Concepts for Data Engineers: Task Management Tools

Data Orchestration is one of the hottest topics. Discover some of the most used tools.

Cássio Bolba
4 min readJun 22, 2023
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As a data engineer, you understand the importance of efficient workflow management for successful data processing and transformation. Workflow management tools provide a systematic approach to orchestrating complex data pipelines, ensuring data integrity, and automating tasks. In this article, we will explore 4 popular workflow management tools: Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Prefect, and Dagster. I will briefly discuss their benefits, use cases, and provide links to their official documentation for further exploration. Just a reminder, the tools in the market are not limited to it.

Apache Airflow:

Apache Airflow is an open-source platform that offers a flexible and extensible solution for workflow management. It allows you to define, schedule, and monitor workflows using Python code. Key benefits of Apache Airflow include:

DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) Approach

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