dbt Labs

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Data transformation workflow enabling data analysts to build modular SQL pipelines.

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Overview

dbt (data build tool) enables data teams to transform raw data in their warehouses using simple SQL select statements. It introduces software engineering best practices (git, testing, documentation) to analytics.

Key Capabilities

  • Modular SQL data transformations executing directly inside cloud data warehouses
  • Automated schema tests validating uniqueness, not-null constraints, and references
  • Auto-generated interactive data lineage graphs and column-level documentation

Ideal Use Cases & Goals

  • “Transforming raw transactional database tables into dimensional analytics models”
  • “Ensuring data quality with automated continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines”
  • “Generating automated documentation and visual dependency lineage for data models”

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