Data build tool
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| dbt | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | dbt-Labs |
| Initial release | [1] |
| Stable release | 1.1.0
/ April 29, 2022 [1] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Available in | Python |
| Type | Data analytics, data management |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | docs |
dbt is an open-source command line tool that helps analysts and engineers transform data in their warehouse more effectively.[2] It started at RJMetrics in 2016 as a solution to add basic transformation capabilities to Stitch (acquired by Talend in 2018).[3] The earliest versions of dbt allowed analysts to contribute to the data transformation process following the best practices of software engineering.[4]
From the beginning, dbt was open source. In 2018, the dbt Labs team (then called Fishtown Analytics) released a commercial product on top of dbt Core.[5] In April 2020, dbt Labs announced its Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.[6] In November, dbt Labs announced its Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia.[7] And in June 2021, dbt Labs raised its Series C led by Altimeter, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz.[8]
Overview
dbt enables analytics engineers to transform data in their warehouses by writing select statements. dbt handles turning these select statements into tables and views. dbt does the transformation (T) in extract, load, transform (ELT) processes – it does not extract or load data, but is designed to be performant at transforming data already inside of a warehouse. dbt has the goal of allowing analysts to work more like software engineers, in line with the dbt viewpoint.[9]
References
- ^ "Release dbt-core v1.1.0 · dbt-labs/dbt-core". Github. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Atwal, Harvinder (9 December 2019). Practical DataOps: Delivering Agile Data Science at Scale. Apress. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-4842-5104-1.
- ^ "Stitch is joining Talend". Stitch Data. 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Goodbye RJMetrics, Hello Fishtown Analytics". dbt Blog. 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Sinter Release Notes, August 2018: pull request builder, fine-grained GitHub permissions, and more". 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Fishtown Analytics raises $12.9M Series A for its open-source analytics engineering tool". TechCrunch. 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Fishtown Analytics raises $29.5M Series B for its data engineering platform". TechCrunch. 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Of the Community, By the Community, For the Community". dbt Blog. 2021-06-30.
- ^ "dbt viewpoint".
