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What is dbt (data build tool)? (opens the original)
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dbt has been around for years now. It’s rare to find somebody who hasn’t heard of it or used it. For many of us, dbt became the default for data transformation tool of choice. That said, not everyone has extensive experience using it or fully understands the benefits that dbt brings to their data workflows. Especially if you’re new to the data industry, it’s likely that you haven’t had a chance to use dbt just yet. Or perhaps you’ve been working in the legacy data tools for a long time like Orac
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