The next era of analytics with dbt: Scaling data & AI workflows

Three sessions, one platform - everything new in dbt, on demand

Welcome to the 2025 dbt Launch Showcase series, an on-demand experience that brings together the year’s biggest announcements and product deep dives. In three focused sessions, you’ll see how new features in dbt empower data teams to scale analytics for the age of AI with speed, trust, and confidence.

Across the series, you’ll see how dbt makes it easier to:

Build resilient pipelines that reduce rework and maintenance costs
Expand self-service without creating shadow data or losing control
Deliver governed, high-quality data to every stakeholder—faster

Whether you’re a practitioner building pipelines, an analyst driving business impact, or a leader shaping your data strategy, you’ll walk away with practical guidance and a clear vision of how dbt can power your next era of growth.

Episode 1: 2025 dbt Launch Showcase

See the latest platform innovations—including the dbt Fusion engine, new cost management capabilities, and a streamlined developer experience with the VS Code extension. Learn how dbt is helping teams reduce spend, accelerate delivery, and bring more people into the analytics workflow.

Episode 2: Modernize self-service analytics with dbt

Featuring dbt Canvas, dbt Insights, and dbt Catalog. In partnership with InterWorks, learn how to unify speed, trust, and collaboration in analytics workflows, while reducing engineering bottlenecks and security risks. See how teams are modernizing self-service without sacrificing governance.

Episode 3: Build reliable AI agents with the dbt MCP server

Learn how dbt and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provide the structure AI agents need to run reliably at scale. In partnership with Indicium, see a real-world example of a migration agent that cuts legacy-to-dbt timelines by up to 90%.