Data Engineering Intermediate

Change Data Capture (CDC)

📖 Definition

A data integration technique that identifies and captures changes made to data in a source system and delivers them to downstream systems in real time or near real time. CDC reduces data latency and minimizes the load compared to full data refreshes.

📘 Detailed Explanation

A data integration technique that identifies and captures changes made to data in a source system and delivers them to downstream systems in real time or near real time. CDC reduces data latency and minimizes the load compared to full data refreshes.

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