The Complete dbt (Data Build Tool) Bootcamp: Zero to Hero
Why take this course?
🎓 Course Headline: ✏️ Become a dbt Professional with this ALL-IN-ONE COURSE covering both theory & practice through a real-world project!
Course Description:
Are you ready to embark on a journey to master the art of Data Build Tool (dbt)? 🚀 With "The Complete dbt (Data Build Tool) Course," you'll start from Zero and progress to becoming a hero in data transformation, modeling, and orchestration. This comprehensive course is designed for Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, BI Developers, and BI Analysts - anyone who works with data lakes, data warehouses, or data lakehouses and uses SQL.
📚 Course Structure:
- Theory Foundation: We kick off by laying down the fundamental concepts of dbt, ensuring you have a strong grasp of the tools and terminologies used.
- Practical Application: You'll then dive into hands-on exercises, using Snowflake and other essential tools to apply what you've learned in real-time scenarios.
- Advanced Techniques: As you progress, you'll cover advanced features like dbt Models, Materializations, Tests, Documentation, Jinja and Macros, Packages, Analyses, Exposures, Seeds, Debugging, and Orchestration.
- Best Practices: We'll guide you through the best practices and provide insights into how to optimize your workflows.
- Real-World Project: The course culminates with a comprehensive project using dbt to analyze a dataset from Airbnb. This project will test your understanding of all aspects of dbt covered in the course.
🛠️ Tools and Technologies Covered:
- Setting up your development environment
- Using virtual environments
- Working with Snowflake
- Utilizing dbt Power User Visual Studio extension
- Engaging with Great Expectations (dbt-expectations) for data validation
Course Level Explained:
This course is meticulously designed to ensure that you build your skills progressively. Each lesson builds upon the previous one, so it's crucial to follow along in sequence to fully grasp the concepts and apply them effectively.
Support and Community:
- Discussions on Udemy: Post your questions, share insights, and learn from other students in our dedicated forums.
- Direct Support: If you have specific questions or feedback, reach out directly to us for assistance.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is ideal for:
- Data Engineers
- Data Analysts
- Data Scientists
- BI Developers
- BI Analysts
- Anyone who interacts with data lakes, data warehouses, or data lakehouse environments and utilizes SQL.
Course Commitment:
We expect you to complete each exercise fully, adhering to the guidelines provided. A partially completed project is often not sufficient to meet our standards of mastery in dbt.
Final Note:
By the end of this course, you'll have a solid theoretical understanding and practical expertise with dbt. You'll be equipped to handle complex data transformation challenges and emerge as a confident and competent dbt professional.
Are you ready to transform your data skills with dbt? 🌟 Let's get started!
Important Notes:
- The course content is continuously updated to reflect the latest dbt features and best practices.
- dbt Mark and the dbt logo are trademarks of dbt Labs, Inc.
👩💻 Instructor: Zoltan C. Toth
📆 Enroll Now to secure your spot in this transformative learning experience with dbt! 🚀
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Comidoc Review
Our Verdict
The Complete dbt Bootcamp: Zero to Hero Udemy course offers a strong foundation in dbt concepts and implementation, using a real-world Airbnb project as an example. While audio quality can be inconsistent at times, and some theoretical explanations may be challenging to grasp, the incorporation of expert insight adds significant value to the learning experience. This all-in-one course is suited for both beginners and professionals looking to expand their data transformation skills with dbt, but would benefit from deeper exploration in certain areas, as well as improved audio consistency throughout.
What We Liked
- Covers both beginner and advanced topics, making it a comprehensive resource for dbt learning.
- Real-world project implementation with Snowflake as DW and dbt core as data transformation tool.
- Includes expert insight from industry professionals discussing real-world use-cases.
- High-quality GitHub repository provided for easy following along with the course.
Potential Drawbacks
- Inconsistent audio quality in some parts of the course.
- Theoretical explanations can be unclear and hard to follow at times,
- Non-essential promotional content that does not add value for learners.
- Lacks depth in certain areas; could benefit from more hands-on exercises.