ETL Processing Time
Data Ingestion
Definition
This measures the cycle time taken to complete the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes. It should be faster than the frequency of data updates to avoid obsolete data being presented.
Formula, as published
Processing Time = End Time - Start Time
- Data sources:
- ETL system logs ETL interface for process timestamps
Calculate it
No calculator: The time a load takes, read from your pipeline logs.
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Definition and formula: ETL Processing Time, FinOps KPI library, FinOps Foundation, licensed CC BY 4.0, read 16 Oct 2026. Changed: HTML removed, dashes and British spellings changed, formula split from its data sources and examples. The calculator and the notes are Finitizer’s.
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