Core Concepts

Core Concepts introduces the foundational ideas behind how Hevo moves and transforms your data — from the difference between ETL and ELT, to how Pipelines, Events, and Objects fit together, to how data stays in sync and keeps its types intact end to end. Understanding these concepts will help you make better decisions when setting up Sources, Destinations, and Pipelines later on.

Explore Core Concepts

• ETL and ELTLearn the difference between ETL and ELT, and how each approach prepares your data for analysis.
  • ETL Cost Monitor
• Data PipelinesLearn how a Pipeline loads data from a Source to a Destination, with built-in transformation and schema mapping.
• Sources and DestinationsLearn about the Source systems Hevo ingests data from and the Destinations it loads that data into.
  • Types of Sources
  • Types of Destinations
• EventsLearn about Events, the fundamental unit of data Hevo migrates from a Source to a Destination.
• Objects and Event TypesLearn about objects and Event Types, and how Hevo ingests and manages them in your Pipeline.
• Data ReplicationLearn how Hevo collates and prepares data from your Sources so it's ready for analysis.
• Data TransformationLearn how to structure, organize, or enrich your data before or after it's loaded to the Destination.
• Data TypesLearn about the data types Hevo supports and how it converts them for compatibility with your Destination.