How to load data from Oracle DB to Clickhouse

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Set up a Oracle DB connector in Airbyte

Connect to Oracle DB or one of 400+ pre-built or 10,000+ custom connectors through simple account authentication.

Set up Clickhouse for your extracted Oracle DB data

Select Clickhouse where you want to import data from your Oracle DB source to. You can also choose other cloud data warehouses, databases, data lakes, vector databases, or any other supported Airbyte destinations.

Configure the Oracle DB to Clickhouse in Airbyte

This includes selecting the data you want to extract - streams and columns -, the sync frequency, where in the destination you want that data to be loaded.

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How to Sync Oracle DB to Clickhouse Manually

Begin by ensuring that you have the necessary access rights to the Oracle database. Verify that you can connect to the database and have the necessary permissions to read the data you intend to export. Identify the tables and data types you need to move to ClickHouse.

Use Oracle’s SQL Developer or SQL*Plus to export the data from the Oracle database into CSV files. You can use a SQL query to select the required data and redirect the output to a CSV file. Here's a basic example using SQL*Plus:
```sql
SPOOL output.csv
SELECT * FROM your_table;
SPOOL OFF;
```
Adjust the query and file paths as needed.

Once the CSV files are generated, transfer them to the server where ClickHouse is installed. You can use secure copy (SCP), FTP, or any other method to move files securely between servers. Ensure the files are placed in a directory that ClickHouse can access.

Before importing data, create the necessary tables in ClickHouse. Define the tables with the appropriate schema that matches the data types and structure of the Oracle tables. Use ClickHouse's `CREATE TABLE` syntax for this purpose:
```sql
CREATE TABLE your_clickhouse_table (
column1 DataType,
column2 DataType
) ENGINE = MergeTree()
ORDER BY column1;
```
Adjust columns and data types to match the structure of your Oracle data.

Use ClickHouse's native client or HTTP interface to import data from the CSV files into ClickHouse tables. Here is an example command using the ClickHouse client:
```bash
clickhouse-client --query="INSERT INTO your_clickhouse_table FORMAT CSV" < /path/to/your/csvfile.csv
```
Ensure that the CSV file path is correct and accessible by ClickHouse.

After importing the data, perform checks to ensure data integrity. Run queries to compare row counts and sample data between the Oracle database and ClickHouse. This step ensures that the data has been accurately transferred:
```sql
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM your_clickhouse_table;
```

Finally, optimize the ClickHouse tables to ensure efficient data retrieval and performance. You can use the `OPTIMIZE TABLE` command to merge parts and improve query performance:
```sql
OPTIMIZE TABLE your_clickhouse_table FINAL;
```
Conduct performance testing to ensure that the data access meets your requirements.
By following these steps, you can successfully move data from an Oracle Database to ClickHouse without relying on third-party connectors or integrations.

How to Sync Oracle DB to Clickhouse Manually - Method 2:

FAQs

ETL, an acronym for Extract, Transform, Load, is a vital data integration process. It involves extracting data from diverse sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a database, data warehouse or data lake. This process enables meaningful data analysis, enhancing business intelligence.

Oracle DB is a fully scalable integrated cloud application and platform service; it is also referred to as a relational database architecture. It provides management and processing of data for both local and wide and networks. Offering software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), it sells a large variety of enterprise IT solutions that help companies streamline the business process, lower costs, and increase productivity.

Oracle DB provides access to a wide range of data types, including:  

• Relational data: This includes tables, views, and indexes that are used to store and organize data in a structured manner.  

• Spatial data: This includes data that is related to geographic locations, such as maps, satellite imagery, and GPS coordinates.  

• Time-series data: This includes data that is related to time, such as stock prices, weather data, and sensor readings.  

• Multimedia data: This includes data that is related to images, videos, and audio files.  

• XML data: This includes data that is stored in XML format, such as web pages, documents, and other structured data.  

• JSON data: This includes data that is stored in JSON format, such as web APIs, mobile apps, and other data sources.  

• Graph data: This includes data that is related to relationships between entities, such as social networks, supply chains, and other complex systems.  

Overall, Oracle DB's API provides access to a wide range of data types that can be used for a variety of applications, from business intelligence and analytics to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

This can be done by building a data pipeline manually, usually a Python script (you can leverage a tool as Apache Airflow for this). This process can take more than a full week of development. Or it can be done in minutes on Airbyte in three easy steps: 
1. Set up Oracle DB to ClickHouse as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
2. Choose a destination (more than 50 available destination databases, data warehouses or lakes) to sync data too and set it up as a destination connector
3. Define which data you want to transfer from Oracle DB to ClickHouse and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud. 

ELT, standing for Extract, Load, Transform, is a modern take on the traditional ETL data integration process. In ELT, data is first extracted from various sources, loaded directly into a data warehouse, and then transformed. This approach enhances data processing speed, analytical flexibility and autonomy.

ETL and ELT are critical data integration strategies with key differences. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) transforms data before loading, ideal for structured data. In contrast, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) loads data before transformation, perfect for processing large, diverse data sets in modern data warehouses. ELT is becoming the new standard as it offers a lot more flexibility and autonomy to data analysts.

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