Snowplow provides multiple mechanisms to ensure high data quality throughout the data collection and processing pipeline.
Schema validation:
- Schema-first approach ensures data structure and quality at collection time
- Real-time validation prevents bad data from entering the pipeline
- Comprehensive error handling and bad event tracking for data quality monitoring
Real-time enrichment:
- Real-time data enrichment adds contextual information and validation
- Automated data quality checks and corrections during processing
- Integration with external data sources for comprehensive data enhancement
Quality monitoring:
- Comprehensive logging and monitoring of data quality metrics
- Real-time alerting for data quality issues and pipeline problems
- Tools for analyzing and resolving data quality issues quickly
These features help businesses capture accurate, reliable event data for informed decision-making and immediate action.