# dbt Basics Day 2 Lecture

> In this lecture, Bruno dives into the importance of DBT for data transformation within cloud data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery. He discusses how the shift from ETL to ELT has changed the landscape, making it more cost-effective to store and process data. He also highlights best practices…

- Web page: https://www.dataexpert.io/lesson/dbt-basics-day-2-lecture-jan2025
- Program: [2025 New Year  Data Engineering Boot Camp starting January 6th](https://www.dataexpert.io/program/2025-new-year-data-engineering-boot-camp-starting-january-6th)
- Access: Requires enrollment in 2025 New Year  Data Engineering Boot Camp starting January 6th
- Length: 39 min video
- Skills: ETL/ELT, dbt, Data Warehousing, Git
- Academy: DataExpert.io Academy

## About this lesson

In this lecture, Bruno dives into the importance of DBT for data transformation within cloud data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery. He discusses how the shift from ETL to ELT has changed the landscape, making it more cost-effective to store and process data. He also highlights best practices for using DBT and the challenges that come with it.

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