Talend Data Integration
and Big Data
Module 1
Data Integration in
Context
What is Data Integration?
• Combine data from multiple sources
• Unify formats, apply business rules
• Enable meaningful analytics and reporting
• Supports structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
Common Use Cases
• Data migration
• Data synchronization
• Data warehousing / lakes
• Business intelligence dashboards
• Data preparation for ML
ETL vs ELT
Feature ETL ELT
Transform location Before load After load
Suitable for Legacy DW Cloud DW
Tools Talend, Informatica BigQuery, Snowflake
Flexibility Higher Higher scalability
Traditional vs Modern DI
• Traditional: On-prem, batch, IT-driven
• Modern: Cloud-native, real-time, self-service
• Supports APIs, streaming, and big data
• DataOps and CI/CD for pipelines
DI in Analytics and Reporting
• Delivers clean, trusted data
• Enables reporting, dashboards, ML
• Key to building a Single Source of Truth
• Improves data trust and usability
Talend in the DI Ecosystem
• Open-source foundation (TOS)
• Unified platform: DI, DQ, MDM, ESB
• Works with databases, APIs, cloud, big data
• Visual job design, metadata-driven
Talend Platform Overview
Product Purpose
Talend DI Data flows, transformations
Talend DQ Profiling, validation
Talend MDM Master data management
Talend ESB Real-time integration (SOAP/REST)
Talend Big Data Native Hadoop/Spark jobs
Talend Cloud SaaS version of Talend platform
What You'll Do Today (Hands-On
Summary)
• Create basic data flows in Talend
• Connect to PostgreSQL via Docker
• Load and transform flat files
• Simulate ETL and ELT pipelines
• Export data for reporting