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Integrate Sifflet with BigQuery to monitor all table types, access field-level lineage, enrich metadata, and gain actionable insights for an optimized data observability strategy.

Metadata-based monitors and optimized queries

Sifflet leverages BigQuery's metadata APIs and relies on optimized queries, ensuring minimal costs and efficient monitor runs.

Usage and BigQuery metadata

Get detailed statistics about the usage of your BigQuery assets, in addition to various metadata (like tags, descriptions, and table sizes) retrieved directly from BigQuery.

Field-level lineage

Have a complete understanding of how data flows through your platform via field-level end-to-end lineage for BigQuery.

External table support

Sifflet can monitor external BigQuery tables to ensure the quality of data in other systems like Google Cloud BigTable and Google Cloud Storage

Sifflet’s AI Helps Us Focus on What Moves the Business

What impressed us most about Sifflet’s AI-native approach is how seamlessly it adapts to our data landscape — without needing constant tuning. The system learns patterns across our workflows and flags what matters, not just what’s noisy. It’s made our team faster and more focused, especially as we scale analytics across the business.

Simoh-Mohamed Labdoui
Head of Data

"Enabler of Cross Platform Data Storytelling"

"Sifflet has been a game-changer for our organization, providing full visibility of data lineage across multiple repositories and platforms. The ability to connect to various data sources ensures observability regardless of the platform, and the clean, intuitive UI makes setup effortless, even when uploading dbt manifest files via the API. Their documentation is concise and easy to follow, and their team's communication has been outstanding—quickly addressing issues, keeping us informed, and incorporating feedback. "

Callum O'Connor
Senior Analytics Engineer, The Adaptavist

"Building Harmony Between Data and Business With Sifflet"

"Sifflet serves as our key enabler in fostering a harmonious relationship with business teams. By proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they escalate, we can shift the focus of our interactions from troubleshooting to driving meaningful value. This approach not only enhances collaboration but also ensures that our efforts are aligned with creating impactful outcomes for the organization."

Sophie Gallay
Data & Analytics Director, Etam

" Sifflet empowers our teams through Centralized Data Visibility"

"Having the visibility of our DBT transformations combined with full end-to-end data lineage in one central place in Sifflet is so powerful for giving our data teams confidence in our data, helping to diagnose data quality issues and unlocking an effective data mesh for us at BBC Studios"

Ross Gaskell
Software engineering manager, BBC Studios

"Sifflet allows us to find and trust our data"

"Sifflet has transformed our data observability management at Carrefour Links. Thanks to Sifflet's proactive monitoring, we can identify and resolve potential issues before they impact our operations. Additionally, the simplified access to data enables our teams to collaborate more effectively."

Mehdi Labassi
CTO, Carrefour Links

"A core component of our data strategy and transformation"

"Using Sifflet has helped us move much more quickly because we no longer experience the pain of constantly going back and fixing issues two, three, or four times."

Sami Rahman
Director of Data, Hypebeast
Dynex Capital
Euronext
Dailymotion
Saint-Gobain
ShopBack
Servier
Penguin Random House
Adaptavist
Mollie
Hypebeast
Deuna
BBC Studios
Carrefour
Etam
Auchan
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Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between AI governance and data governance?
AI governance and data governance are both essential, but they serve different purposes. Data governance focuses on the quality, security, and availability of data inputs, while AI governance oversees the behavior and outcomes of models using that data. Together, they ensure reliable, transparent, and compliant AI systems across the data lifecycle.
What is the 'Metadata Ceiling' mentioned in the Datadog review?
The 'Metadata Ceiling' refers to the limitations of infrastructure-first observability tools like Datadog when it comes to understanding the actual content and business impact of data. While Datadog excels at monitoring pipeline health and system performance, it lacks the deep data observability features required to catch issues like null values in critical reports or corrupted inputs in AI models. For full visibility into data quality and business relevance, a specialized observability platform like Sifflet is often a better fit.
Why is schema monitoring such a critical part of data observability?
Schema monitoring helps catch unexpected changes in your data structure before they break downstream systems like dashboards or ML models. It's a core capability in any modern observability platform because it ensures data reliability and prevents silent failures in your pipelines.
Why is data distribution such an important part of data observability?
Great question! Data distribution gives you insight into the shape and spread of your data values, which traditional monitoring tools often miss. While volume, schema, and freshness checks tell you if the data is present and structured correctly, distribution monitoring helps you catch hidden issues like skewed categories or outlier spikes. It's a key component of any modern observability platform focused on data reliability.
Why is data observability so important for AI-powered organizations in 2025?
Great question! As AI continues to evolve, the quality and reliability of the data feeding those models becomes even more critical. Data observability ensures that your AI systems are powered by clean, accurate, and up-to-date data. With platforms like Sifflet, organizations can detect issues like data drift, monitor real-time metrics, and maintain data governance, all of which help AI models stay accurate and trustworthy.
What does 'agentic observability' mean and why does it matter?
Agentic observability is our vision for the future — where observability platforms don’t just monitor, they act. Think of it as moving from real-time alerts to intelligent copilots. With features like auto-remediation, dynamic thresholding, and incident response automation, Sifflet is building systems that can detect issues, assess impact, and even resolve known problems on their own. It’s a huge step toward self-healing pipelines and truly proactive data operations.
What’s new with the Distribution Change monitor and how does it improve anomaly detection?
The upgraded Distribution Change monitor now focuses on tracking volume shifts between specific categories, like product lines or customer segments. This makes anomaly detection more precise by reducing noise and highlighting only the changes that truly matter. It's a smarter way to stay on top of data drift and ensure your metrics reflect reality.
Can Sifflet Insights help with data pipeline monitoring?
Absolutely! Sifflet Insights connects to your broader observability platform, giving you visibility into data pipeline health right from your BI dashboards. It helps track incidents, monitor data freshness, and detect anomalies before they impact your business decisions.

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