Becoming a dbt architect

Learn a practical, repeatable approach to managing analytics costs with dbt. This course focuses on the real-world workflow teams use to control spend: understanding cost drivers, identifying hotspots, establishing team standards, and turning cost signals into an actionable optimization backlog.

After this course, you will be able to:

Explain common cost drivers in analytics workloads (over-refreshing, inefficient transformations, poorly designed rebuild patterns)

Apply job design and project patterns that reduce avoidable spend

Create an operating rhythm for cost management (visibility → prioritization → optimization → measurement)

Define team agreements that prevent cost regressions (standards, review checks, and ownership)