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The volumes of data collected have been increasing in recent years as a result of the emergence of new data sources such as sensors, social networks, among others. The data collected has a varied format (semi-structured, unstructured and structured) and, due to the speed at which they are generated, organisations cannot derive value from their data, as the data in its original form has little or no value. As a result of this new reality, the need has arisen for organisations to be able to process the large volumes of data generated, regardless of the type of format (structured or unstructured) they have, and to analyse them to obtain crucial information for the business. Additionally, some organisations need to be able to access information in real-time for later take informed decisions in good time. Thus, the focus of this article is on developing a refresh mechanism capable of synchronising different types of data …