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At Sifflet,
Data Means Business.

Data drives every strategic decision, guides innovation, and powers transformation. But how do companies ensure their data is reliable? How can they trust the insights that guide critical business choices? How do they turn raw information into actionable intelligence, high-performing products, and superior strategies? Enter Sifflet.

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Who We Are

We are a data observability platform. 
We offer end-to-end oversight into the entire data stack, helping teams to uncover, prevent and overcome the technical and organizational obstacles that get in the way of better quality, more reliable data.

Our Mission

We help companies see data breakthroughs. Sifflet delivers smoother running data stacks by providing detailed oversight and solutions that reduce data breaks, improve team alignment and operations, and build confidence in the numbers. The result? Superior insights, value and products from data.

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Meet our Executive team

Sifflet was built by a data-obsessed team for
data-obsessed teams.

Chief Executive Officer
Salma Bakouk
Salma Bakouk, Co-founder and CEO of Sifflet, combines expertise in data pipelines and analytics with leadership honed as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs. Salma is dedicated to building trust in data for her clients and advancing Sifflet’s position in the industry.

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Frequently asked questions

How can I monitor the health of my ingestion pipelines?
To keep your ingestion pipelines healthy, it's best to use observability tools that offer features like pipeline health dashboards, data quality monitoring, and anomaly detection. These tools provide visibility into data flow, alert you to schema drift, and help with root cause analysis when issues arise.
How does Sifflet stand out among other data observability tools?
Sifflet takes a unique approach by addressing data reliability as both an engineering and business challenge. Our observability platform offers end-to-end coverage, business context, and a collaboration layer that aligns technical teams with strategic outcomes, making it easier to maintain analytics and AI-ready data.
How do organizations monitor the success of their data governance programs?
Successful data governance is measured through KPIs that tie directly to business outcomes. This includes metrics like how quickly teams can find data, how often data quality issues are caught before reaching production, and how well teams follow access protocols. Observability tools help track these indicators by providing real-time metrics and alerting on governance-related issues.
Why is data reliability so critical for AI and machine learning systems?
Great question! AI and ML systems rely on massive volumes of data to make decisions, and any flaw in that data gets amplified at scale. Data reliability ensures that your models are trained and operate on accurate, complete, and timely data. Without it, you risk cascading failures, poor predictions, and even regulatory issues. That’s why data observability is essential to proactively monitor and maintain reliability across your pipelines.
Why is schema monitoring such a critical part of data observability?
Schema monitoring helps catch unexpected changes in your data structure before they break downstream systems like dashboards or ML models. It's a core capability in any modern observability platform because it ensures data reliability and prevents silent failures in your pipelines.
How does Sifflet ensure a user-friendly experience for data teams?
We prioritize user research and apply UX principles like Jacob’s Law to design familiar and intuitive workflows. This helps reduce friction for users working with tools like our Sifflet Insights plugin, which brings real-time metrics and data quality monitoring directly into BI dashboards like Looker and Tableau.
How has the shift from ETL to ELT improved performance?
The move from ETL to ELT has been all about speed and flexibility. By loading raw data directly into cloud data warehouses before transforming it, teams can take advantage of powerful in-warehouse compute. This not only reduces ingestion latency but also supports more scalable and cost-effective analytics workflows. It’s a big win for modern data teams focused on performance and throughput metrics.
Why is data observability essential for AI success?
AI depends on trustworthy data, and that’s exactly where data observability comes in. With features like data drift detection, root cause analysis, and real-time alerts, observability tools ensure that your AI systems are built on a solid foundation. No trust, no AI—that’s why dependable data is the quiet engine behind every successful AI strategy.
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We're seeking driven individuals eager to roll up their sleeves and help make data observability everyone's business.