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ETL-free Workflows and Data Migrations

Spice.ai enables data migrations and workflows without ETL by federating legacy and modern systems for seamless transitions.

Unlike legacy ETL platforms (e.g., Informatica) that require heavy infrastructure, Spice.ai offers a drop-in solution for developers modernizing applications. Its ability to query across systems without data movement provides a lightweight alternative to data replication tools, reducing complexity and costs.

Why Spice.ai?​

  • Drop-In Solution: Provides a single endpoint for legacy (e.g., Oracle) and modern (e.g., Snowflake) systems, avoiding application rewrites required by migration frameworks.
  • Data Federation: Queries on-premises, cloud, and edge sources without moving data, minimizing costs and risks compared to data replication approaches.
  • Performance Optimization: Materializes frequently accessed data for low-latency queries, outperforming traditional query federation with high overhead.
  • Monitoring: Built-in observability tracks migration progress and performance, ensuring reliability and transparency.

Example​

A fintech firm migrates from an Oracle database to a cloud-native stack, querying both systems simultaneously to ensure zero downtime. This approach avoids the staged migrations and data duplication of ETL tools, maintaining service continuity for customers. The CQRS Cookbook illustrates how to implement unified data access patterns for such scenarios.

Benefits​

  • Agility: Accelerates modernization projects without disrupting existing applications.
  • Cost Savings: Minimizes data movement and infrastructure costs.
  • Reliability: Ensures data consistency during migrations with real-time federation.

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