What if SQL was back in fashion?
summary
The talk explains how dbt (Data Build Tool) uses an ELT orchestration model to let teams perform data transformations using only SQL, avoiding heavy engineering workflows. It argues that this approach lets Data Analysts and Data Scientists build and share features directly on a single platform, giving rise to the role of Analytics Engineer.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:03Data team roles evolution
- 3:33Cloud providers impact
- 5:17Modernizing data architectures
- 7:43Analytics engineer limits
- 10:11Migration challenges
- 11:58dbt intro and demo
- 29:46Industrializing dbt deployments
- 32:56Tech trends and dbt alternatives
- 34:40Q&A
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