dbt
dbt Labs is redefining how data teams work with SQL. Instead of waiting on complex ETL processes, dbt lets data analysts and data engineers build production-ready transformations directly in the warehouse, using code, version control, and CI/CD. This community-driven approach puts power back in the hands of practitioners while maintaining governance and scalability for enterprise use.
With a rapidly growing open-source community and an enterprise-grade cloud platform, dbt is at the heart of the modern data stack. It’s the go-to solution for teams who want faster analytics, higher quality data, and the confidence that comes from transparent, testable transformations.
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AnalyticsCreator
Accelerate your data journey with AnalyticsCreator—a metadata-driven data warehouse automation solution purpose-built for the Microsoft data ecosystem. AnalyticsCreator simplifies the design, development, and deployment of modern data architectures, including dimensional models, data marts, data vaults, or blended modeling approaches tailored to your business needs.
Seamlessly integrate with Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric (including OneLake and SQL Endpoint Lakehouse environments), and Power BI. AnalyticsCreator automates ELT pipeline creation, data modeling, historization, and semantic layer generation—helping reduce tool sprawl and minimizing manual SQL coding.
Designed to support CI/CD pipelines, AnalyticsCreator connects easily with Azure DevOps and GitHub for version-controlled deployments across development, test, and production environments. This ensures faster, error-free releases while maintaining governance and control across your entire data engineering workflow.
Key features include automated documentation, end-to-end data lineage tracking, and adaptive schema evolution—enabling teams to manage change, reduce risk, and maintain auditability at scale. AnalyticsCreator empowers agile data engineering by enabling rapid prototyping and production-grade deployments for Microsoft-centric data initiatives.
By eliminating repetitive manual tasks and deployment risks, AnalyticsCreator allows your team to focus on delivering actionable business insights—accelerating time-to-value for your data products and analytics initiatives.
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Dataplex Universal Catalog
Dataplex Universal Catalog provides enterprise-wide visibility and governance for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Its AI-powered semantic search allows users to query data in natural language, eliminating the need for complex search syntax. The platform enriches metadata with business context through glossaries, ownership attributes, and key usage details, supporting informed decision-making. It offers automated metadata ingestion, classification, and enrichment, reducing manual data management tasks. With built-in lineage tracking, organizations can trace data origins, transformations, and dependencies across multiple sources. BigQuery integration brings these governance capabilities directly into the analytics workflow, enhancing productivity. By connecting with BigLake, Dataplex extends governance to open lakehouses with Apache Iceberg and other engines. The result is a secure, scalable foundation for managing data-to-AI lifecycles across cloud-native and open-source ecosystems.
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Alation
The Alation Agentic Data Intelligence Platform is designed to transform how enterprises manage, govern, and use data for AI and analytics. It combines search, cataloging, governance, lineage, and analytics into one unified solution, turning metadata into actionable insights. AI-powered agents automate critical tasks like documentation, data quality monitoring, and product creation, freeing teams from repetitive manual work. Its Active Metadata Graph and workflow automation capabilities ensure that data remains accurate, consistent, and trustworthy across systems. With 120+ pre-built connectors, including integrations with AWS, Snowflake, Salesforce, and Databricks, Alation integrates seamlessly into enterprise ecosystems. The platform enables organizations to govern AI responsibly, ensuring compliance, transparency, and ethical use of data. Enterprises benefit from improved self-service analytics, faster data-driven decisions, and a stronger data culture. With industry leaders like Salesforce and 40% of the Fortune 100 relying on it, Alation is proven to help businesses unlock the value of their data.
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