Understand the language behind data, cloud and automation.
A practical glossary for business and technology teams working with Business Intelligence, ETL pipelines, cloud infrastructure automation, workflow automation, operational intelligence and AI-ready data platforms.
Each definition explains the concept, why it matters, how it appears in real business systems and how it connects to Datilog’s services and resources.
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Concepts that appear in real transformation projects.
These terms are connected to the work Datilog supports every day: modernizing BI, automating infrastructure, reducing manual workflows, improving data foundations and preparing operations for AI.
ETL
Extract, Transform, Load: a process used to move and prepare data before it reaches a reporting or analytics environment.
Read definitionELT
Extract, Load, Transform: a modern data approach where transformation happens inside the data warehouse or cloud platform.
Read definitionData pipeline
The automated flow that moves data from source systems to analytics, dashboards, applications or AI tools.
Read definitionSemantic layer
A business-friendly layer that defines metrics, dimensions and relationships consistently across BI reports.
Read definitionCloud infrastructure automation
The practice of provisioning, configuring and managing cloud resources through repeatable automation instead of manual setup.
Read definitionInfrastructure as Code
A way to describe infrastructure through versioned configuration files so environments can be created repeatedly and safely.
Read definitionWorkflow automation
The digitization and automation of recurring business processes, approvals, handovers and operational follow-up.
Read definitionOperational intelligence
The ability to monitor, understand and improve business operations using real-time data, workflows and dashboards.
Read definitionAI business agent
An AI assistant connected to business context, data and workflows to answer questions or support operational tasks.
Read definitionBusiness operating system
A connected platform that centralizes operations, dashboards, data, workflows, AI and governance in one business workspace.
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