dbt Labs, a leader in analytics engineering, announced at Coalesce 2024 a groundbreaking partnership with Salesforce to integrate Salesforce Data Cloud’s AI, automation, and analytics capabilities with dbt Labs’ expertise in data transformation and metrics management. This collaboration aims to deliver a seamless, trustworthy, and comprehensive data experience for users.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“Together, Salesforce and dbt Labs are redefining what’s possible with data,” said Ryan Segar, Chief Customer Officer at dbt Labs. “By integrating our solutions, we’re helping customers accelerate their analytics development journey, delivering powerful, flexible data insights that drive better business outcomes.”
The partnership offers Salesforce Data Cloud, Tableau, and Agentforce users access to dbt Labs’ robust data transformation pipeline, ensuring high data accuracy, quality, and reliability. An independent metrics layer from dbt Labs will allow Salesforce and Tableau users to define, manage, and standardize key business metrics, providing consistent and comparable insights across platforms. This supports confident, data-driven decision-making directly within the flow of work.
New integrations include the ability to connect dbt Semantic Layer with Tableau Pulse, export metrics from dbt Cloud to Tableau Cloud, and leverage dbt models within Tableau and Einstein. Future integrations will explore features such as alignment with Tableau Semantics and enabling instant Tableau analytics from the dbt Cloud console.
Ali Tore, Senior Vice President of Advanced Analytics at Salesforce, emphasized the benefits of this collaboration: “By combining the strengths of dbt with Salesforce Data Cloud, we’re empowering customers with AI-powered insights built on a foundation of trusted, reliable data. This integration unlocks the full potential of their data to drive impactful business outcomes.”
With over 50,000 teams already using dbt, Salesforce customers can now leverage advanced data modeling techniques trusted by leading global organizations. This partnership offers scalable, robust data modeling directly within Salesforce Data Cloud, benefiting both technical and non-technical users alike.
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