This document discusses data ingestion using Apache NiFi and MiNiFi. Apache NiFi is a dataflow system that allows for reliable and secure transfer of data between systems. It is used for ingesting data from sources into analytic platforms and preparing data through actions like format conversion and parsing. Apache MiNiFi is a subproject that deploys smaller agents to collect data at the edge and push it to NiFi in the data center. The document provides an overview of NiFi's capabilities like guaranteed delivery, buffering, security, and clustering support.