Daniel van der Ende

Daniel van der Ende is a Data Engineer who first started using Apache Airflow back in 2016. Since then, he has worked in many different Airflow environments, both on-premises and in the cloud. He has actively contributed to the Airflow project itself, as well as related projects such as Astronomer-Cosmos.

books by Daniel van der Ende

Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition

  • MEAP began December 2024
  • Publication in August 2025 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633436374
  • 450 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition teaches you how to build and maintain effective data pipelines. You'll master every aspect of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)—the power behind Airflow—and learn to customize them for your pipeline's specific needs. Part reference and part tutorial, each technique is illustrated with engaging hands-on examples, from training machine learning models for generative AI to optimizing delivery routes. You'll explore common Airflow usage patterns, including aggregating multiple data sources and connecting to data lakes, while discovering exciting new features such as dynamic scheduling, the Taskflow API, and Kubernetes deployments.