This article was originally posted on Towards Data Science here. Data integrations have been around for decades, but there has been a recent explosion of new, compelling data integration companies offering cloud-native, easy-to-configure connectors and quick access to high-value analytics. These offerings come from companies like Fivetran, Stitch Data, Matillion, and Airbyte. It can be difficult for any data team to know whether to stick to their existing data stack or to adopt these new tools. Though it’s great to see data integrations becoming more mainstream and new approaches emerging, we think there’s a growing gap being created by new