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dbt Labs + Transform Join Forces on Metrics (w/ Nick Handel + Drew Banin)

The Analytics Engineering Podcast

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What Is a Semantic Layer?

Tristan: Why isn't a semantic layer just a series of database views that sits on a bunch of DBT models? Nick: It's not enough to just see the number somewhere, it's about actually getting access to it in the tools that people use. Tristan: The places where folks are most misaligned within an organization is about the meaning of ARR or the meaning of a customer versus a user.

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