Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition

Julian Ruiter

• 12 februari 2026
• 9781633436374

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Apache Airflow provides a batteries-included platform for designing, implementing, and monitoring data pipelines. Building pipelines on Airflow eliminates the need for patchwork stacks and homegrown processes, adding security and consistency to the process.

Scripts keep crashing and stakeholders demand data they can trust. Late-night alerts drain your energy and delay business decisions. Manual fixes multiply as pipelines sprawl across clouds and clusters. You need orchestration that scales without sacrificing reliability or sleep. Apache Airflow promises order, yet its power can feel overwhelming. This book makes Airflow mastery achievable, practical, and immediately rewarding.

• Dynamic scheduling with Dataset API: Align complex, irregular jobs to real-world data availability.

• Taskflow API patterns: Write cleaner Python code, reduce boilerplate, and speed team onboarding.

• Container-native deployments: Run pipelines on Kubernetes for elastic scaling and cost control.

• Comprehensive testing strategies: Catch issues before production, slash incident time, protect reputation.

• Production-ready best practices: Logging, security, and monitoring that keep auditors and leaders happy.

• Custom operator design: Extend Airflow to any system, unlocking limitless integration possibilities.

Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition gathers five seasoned consultants into one definitive field guide. Their combined experience turns cutting-edge features into steps you can reproduce today. It is the trusted companion for every data engineer.

The book starts with Airflow architecture, then walks through DAG design, testing, deployment, and operations. Updated chapters reveal Taskflow, Dataset scheduling, and Kubernetes setups, explained through real projects, not toy examples. Clear language, diagrams, and downloadable code remove guesswork.

Finish the last page knowing your pipelines deploy reliably, recover gracefully, and scale effortlessly. Sleep through the night while Airflow delivers fresh, accurate data to every downstream consumer.

Ideal for data engineers, DevOps, machine-learning engineers, and Python-savvy analysts ready to level-up orchestration skills.