Semantic models promise clarity in analytics, but building them is still a challenge. See how leading data teams auto-generate models from BI metadata—giving data teams consistent definitions, faster validation, and trustworthy context for AI-driven insights.

Okta is rebuilding its data platform, moving from disconnected pipelines to a scalable, well-governed foundation with Snowflake and dbt. In this session, you’ll learn how we improved CI/CD, enabled self-service, and are now testing a prototype to make dbt models ready for AI.

In this course, learn how to manage and monitor data platform costs using dbt's built-in tools. We’ll cover how to surface warehouse usage data, set up basic monitoring, and apply rule-based recommendations to optimize performance. You’ll also explore how cost insights fit naturally into the developer workflow—equipping you to make smarter decisions without leaving dbt. This course is for analytics engineers, data analysts, and data platform owners who have a foundational understanding of dbt and want to build more cost-effective data pipelines. Using these cost management and orchestration strategies, the internal dbt Labs Analytics team achieved significant savings: Our cloud compute bill was reduced by 9% by simply implementing dbt Fusion and state-aware orchestration. By understanding the impact of models on platform costs, the team reduced the number of models built in scheduled jobs by 35% and shaved 20% off of job execution times. After this course, you will be able to: Articulate how dbt development patterns impact data platform costs. Configure dbt Cloud to monitor warehouse compute spend. Use the dbt Cost Management dashboard to identify high-cost models and jobs. Apply specific optimization techniques, from materializations to advanced data modeling patterns, to reduce warehouse costs. Implement proactive strategies like dbt Fusion and state-aware orchestration to prevent future cost overruns. Prerequisites for this course include: dbt fundamentals What to bring: You will need to bring your own laptop to complete the hands-on exercises. We will provide all the other sandbox environments for dbt and data platform. Duration: 2 hours Fee: $200 Trainings and certifications are not offered separately and must be purchased with a Coalesce pass Trainings and certifications are not available for Coalesce Online passes

Get certified at Coalesce! Choose from two certification exams: The dbt Analytics Engineering Certification Exam is designed to evaluate your ability to: Build, test, and maintain models to make data accessible to others Use dbt to apply engineering principles to analytics infrastructure We recommend that you have at least SQL proficiency and have had 6+ months of experience working in dbt (self-hosted dbt or the dbt platform) before attempting the exam. The dbt Architect Certification Exam assesses your ability to: Design secure, scalable dbt implementations, with a focus on environment orchestration Role-based access control Integrations with other tools Collaborative development workflows aligned with best practices What to expect Your purchase includes sitting for one attempt at one of the two in-person exams at Coalesce You will let the proctor know which certification you are sitting for Please arrive on time, this is a closed-door certification, and attendees will not be let in after the doors are closed What to bring You will need to bring your own laptop to take the exam Duration: 2 Hours Fee: $100 Trainings and certifications are not offered separately and must be purchased with a Coalesce pass Trainings and certifications are not available for Coalesce Online passes If you no-show your certification, you will not be refunded

Get certified at Coalesce! Choose from two certification exams: The dbt Analytics Engineering Certification Exam is designed to evaluate your ability to: Build, test, and maintain models to make data accessible to others Use dbt to apply engineering principles to analytics infrastructure We recommend that you have at least SQL proficiency and have had 6+ months of experience working in dbt (self-hosted dbt or the dbt platform) before attempting the exam. The dbt Architect Certification Exam assesses your ability to: Design secure, scalable dbt implementations, with a focus on environment orchestration Role-based access control Integrations with other tools Collaborative development workflows aligned with best practices What to expect Your purchase includes sitting for one attempt at one of the two in-person exams at Coalesce You will let the proctor know which certification you are sitting for Please arrive on time, this is a closed-door certification, and attendees will not be let in after the doors are closed What to bring You will need to bring your own laptop to take the exam Duration: 2 Hours Fee: $100 Trainings and certifications are not offered separately and must be purchased with a Coalesce pass Trainings and certifications are not available for Coalesce Online passes If you no-show your certification, you will not be refunded