Building a Data Integration Team

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This book clarifies best practices for assembling high-functioning data integration teams, focusing on the essential skills, documentation, and solutions necessary for planning, designing, and monitoring both one-time migrations and ongoing integration systems. As data growth accelerates, the need to unify diverse information sources into a cohesive, documentable system becomes increasingly critical. The integration approach differs significantly from other software disciplines, requiring skills in coding, collaboration, and the ability to simplify complex business rules into scalable models. Data migrations and integrations can be challenging; project teams often postpone migrations until the project's final weekend, risking missed deadlines or data corruption that must be addressed post-deployment. The book emphasizes strategic planning to mitigate these last-minute risks and outlines how to develop effective solutions for future integration projects. Key takeaways include understanding the "language" of integrations regarding priority and ownership, creating valuable documentation to guide teams from discovery to deployment, researching essential integration tools, monitoring error logs to enhance continuous improvement, and promoting valuable integration solutions across the enterprise.