Explore a comprehensive talk on Delta Live Tables (DLT), a revolutionary ETL framework that simplifies data transformation and pipeline management. Learn how DLT incorporates modern software engineering practices to deliver reliable and trusted data pipelines at scale. Discover techniques for rapid innovation in pipeline development and maintenance, automation of administrative tasks, and improved visibility into pipeline operations. Gain insights into built-in quality controls and monitoring for accurate BI, data science, and ML. Understand how to implement simplified batch and streaming with self-optimizing and auto-scaling data pipelines. Delve into topics such as live table dependencies, pipeline boundaries, SQL expectations, Python integration, metaprogramming, event log integration, failure recovery automation, Spark Structured Streaming for ingestion, and Delta for infinite retention.