Kettle (Pentaho Data Integration)

Kettle, also known as Pentaho Data Integration, is a tool used to move, transform, and organize large amounts of data from different sources. Think of it as a digital data chef that combines ingredients (data from databases, files, or cloud services), processes them with recipes (transformations), and produces a clean, organized dish (structured data) ready for analysis or reporting. It's widely used to automate data workflows, ensuring businesses can efficiently gather and prepare data for insights without manual handling.