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@hop.apache.org PMC member, @know.bi founder, @putki-io.bsky.social co-founder

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adalennis.know.bi
🗓️ Another wave of progress from the 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 community.

Variable-driven DB connections, a new Repeat Fields transform, key MDI/JSON fixes, better Git detection, cleaner builds and more.

29 PRs merged, 31 issues closed.

Thanks to all contributors!

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop
December 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🚦 Vlaams Verkeerscentrum modernized traffic data with Apache Hop, migrating Pentaho data projects to a scalable, containerized platform for real-time updates, advanced analytics, and smart mobility in Flanders.

@hop.apache.org
@know.bi
#apachehop #etl #dataintegration #customercase
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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apache.org
The ASF has reached 10,000 committers! Every committer plays a role in building software for the public good.

This milestone also showcases the power of our global community and the Apache Way.

Huge thanks to all who contribute! buff.ly/Zoua7Zg

#CommunityOverCode #opensource
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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adalennis.know.bi
A steady week for Apache Hop, with improvements to metadata injection and Unique Rows, fixes to preview and XML selection, clearer logging, more consistent Docker builds, and new help-button tracking.
9 PRs merged, 10 issues closed.

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop #community
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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frankel.ch
When #Documentation Lies: Detecting Drift Between Code and Reality

https://hackernoon.com/w...
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
Starting with Apache Hop or making the move from #Talend, #Pentaho, #Informatica, or another data integration platform?
Our new Apache Hop course is live, building on the first three modules:
• Apache Hop Fundamentals
• Installation & Setup
• Building with Apache Hop
👉 www.know.bi/slides/apach...
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
Fresh off the 2.16 release, the Apache Hop community kept pushing forward with speed boosts, new features, and key fixes.

This week: 10 PRs merged, 11 issues closed, 2.4k additions.

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
𝗶𝘁-𝗻𝗼𝘃𝘂𝗺 𝗚𝗺𝗯𝗛 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽

Bart Maertens, Apache Hop PMC member and know.bi co-founder, shared the latest on Apache Hop.

🎥 Check out his presentation to see what’s coming next: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID_E...

@hop.apache.org
@bart.know.bi
@know.bi
#apachehop
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🚀 Building with Apache Hop!
Our 3rd free training module is live: create projects, manage environments, and run your first pipelines & workflows.

Start learning today: www.know.bi/slides/build...
#apachehop #etl #dataengineering #opensource #freecourse
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!

Even with the 2.16 release just out, work kept flowing:
Docker + UID fixes, proper workflow undo/redo, new variable resolver sample, FTP + REST fixes, fresh zip/unzip samples, and lots of doc updates.

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🚀 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝟮.𝟭𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!
@know.bi proudly contributed key features & led the release. Thanks to all 𝟮𝟮 contributors, incl. 𝟴 new members.

◦ #Salesforce OAuth & metadata
◦ Table Output updates
◦ #Azure Key Vault resolver

👉 www.know.bi/blog/our-blo...

@hop.apache.org #apachehop #release #datasky
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🚀 Apache Hop 2.16 is out!
Salesforce OAuth, Azure Key Vault resolver, Parquet + JSON improvements, UUID support & more.
111 tickets closed by 22 contributors 🙌

Full post: hop.apache.org/blog/2025/11...

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop #opensource #etl #dataengineering
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🚀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲: Installation & Setup!

Start learning today 👇
Fundamentals: www.know.bi/slides/apach...
Installation & Setup: www.know.bi/slides/apach...

@hop.apache.org
@know.bi
#apachehop
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗖 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱!
Apache Hop 2.16.0-rc1 has passed the vote, the 2.16 release lands next week ✔️
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: MS SQL driver update, cleaner Hop GUI logs, AM/PM date fixes, new samples, and MDI empty-stream fixes.
6 PRs merged, 7 issues closed.

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
bart.know.bi
The first part of our free Apache Hop training series is live! 🎉
If you're looking for a powerful, visual, open-source data engineering platform, this is your entry point. Check it out! 👇

#apachehop #dataengineering #databs
know.bi know.bi @know.bi · Nov 12
🎓 New course: Apache Hop Fundamentals!
By Hans Van Akelyen, Bart Maertens & Adalennis Buchillón Soris
Start learning today 👉 lnkd.in/ehP2Rqg6

@hop.apache.org
@hansvana.bsky.social
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@adalennis.know.bi
#apachehop #etl #dataengineering
adalennis.know.bi Adalennis @adalennis.know.bi · Nov 12
🎓 New free course: Apache Hop Fundamentals!
Learn the basics of Apache Hop, from workflows & pipelines to real-world use cases.

Start learning today 👉 lnkd.in/ehP2Rqg6

@hop.apache.org
@know.bi
#apachehop #etl #dataengineering
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
Agatha Paris modernized data integration with know.bi, migrating from Pentaho to Apache Hop with no disruption—gaining faster insights and more flexibility to grow.

💎 The right data strategy drives transformation.

www.know.bi/customer-cas...

#apachehop #dataintegration #pentaho
Customer case - Agatha Paris
Discover how Agatha Paris modernized its data integration by migrating from Pentaho to Apache Hop.
www.know.bi
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
🗓️ This Week, Apache Hop (Oct 30–Nov 6, 2025):

XML parser hardening, GUI fixes, translation updates & QoL tweaks.

And Apache Hop 2.16 is coming!

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop #opensource #etl
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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know.bi
Agatha Paris modernized data integration with know.bi, migrating from Pentaho to Apache Hop with no disruption—gaining faster insights and more flexibility to grow.

💎 The right data strategy drives transformation.

www.know.bi/customer-cas...

#apachehop #dataintegration #pentaho
Customer case - Agatha Paris
Discover how Agatha Paris modernized its data integration by migrating from Pentaho to Apache Hop.
www.know.bi
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
bart.know.bi
We're making great progress at #ApacheHop in the last couple of weeks, with new community members making lots of high quality contributions, and there's quite a bit more coming up in open and to-be-created PRs for the coming weeks. Fun!
hop.apache.org Apache Hop @hop.apache.org · Oct 25
𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: Oct 16-23
𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
🔹 Preview fix
🔹 #Google Storage fix
🔹 Async Web Services improvements
🔹 New #Snowflake ID Generator
🔹 UI & Core updates
🔹 #Jetty v12.1.2, SVG, translation updates

21 PRs merged
19 issues closed
7k+ lines of improvements

#apachehop #community
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
The new #Flyway plugin in #Putki automates schema changes — no installs, no scripts.
Plus: out-of-order migrations, logging & monitoring built in.
More Putki plugins coming soon for #SAP, #HubSpot & #Shopify!

Check out our @know.bi blog:
www.know.bi/blog/our-blo...

@hop.apache.org #flyway
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
bart.know.bi
and maybe most importantly, an inflow of new contributors!

#apachehop
adalennis.know.bi Adalennis @adalennis.know.bi · Oct 17
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗽
JSON type support lands, MetaInject gets smarter, Azure Key Vault joins in, and tons of UX polish + fixes make Hop smoother than ever.
26 PRs merged, 28 issues closed, 12K+ lines improved.
#apachehop #opensource #etl
@hop.apache.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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adalennis.know.bi
What if your data pipelines could explain themselves? 🤔
With #ApacheHop + #DuckDB, get built-in metadata observability, lineage, and governance-as-code.

Check out the latest post on our @know.bi blog:
www.know.bi/blog/our-blo...

#apachehop #duckdb #dataengineering
@hop.apache.org @duckdb.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
bart.know.bi
only a couple of weeks to go before we'll start building the @hop.apache.org 2.16 release. It's starting to look good!
Also failing miserably at trying not to have too much fun in the process.

github.com/apache/hop/m...
apache/hop
Hop Orchestration Platform. Contribute to apache/hop development by creating an account on GitHub.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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hop.apache.org
🛠️ Apache Hop (July 4–11):
🔸 #Google Sheets proxy support
🔸 #Databricks dialect
🔸 Smarter variables, better UI, #SQL highlighting
12 PRs merged, 15 issues closed

🙌 Thanks to all contributors.

#apachehop #etl #opensource #weeklyupdate #databs #datasky
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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know.bi
know.bi contributions to Apache Hop (July 4–11):
🔸 #Google Sheets proxy support
🔸 #Databricks support begins
🔸 Metrics + #Git doc updates
🔸 #XML Join improvements

@hop.apache.org
#apachehop #opensource #etl #databs #datasky
July 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM