Advanced Deployment with dbt Cloud

Learn how to deploy your dbt Cloud project with advanced functionality including continuous integration, orchestrating conflicting jobs, and customizing behavior by environment. (approximately 4 hours)

Introduction to Advanced Deployment

Learning Objectives Environments, jobs, and runs Review How to engage with this course

Deployment Architecture in dbt Cloud

Learning Objectives Introduction to deployment architectures Overview of 2 common architectures Setting up 1 trunk / direct promotion Setting up 2+ trunks / indirect promotion Practice Review

Job Structures

Learning Objectives DAG Overview dbt build Common deployment jobs One off jobs vs unified jobs Common job creation Practice Review

Orchestration

Learning Objectives Introduction to orchestration in dbt cloud Overview of scheduling options in dbt cloud Review past runs Triggering jobs in dbt cloud from api Coordinating different jobs Practice Review

Continuous Integration

Learning Objectives What is Continuous Integration Setting up CI Jobs Setting up Slim CI Jobs Practice Review

Custom Environment and Job Behavior

Learning Objectives Customizing dbt behavior in different environments What is the target variable in dbt Leveraging target variable for custom environment behavior Environment variables in dbt cloud Leveraging environment variables for custom env behaviors Practice Review Quick Survey