Fivetran is one of the iconic companies that defined the modern data stack. Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt Labs Inc. and Looker were considered the four horsemen of the original MDS.

The idea behind a modern data stack is similar, but there are a lot more pieces involved. There are tools for data engineers (ETL tools, transformation tools, and pub/sub systems), data analysts (BI ...

The term “modern data stack” is commonly used to define the ecosystem of technologies surrounding cloud data platforms. To date, the concept of a semantic layer hasn’t been formalized within ...

The so-called modern data stack is getting a facelift and perhaps a complete body makeover. As the point of control shifts from the database management system to the governance layer, we cite ...

Making the documentation freely available, which is under a royalty-free license, can also improve users’ ability to search for information in data diagrams and e-mail files, Moore said.

The startup, which is announcing a $17.5 million Series A round today, is using these models to build what the company calls an “intelligent data stack automation platform.” ...