Implementing SCD Type 2 Data Acquisition Pipelines to BigQuery Using GCP Datastream & dbt

Introduction

In today’s data-driven landscape, managing and analyzing vast amounts of data efficiently is crucial for businesses. The implementation of Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) Type 2 in data warehouses is a common practice to track historical changes in data over time. This article explores a practical approach to building SCD Type 2 data acquisition pipelines from multiple external PostgreSQL databases to Google BigQuery using GCP Datastream and dbt (data build…