dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs
dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs to introduce robust SQL comprehension into dbt and supercharge developer efficiency.
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dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs to accelerate the dbt developer experience
The two teams are already working side-by-side to bring SDF’s SQL comprehension technology into the hands of dbt users everywhere.
Advancing the vision for the data control plane with SDF and dbt
Since launching into GA in mid-2024, SDF has quickly emerged as a powerful tool in the data analytics space.
Accelerating dbt with SDF
Watch dbt Labs founder Tristan Handy and SDF Labs co-founder, Lukas Schulte, as they talk about the significance of bringing these two great technologies together.
More from our developer experience team
The Three Levels of SQL Comprehension: What they are and why you need to know about them
Ever since dbt Labs acquired SDF Labs last week, I've been head-down diving into their technology and making sense of it all. The main thing I knew going in was "SDF understands SQL". It's a nice pithy quote, but the specifics are fascinating.
The key technologies behind SQL Comprehension
In this post, we’ll talk about the technologies that underpin SQL Comprehension tools in more detail. Hopefully, you come away with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the hard work that your computer does to turn your SQL queries into actionable business insights!
Building the next-gen dbt engine: How SDF levels up data tooling
With the integration of SDF under the hood, dbt will be both much faster and significantly more cost-efficient — while unlocking new metadata use-cases like true column-level lineage. In the first post, we covered SQL comprehension — why it matters, and how it can be done at three distinct levels of precision.
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