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What is the role of AWS Lambda in a data engineering pipeline?

Cloud/Toolsmediumspark0.6 min read
EYIncedoTech Mahindra
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2

Copy Large Files from On-Premises to Azure in ADF

Cloud/Toolsmediumwindow0.7 min read
Presidio
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3

Data Load in Synapse Table?

Cloud/Toolsmediumjoin0.6 min read
Deloitte
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4

Describe Amazon Athena and how it interacts with S3.

Cloud/Toolsmediumetlpartition0.5 min read
Persistent Systems
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5

Describe the use of side inputs in Dataflow.

Cloud/Toolsmediumjoin0.4 min read
Aarete
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6

Describe your experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP

Cloud/Toolsmediumbigquerylakehousepartition0.3 min read
JIO
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7

Difference between pipelines and data flows in ADF

Cloud/Toolsmediumjoinpartitionspark0.3 min read
Nihilent
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8

Discuss S3's advantages, including scalability and durability.

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.3 min read
Chryselys
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9

Explain how AWS Glue interacts with on-premises SQL databases to extract data efficiently.

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartitionsql0.3 min read
EPAM
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10

Explain how using a staging area in S3 can help.

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.3 min read
Capco
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11

Explain how you debug failed pipelines in ADF.

Cloud/Toolsmediumwindow0.3 min read
Virtusa
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12

Explain job bookmarking in AWS Glue. How does it help in incremental data processing?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.3 min read
Freecharge
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13

Explain the key components of Apache Beam in the context of Google Dataflow.

Cloud/Toolsmediumbigquerywindow0.2 min read
Aarete
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14

Explain the role of Glue Catalog in Athena.

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.2 min read
Capco
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15

Explain using AWS Glue for ETL. What challenges might you face with large datasets?

Cloud/Toolsmediumetlpartitionspark0.2 min read
Capco
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16

How can you increase parallelism in ADF pipelines?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.2 min read
Virtusa
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17

How do you ensure message ordering in Kinesis Streams?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.2 min read
Capco
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18

How do you handle data cleanup and lifecycle management in S3?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.1 min read
Moonfare
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19

How do you handle data using AWS S3?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.2 min read
HCL
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20

How do you manage data storage in AWS?

Cloud/Toolsmediumpartition0.2 min read
Wipro
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