💠Concepts
Welcome to Ascend's concept guides! Here you'll learn about the architecture, components, and principles that power our unified data engineering platform.
Before you begin​
New to Ascend? Follow the steps below:
- Complete a quickstart guide to get hands-on experience
- Review our how-to guides for practical examples
- Join our Slack community
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We recommend that you go through the getting started page before diving into the concepts guide for additional context.
Core concepts​
Learn the fundamental concepts and architecture that power Ascend's data engineering platform.
- Key terminology - Essential terms and concepts for data engineering
- Foundational concepts - Central building blocks of Ascend
- Components - Understanding different component types and their roles
Next steps​
Choose your path:
- 💡 How-to guides - Apply concepts with practical examples
- 📚 Reference - View detailed technical documentation
- 🚑 Get help - Connect with our support team
- 🎓 ACP Essentials course - Learn how to apply these concepts in our structured ACP course
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