Great question! Data observability goes beyond traditional data monitoring by not only detecting when something breaks in your data pipelines, but also understanding why it matters. While monitoring might tell you a pipeline failed, data observability connects that failure to business impact—like whether your CFO’s dashboard is now showing outdated numbers. It's about trust, context, and actionability.

Data observability helps organizations ensure data quality, monitor pipelines in real time, and build trust in their data. At Big Data LDN, we’ll share how companies like Penguin Random House use observability tools to improve data governance and drive better decisions.

Sifflet makes data quality monitoring seamless with its auto-coverage feature. It automatically suggests fields to monitor and applies rules for freshness, uniqueness, and null values. This proactive monitoring helps maintain SLA compliance and keeps your data assets trustworthy and safe to use.

Great question! Sifflet tackles alert fatigue by using AI-native monitoring that understands business context. Instead of flooding teams with false positives, it prioritizes alerts based on downstream impact. This means your team focuses on real issues, improving trust in your observability tools and saving valuable engineering time.

Root cause analysis is a critical part of data reliability, and we’re making it smarter. Instead of manually sifting through logs or lineage graphs, Sifflet uses AI and metadata to automate root cause detection and suggest next steps. Our observability tools analyze query logs, pipeline dependencies, and usage patterns to surface the 'why' behind incidents — not just the 'what.' That means faster triage, quicker resolution, and fewer surprises downstream.

MCP helps LLMs become active participants in data quality monitoring by giving them access to structured resources like schema definitions, data validation rules, and profiling metrics. At Sifflet, we use this to detect anomalies, enforce data contracts, and ensure SLA compliance more effectively.

We've been exploring and integrating a variety of cutting-edge technologies, including dynamic thresholding for anomaly detection, data profiling tools, and telemetry instrumentation. These tools help enhance our pipeline health dashboard and improve transparency in data pipelines.

No, Sifflet does not store your data. We designed our platform to discard any data previews immediately after display, and we only retain metadata like table and column names. This approach supports GDPR compliance and strengthens your overall data governance strategy.