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**dbt (data build tool)** is an open-source software that plays a crucial role in the data transformation process.
It empowers data analysts and engineers to create, manage, and document data transformation workflows using SQL (Structured Query Language).
Dbt primarily focuses on solving the transformation aspect in ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) data processing.
dbt primarily focuses on solving the transformation aspect in ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) data processing.

### **The Problem dbt Solves**

Dbt addresses the challenge of efficient data transformation, streamlining the 'Transform' stage in ELT workflows.
dbt addresses the challenge of efficient data transformation, streamlining the 'Transform' stage in ELT workflows.
Traditionally, transforming raw data into a structured, analyzable format has been complex and laborious.
Dbt simplifies and automates this process, allowing users to define data transformations through SQL queries.
dbt simplifies and automates this process, allowing users to define data transformations through SQL queries.

### **What is dbt Core?**

Dbt Core is the fundamental open-source version of dbt. It provides the essential features and functionalities
dbt Core is the fundamental open-source version of dbt. It provides the essential features and functionalities
for developing and running data transformation workflows using SQL scripts.
Dbt Core offers local execution capabilities, making it suitable for small to medium-scale projects run within a user's environment.
dbt Core offers local execution capabilities, making it suitable for small to medium-scale projects run within a user's environment.

### **What is dbt Cloud?**

Dbt Cloud is a cloud-based platform provided by Fishtown Analytics, the company behind dbt.
Dbt Cloud offers a managed environment for running dbt, providing additional features and capabilities beyond what dbt Core offers.
dbt Cloud is a cloud-based platform provided by Fishtown Analytics, the company behind dbt.
dbt Cloud offers a managed environment for running dbt, providing additional features and capabilities beyond what dbt Core offers.
It is hosted on the cloud, providing a centralized, collaborative, and scalable solution for data transformation needs.

### **When to Use One or the Other?**
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We could summarize this as: Cloud is the best solution if your Analytics engineer team wants analytics engineer specific
tooling and does not want to concern itself with data-engineer specific tooling.

1. **Scalability and Performance:** Dbt Cloud provides seamless scalability to handle large-scale data transformation workloads efficiently.
2. **Collaboration and Team Management:** Dbt Cloud offers centralized project management and collaboration features, enhancing team productivity and coordination.
3. **Automated Task Scheduling:** Dbt Cloud allows for automated scheduling of dbt jobs, streamlining data transformation processes.
4. **Easy Integration with Cloud Data Warehouses:** Dbt Cloud integrates seamlessly with various cloud data warehouses, facilitating simplified setup and configuration.
1. **Scalability and Performance:** dbt Cloud provides seamless scalability to handle large-scale data transformation workloads efficiently.
2. **Collaboration and Team Management:** dbt Cloud offers centralized project management and collaboration features, enhancing team productivity and coordination.
3. **Automated Task Scheduling:** dbt Cloud allows for automated scheduling of dbt jobs, streamlining data transformation processes.
4. **Easy Integration with Cloud Data Warehouses:** dbt Cloud integrates seamlessly with various cloud data warehouses, facilitating simplified setup and configuration.

So dbt Cloud is kind of like a standalone orchestrator, IDE and more.

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