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Lightdash

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Lightdash instantly turns your dbt project into a full-stack BI platform. Analysts write metrics and Lightdash enables self-serve for the entire business.

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Lightdash

New

Lightdash instantly turns your dbt project into a full-stack BI platform. Analysts write metrics and Lightdash enables self-serve for the entire business.

About the Lightdash integration

Now with the Lightdash and Secoda integration, both data producers and consumers, regardless of technical ability, can easily search and answer their data questions. Self-serve BI is about enabling organizations by empowering any user in the business with the autonomy to confidently explore data. With Lightdash, your defined metrics in your dbt projects or data warehouse, can be instantly visualized in dashboards. Secoda will automatically sync, catalog, document, and visualize data lineage between sources allowing you to search across your entire data infrastructure. Secoda will also notify you of potential upstream data quality issues so you can ensure integrity and trust in your Lightdash assets.

AI-powered data exploration

Effortlessly navigate through all Lightdash charts, dashboards, and the underlying tables, columns, metrics, or models using natural language search provided by Secoda’s AI technology. This feature empowers users of all skill levels to pose queries and receive contextual responses, freeing up your data team to engage in more significant projects and reduce interruptions that hinder productivity.

Complete lineage across all metrics, dashboards, and data sources

Increase the visibility of your metrics layer throughout the organization. Track the origins and relevance of specific metrics to comprehend the foundational elements of the metrics layer. This integration allows for the efficient examination of any discrepancies in metrics, association with related metrics, and the organization and tagging of crucial metrics.

Metrics cataloging and automated documentation

Automatically organize and define all metrics to establish a unified reference point. Utilize Secoda AI to create detailed documentation for all Lightdash assets.

Ensure data integrity

Validate the reliability of your dashboard assets with Secoda’s data monitoring and observability features. This integration allows you to access dbt test results and verify that there are no upstream data issues affecting a Lightdash chart or dashboard. Secoda also highlights any potential problems or exceeded thresholds in the same interface where data discovery occurs, bolstering trust and engagement in your self-service platforms.

Seamless and secure BI tool transition:

Streamline the migration from traditional BI tools to Lightdash, making what is typically a complex and intimidating task into a smooth, automated process. Secoda maps all interdependencies and ensures that every element is thoroughly documented and accounted for during the migration, ensuring no details are missed.