Zero-ETL

Zero-ETL is a vendor-managed integration pattern in which operational data appears in the analytical store automatically — the platform runs the replication (typically change data capture under the hood), so there’s no pipeline for your team to build or babysit. Examples: Aurora to Redshift on AWS, or operational databases surfacing directly in BigQuery and Fabric.

The honest reading of the name: the E and L disappear; the T doesn’t. Zero-ETL lands raw operational tables in your warehouse — modelling, cleaning, and conforming that data into something analysts can trust remains your job. It’s a genuine win for the plumbing within one vendor’s ecosystem, and quietly deepens your commitment to that ecosystem.