dbt Coalesce 2025
Oct 14, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Coalesce 2024
Opening keynote: Rewrite (Coalesce 2025)Oct 14, 2025 · 1h 38m · Tristan HandyThe day after dbt Labs announced its merger with Fivetran, Handy used the opening keynote to explain the deal and the case for an open data stack that preserves customer choice, joined by Fivetran CEO George Fraser. The product news centered on the new dbt Fusion engine reaching preview on the dbt platform, state-aware orchestration that skips unchanged models, and a remote dbt MCP server for AI tools.
Key themes: Data platforms, Open source, Agents
- 1dbt Labs had announced its merger with Fivetran the day before; Handy explained what it means for the community
- 2Handy argued integrated suites can limit choice and raise costs, and the stack should preserve user choice
- 3Fivetran CEO George Fraser joined Handy on stage
- 4The dbt Fusion engine became available in preview on the dbt platform for eligible projects
- 5With Fusion, state-aware orchestration rebuilds only models whose inputs changed, with no project rewrite
- 6A remote dbt MCP server became publicly available so AI tools can use a project's models, lineage and tests
| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| Merger with Fivetrandbt Labs and Fivetran to merge | Announced |
| dbt Fusion engine on the dbt platformNew engine in preview | Preview |
| State-aware orchestrationRebuild only changed models | Preview |
| Remote dbt MCP serverdbt context for AI tools | GA |
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