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Data Engineering with Alteryx

By : Paul Houghton
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Data Engineering with Alteryx

By: Paul Houghton

Overview of this book

Alteryx is a GUI-based development platform for data analytic applications. Data Engineering with Alteryx will help you leverage Alteryx’s code-free aspects which increase development speed while still enabling you to make the most of the code-based skills you have. This book will teach you the principles of DataOps and how they can be used with the Alteryx software stack. You’ll build data pipelines with Alteryx Designer and incorporate the error handling and data validation needed for reliable datasets. Next, you’ll take the data pipeline from raw data, transform it into a robust dataset, and publish it to Alteryx Server following a continuous integration process. By the end of this Alteryx book, you’ll be able to build systems for validating datasets, monitoring workflow performance, managing access, and promoting the use of your data sources.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction
5
Part 2: Functional Steps in DataOps
11
Part 3: Governance of DataOps

Technical requirements

In this chapter, we will use Alteryx Server and MongoDB for persistence on the server host. To follow the examples in this chapter, you will need access to the server host (the Windows instance where you installed Alteryx Server) and the MongoDB password. Additionally, you will need Git installed and a GitHub account for version control and continuous integration.

The example workflows can be found in the book's GitHub repository here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Data-Engineering-with-Alteryx/tree/main/Chapter%2010.

The GitHub Actions example can be found here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Data-Engineering-with-Alteryx/actions.