dbt

dbt (data build tool) is a company that provides an open-source analytics engineering tool for transforming data in data warehouses. It enables data analysts and engineers to write modular SQL queries, manage data transformations, and apply software engineering best practices like version control and testing to data pipelines. The company also offers a cloud platform for collaboration and orchestration.

• dbt is primarily used for data transformation within the modern data stack, often working with tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift.
• It allows users to define data models as SQL SELECT statements, which are then compiled and run against the warehouse.
• dbt supports testing, documentation generation, and lineage tracking for data models.
• The company was founded by Tristan Handy and others, and has raised significant venture capital funding.
• dbt Labs (the company) also offers dbt Cloud, a managed service with features like scheduling, CI/CD, and a web-based IDE.