Notes from the edge of data engineering — pipelines, platforms, and the occasional Proxmox reboot.
For a while now, I’ve wanted a space to share the things I’ve been learning — and breaking — as I work through the realities of building and maintaining modern data systems. The ETL Dispatch is that space.
Formerly known as The Query Frontier, this blog has a new name, a sharper focus, and now — thanks to some recent upgrades — a place for comments so we can actually talk about this stuff.
This blog is equal parts:
- A place to document the stuff I wish I’d written down the first time
- A knowledge base for fellow data engineers who love solving weird problems
- And a nudge to push myself to write, explain, and maybe even present more
You can expect posts about:
- T-SQL, Azure, Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Adventures in Snowflake, dbt, and orchestration layers
- The occasional deep-dive into SSIS migrations or pipeline rewrites
- And every now and then, something from my homelab: Docker, self-hosting, and Proxmox setups
Some posts will be structured walkthroughs. Others might be half-formed thoughts or quick fixes that saved me hours. All of them will be written for data engineers like you — and future me.
Welcome aboard — your data dispatch starts here.