One engine, new era: Inside dbt Core v2.0

This is the biggest evolution of the dbt standard in a decade.

dbt Core v2.0 is the next major release of the trusted open-source standard for data transformation: a faster, more modern Apache 2.0 foundation built on the newly open-sourced Fusion runtime.

In this session, we'll walk through what changed in the architecture, why the Rust-based foundation matters for performance and scale, and how the dbt Fusion engine extends dbt Core v2.0 with richer development capabilities: SQL comprehension, column-level lineage, instant feedback, and high-performance linting.

You'll leave knowing what to expect when moving to the new engine, and a clear understanding of how dbt Core v2.0 and the dbt Fusion engine fit together in the future of dbt.