From Zero to Hero: A Comprehensive Guide to Building Your First Data Pipeline

Master the Art of Data Engineering with Microsoft Azure

Rui Carvalho
6 min readMay 8, 2023

In today’s data-driven world, businesses rely on accurate and timely data to make strategic decisions.

Data engineering plays a pivotal role in extracting, transforming, and loading data (ETL) to create efficient data pipelines.

This comprehensive story will take you from a beginner to a hero in data pipeline creation using Azure Data Factory. We will cover the essential concepts and best practices to design a robust and scalable data pipeline for your organization.

So, buckle up and get ready.

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Understanding Data Pipelines

Before diving into the details of building a data pipeline, let’s understand what a data pipeline is and why it is essential. In simple terms, a data pipeline is a series of steps or processes that move, transform, and store data from its raw form to a structured and usable format.

Data pipelines are critical for organizations to

  1. Extract valuable insights from raw data.
  2. Automate data processing tasks.
  3. Ensure data consistency

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Rui Carvalho

Data Enthusiast | Time Management and Productivity | Book Lover | One of my passions is to teach what´ve learned | Storys every week.