To meet SLA compliance, it's crucial to monitor ingestion latency, data freshness checks, and throughput metrics. Implementing data observability dashboards can help you track these in real time and act quickly when something goes off track. Sifflet’s observability platform helps teams stay ahead of issues and meet their data SLAs confidently.

Sifflet combines distribution deviation monitoring with field-level data lineage tracking. This means when an anomaly is detected, you can quickly trace it back to the source and resolve it efficiently. It’s a huge time-saver for teams managing complex data pipeline monitoring.

Schema evolution can introduce unexpected fields or data type changes that disrupt both batch and streaming data workflows. With proper data pipeline monitoring and observability tools, you can track these changes in real time and ensure your systems adapt without losing data quality or breaking downstream processes.

Common issues like schema changes, missing values, and data drift can all be caught early with effective data quality monitoring. Tools that offer features like threshold-based alerts, data freshness checks, and pipeline health dashboards make it easier to prevent these problems before they affect downstream systems.

Great question! The old playbook for data observability focused heavily on technical infrastructure and treated data like servers — if the pipeline ran and the schema looked fine, the data was assumed to be trustworthy. But today, data is a strategic asset that powers business decisions, AI models, and customer experiences. At Sifflet, we believe modern observability platforms must go beyond uptime and freshness checks to provide context-aware insights that reflect real business impact.

Great question! A data schema defines structure across your entire data ecosystem, including pipelines, APIs, and ingestion tools. A database schema, on the other hand, is specific to one system, like PostgreSQL or BigQuery, and focuses on tables, columns, and relationships. Both are essential for effective data governance and observability.

Yes, and that’s one of the things we’re most excited about! Sifflet empowers non-technical users to define custom monitoring rules and participate in data quality efforts without needing to write dbt code. It’s all part of building a culture of shared responsibility around data governance and observability.

Anomaly detection helps identify unexpected changes in data that might signal contract violations or semantic drift. By integrating predictive analytics monitoring and dynamic thresholding into your observability platform, you can catch issues before they break dashboards or compromise AI models. It’s a core feature of a resilient, intelligent metadata layer.