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Data Provider Evaluation Questions
This article documents key questions to assess potential data providers, ensuring they meet your data platform needs and requirements.
Hello! I’m a member of the Data Platform Team at an airline, where we leverage a combination of AWS analytic services, Snowflake, and DBT to develop and deploy data pipelines for production purposes.
In the aviation industry, we often rely on external data sources like Airnguru for fare information, OAG for flight schedules, and IATA for market share insights. However, before we establish partnerships with these providers, it’s crucial to ensure they align with our specific requirements. To achieve this, we use a set of evaluation questions.
Please note that these questions have been tailored to the context within my organization, but feel free to adapt them to your specific requirements.
Data Integration
What methods do you have for data integration with our data platform?
For instance: We use Boomi as a central integrator and our preferred tool so if its file based delivery, Can you copy data to SFTP server?
How frequently is the data updated?
Do you use Snowflake, and can you share data as a Snowflake share?
