Reverse ETL

Reverse ETL is syncing modelled data from a warehouse back into operational tools such as CRMs, support desks and ad platforms. Teams can then act on it where they work.

Related Terms

  • Data Warehouse

    A data warehouse is a central database built for analysis, holding cleaned, structured data from many systems. Analysts and BI tools query it for reports, dashboards and planning.

  • Webhook

    A webhook is an HTTP callback that one system sends to another when a specific event occurs, such as a payment succeeding. The receiver learns about changes immediately instead of polling repeatedly.

  • dbt

    dbt is an open-source tool for transforming data inside a warehouse with version-controlled SQL models, tests and documentation. It covers the transform step of ELT.

  • ETL and ELT

    ETL (extract, transform, load) cleans and reshapes data before loading it into a target system. ELT (extract, load, transform) loads raw data first and does the transformation inside the target, usually a warehouse.

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