dbt Coalesce 2024
Oct 8, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Coalesce 2025
Coalesce 2024 Keynote: Innovating with dbtOct 8, 2024 · 1h 32m · Tristan HandyTristan Handy's theme was "One dbt": one workflow across clouds, data platforms, teams and skill levels, from dbt Core users to analysts in a new visual editor. The product segments added Apache Iceberg support so dbt Mesh works across platforms, AI help for writing tests and docs, Advanced CI to preview data changes, and semantic layer integrations for BI and AI.
Key themes: Data platforms, Open source, AI coding
- 1One dbt: teams on different clouds and data platforms, like Databricks and Snowflake, can reference each other's projects
- 2A new visual editing experience in dbt Cloud lets less technical teams build on central dbt models
- 3Models can be stored in Apache Iceberg format with a one-line config, so data is shared without replication
- 4AI features generate tests and documentation to make models ready faster, rolling out now
- 5Advanced CI in dbt Cloud shows the exact data changes a code change will produce before production
- 6The semantic layer gained support for BI, AI and embedded analytics, with Tableau and Sigma integrations
| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| Cross-platform dbt Mesh with IcebergReference projects across data platforms | Announced |
| Visual editing experienceLow-code model building in dbt Cloud | Preview |
| Advanced CIPreview data changes from code changes | Announced |
| Semantic layer integrationsTableau Cloud connector, Sigma integration soon | Announced |
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