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The Ultimate Observability Duo for the Modern Data Stack

Monitor. Trust. Act.

With Sifflet fully integrated into your Databricks environment, your data teams gain end-to-end visibility, AI-powered monitoring, and business-context awareness, without compromising performance.

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Why Choose Sifflet for Databricks?

Modern organizations rely on Databricks to unify data engineering, machine learning, and analytics. But as the platform grows in complexity, new risks emerge:

  • Broken pipelines that go unnoticed
  • Data quality issues that erode trust
  • Limited visibility across orchestration and workflows

That’s where Sifflet comes in. Our native integration with Databricks ensures your data pipelines are transparent, reliable, and business-aligned, at scale.

Deep Integration with Databricks

Sifflet enhances the observability of your Databricks stack across:

Delta Pipelines & DLT

Monitor transformation logic, detect broken jobs, and ensure SLAs are met across streaming and batch workflows.

Notebooks & ML Models

Trace data quality issues back to the tables or features powering production models.

Unity Catalog & Lakehouse Metadata

Integrate catalog metadata into observability workflows, enriching alerts with ownership and context.

Cross-Stack Connectivity

Sifflet integrates with dbt, Airflow, Looker, and more, offering a single observability layer that spans your entire lakehouse ecosystem.

End-to-End Data Observability

  • Full monitoring across the data lifecycle: from raw ingestion in Databricks to BI consumption
  • Real-time alerts for freshness, volume, nulls, and schema changes
  • AI-powered prioritization so teams focus on what really matters

Deep Lineage & Root Cause Analysis

  • Column-level lineage across tables, SQL jobs, notebooks, and workflows
  • Instantly surface the impact of schema changes or upstream issues
  • Native integration with Unity Catalog for a unified metadata view

Operational & Governance Insights

  • Query-level telemetry, access logs, job runs, and system metadata
  • All fully queryable and visualized in observability dashboards
  • Enables governance, cost optimization, and security monitoring

Native Integration with Databricks Ecosystem

  • Tight integration with Databricks REST APIs and Unity Catalog
  • Observability for Databricks Workflows from orchestration to execution
  • Plug-and-play setup, no heavy engineering required

Built for Enterprise-Grade Data Teams

  • Certified Databricks Technology Partner
  • Deployed in production across global enterprises like St-Gobain and or Euronext
  • Designed for scale, governance, and collaboration

“The real value isn’t just in surfacing anomalies. It’s in turning observability into a strategic advantage. Sifflet enables exactly that, on Databricks, at scale.”
Senior Data Leader, North American Enterprise (Anonymous by Choice but happy)

Perfect For…

  • Data leaders scaling Databricks across teams
  • Analytics teams needing trustworthy dashboards
  • Governance teams requiring real lineage and audit trails
  • ML teams who need reliable, explainable training data
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

Frequently asked questions

What is data observability and why is it important for modern data teams?
Data observability is the ability to monitor, understand, and troubleshoot data health across the entire data stack. It's essential for modern data teams because it helps ensure data reliability, improves trust in analytics, and prevents costly issues caused by broken data pipelines or inaccurate dashboards. With the rise of complex infrastructures and real-time data usage, having a strong observability platform in place is no longer optional.
Why is data lineage tracking essential for modern data teams?
Data lineage tracking is key to understanding how data flows through your systems. It helps teams trace anomalies back to their source, identify downstream dependencies, and improve collaboration across departments. This visibility is crucial for maintaining data pipeline monitoring and SLA compliance.
How does Sifflet help identify performance bottlenecks in dbt models?
Sifflet's dbt runs tab offers deep insights into model execution, cost, and runtime, making it easy to spot inefficiencies. You can also use historical performance data to set up custom dashboards and proactive monitors. This helps with capacity planning and ensures your data pipelines stay optimized and cost-effective.
How does the new Fivetran integration enhance data observability in Sifflet?
Great question! With our new Fivetran integration, Sifflet now provides visibility into your data's journey even before it reaches your data platform. This means you can track data from its source through Fivetran connectors all the way downstream, offering truly end-to-end data observability.
How does Sifflet help detect and prevent data drift in AI models?
Sifflet is designed to monitor subtle changes in data distributions, which is key for data drift detection. This helps teams catch shifts in data that could negatively impact AI model performance. By continuously analyzing incoming data and comparing it to historical patterns, Sifflet ensures your models stay aligned with the most relevant and reliable inputs.
Why is data freshness so important for data reliability?
Great question! Data freshness is a key part of data reliability because decisions are only as good as the data they're based on. If your data is outdated or delayed, it can lead to flawed insights and missed opportunities. That's why data freshness checks are a foundational element of any strong data observability strategy.
What’s the first step when building a modern data team from scratch?
The very first step is to set clear objectives that align with your company’s level of data maturity and business needs. This means involving stakeholders from different departments and deciding whether your focus is on exploratory analysis, business intelligence, or innovation through AI and ML. These goals will guide your choices in data stack, platform, and hiring.
Why is stakeholder trust in data so important, and how can we protect it?
Stakeholder trust is crucial because inconsistent or unreliable data can lead to poor decisions and reduced adoption of data-driven practices. You can protect this trust with strong data quality monitoring, real-time metrics, and consistent reporting. Data observability tools help by alerting teams to issues before they impact dashboards or reports, ensuring transparency and reliability.
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