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Why is idempotency important in data pipelines?

Idempotent jobs can rerun safely without duplicating or corrupting data.

ETL / Data Engineering Medium Theory

Why is idempotency important in data pipelines?

Idempotent jobs can rerun safely without duplicating or corrupting data.

  • Critical for retries
  • Use stable keys or merge logic
  • Aim for deterministic outputs

Why is idempotency important in data pipelines?