How to load data from ZohoCRM to AWS Datalake

Learn how to use Airbyte to synchronize your ZohoCRM data into AWS Datalake within minutes.

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Set up a ZohoCRM connector in Airbyte

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

Set up AWS Datalake for your extracted ZohoCRM data

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

Configure the ZohoCRM to AWS Datalake 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 ZohoCRM to AWS Datalake Manually

Begin by manually exporting the data from ZohoCRM. Log into your ZohoCRM account and navigate to the module from which you want to export data (e.g., Leads, Contacts, Accounts). Use the export feature to download the data in CSV format. Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to perform data exports and that the data is saved securely on your local machine.

Review the exported CSV files to ensure data accuracy and completeness. Clean the data if necessary by removing duplicates, correcting inconsistencies, and ensuring all required fields are present. This step is crucial for maintaining data integrity when transferred to AWS Data Lake.

Log into your AWS Management Console and navigate to the S3 service. Create a new S3 bucket where you will store the exported data from ZohoCRM. Configure the bucket settings, including selecting the appropriate region and setting access permissions. Ensure that the bucket name is unique and follows AWS naming conventions.

Upload the cleaned CSV files from your local machine to the newly created S3 bucket. You can do this directly through the AWS Management Console by clicking "Upload" in the bucket interface. Alternatively, use the AWS CLI for command-line uploading, which can be more efficient for larger datasets.

AWS Glue is a service that helps catalog your data for easy querying. Set up an AWS Glue Data Catalog by defining a database within Glue. Then, create a crawler to scan the S3 bucket where your data is stored. This crawler will automatically create table definitions in the Glue Data Catalog based on your CSV files.

Create ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) jobs in AWS Glue to transform the CSV data if necessary. This might include tasks such as converting CSV data to a different format like Parquet for efficiency or applying transformations to clean and structure the data further. Define the source as your S3 bucket and specify the target format and location within the AWS Data Lake.

Finally, use AWS Athena to validate and query your data in the AWS Data Lake. Athena allows you to run SQL queries on data stored in S3, using the table definitions created by AWS Glue. Test queries to ensure that data has been accurately transferred and is accessible as needed. This step confirms the success of your data migration and enables you to derive insights from your data.

By following these steps, you can successfully move data from ZohoCRM to AWS Data Lake without relying on third-party connectors or integrations, ensuring a secure and efficient data migration process.

How to Sync ZohoCRM to AWS Datalake 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.

Zoho CRM is a comprehensive cloud-based customer relationship management platform designed to help businesses of all sizes streamline their sales, marketing, and customer service operations. It offers a wide range of features, including lead and contact management, sales forecasting, automated workflow creation, and real-time reporting and analytics. Zoho CRM's intuitive interface and customizable modules allow teams to tailor the platform to their specific business needs. It also integrates seamlessly with other Zoho apps and marketing automation tools, enabling a unified view of customer data across multiple touchpoints. With its robust capabilities, scalability, and affordable pricing plans, Zoho CRM empowers businesses to optimize their customer interactions, enhance productivity, and drive growth.

Zoho CRM's API provides access to a wide range of data related to customer relationship management. The following are the categories of data that can be accessed through Zoho CRM's API:  

1. Contacts: This includes information about individual contacts such as name, email address, phone number, and job title.  
2. Accounts: This includes information about companies or organizations such as name, address, and industry.  
3. Leads: This includes information about potential customers who have shown interest in a product or service.  
4. Deals: This includes information about sales opportunities, including the deal amount, stage, and probability of closing.  
5. Activities: This includes information about tasks, events, and calls related to a contact, account, or deal.  
6. Notes: This includes information about notes and comments related to a contact, account, or deal.  
7. Custom modules: This includes information about custom modules that have been created in Zoho CRM, such as project management or inventory management.  

Overall, Zoho CRM's API provides access to a comprehensive set of data that can be used to manage customer relationships and improve business processes.

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 Zoho CRM to AWS Datalake 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 Zoho CRM to AWS Datalake 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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