DiscoverOpen Source Startup PodcastE174: The SDF / DBT Acquisition (1 + 1 = 3)
E174: The SDF / DBT Acquisition (1 + 1 = 3)

E174: The SDF / DBT Acquisition (1 + 1 = 3)

Update: 2025-05-02
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Lukas Schulte is Co-Founder & CEO of SDF Labs, the developer platform that scales SQL understanding across organizations, which was recently acquired by data transformation unicorn dbt Labs. In this episode, he's joined by Anders Swanson, Senior Developer Experience Advocate at dbt, to discuss the acquisition and future of data engineering.

In this episode, we dig into:

  • How the acquisition happened, as well as the M&A process

  • How dbt thinks about building capabilities internally vs. making acquisitions

  • How the SDF platform will improve the lives of dbt users

  • The most challenging parts about the integration

  • What the future developer experience for data teams will be like

  • A glimpse into the future of data engineering

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E174: The SDF / DBT Acquisition (1 + 1 = 3)

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