dbt (data build tool)

dbt (data build tool) is a modern platform for analytics engineering that enables data teams to transform, document, and test data directly within cloud data platforms using software engineering best practices. dbt promotes modular, maintainable, and collaborative workflows—allowing users to define data transformations in code, apply version control, share documentation, and conduct automated testing to ensure trust in data products. Designed for organizations seeking to make analytics engineering scalable, reliable, and efficient, dbt integrates with leading data warehouses and is widely adopted by enterprise and mid-sized data teams.