel for how different components are connected, and it serves as a great starting point for creating more complex ETL processes.

Once users have become comfortable with the basics, they can begin experimenting with more advanced features like custom scripts, visualizations, and scheduling options. As long as users are willing to take the time to learn how each feature works and how it can be used in an effective way, they should be able to get the most out of their open source ETL tool of choice.