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What is dbt (data build tool) and When should you use it?

Discover the Hidden Benefits and Drawbacks of dbt

Khuyen Tran
Towards Data Science
8 min readApr 30, 2023

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Motivation

If your organization is looking to create a data-driven product, you should consider having efficient data pipelines to:

  1. Stay competitive: Quick access to data and its analysis through efficient data pipelines accelerates decision-making and keeps you ahead of your competition.
  2. Reduce costs: The time and effort required to collect and transform data can be significantly reduced with efficient data pipelines, which can reduce costs and enable employees to focus on higher-level tasks that require human intelligence.
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One tool that has gained popularity in recent years for managing data pipelines is dbt (data build tool).

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