Operationalize cost visibility in dbt

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 cst 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)

Prerequisites:

• dbt Fundamentals

What to bring:

• You must bring your own laptop to complete the hands-on exercises
• We will provide any required sandbox environments for dbt and the data platform.

Duration: 2 hours

• A valid dbt Summit pass is required to register for trainings and certifications
• Trainings and certifications will take place in-person at dbt Summit only