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Google BigQuery

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.

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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

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Data Observability for your data stack with Google BigQuery

Optimize Data Quality in BigQuery with Actionable Insights for Trust and Efficiency

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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. "

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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."

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Director of Data, Hypebeast

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Frequently asked questions

How does Sifflet help with end-to-end data observability?

Sifflet enhances end-to-end data observability by allowing you to declare any asset in your data stack, including custom applications and scripts. This ensures full visibility into your data pipelines and supports comprehensive data lineage tracking and root cause analysis.

How can I keep passive metadata accurate and useful over time?

To maintain high-quality passive metadata, Sifflet recommends a mix of automated ingestion and manual curation. Connect your data sources, standardize tagging, build a business glossary, and schedule regular reviews. This helps ensure your data profiling and data validation rules stay aligned with evolving business needs.

How does Sifflet help scale dbt environments without compromising data quality?

Great question! Sifflet enhances your dbt environment by adding a robust data observability layer that enforces standards, monitors key metrics, and ensures data quality monitoring across thousands of models. With centralized metadata, automated monitors, and lineage tracking, Sifflet helps teams avoid the usual pitfalls of scaling like ownership ambiguity and technical debt.

How does the checklist help with reducing alert fatigue?

The checklist emphasizes the need for smart alerting, like dynamic thresholding and alert correlation, instead of just flooding your team with notifications. This focus helps reduce alert fatigue and ensures your team only gets notified when it really matters.

How does Shippeo ensure data reliability across its supply chain platform?

Shippeo uses Sifflet’s data observability platform to monitor every stage of their data pipelines. By implementing raw data monitoring, intermediate layer checks, and front-facing metric validation, they catch issues early and maintain trust in their real-time supply chain visibility tools.

What is the Universal Connector and how does it support data pipeline monitoring?

The Universal Connector lets you integrate Sifflet with any tool in your stack using YAML and API endpoints. It enables full-stack data pipeline monitoring and data lineage tracking, even for tools Sifflet doesn’t natively support, offering a more complete view of your observability workflows.

What features should we look for in scalable data observability tools?

When evaluating observability tools, scalability is key. Look for features like real-time metrics, automated anomaly detection, incident response automation, and support for both batch data observability and streaming data monitoring. These capabilities help teams stay efficient as data volumes grow.

Why is data observability so important for modern data teams?

Great question! Data observability is essential because it gives teams full visibility into the health of their data pipelines. Without it, small issues can quickly snowball into major incidents, like broken dashboards or faulty machine learning models. At Sifflet, we help you catch problems early with real-time metrics and proactive monitoring, so your team can focus on creating insights, not putting out fires.

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