Astro, a fully managed data orchestration platform developed by the creators of Apache Airflow and OpenLineage, is now accessible on major cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud across 47 regions globally. This cloud-native platform enhances the open-source Airflow experience by offering a single-tenant data plane that integrates seamlessly with native data services, thereby providing flexibility and reducing operational management and risk. Astro’s features include asynchronous task support and the ability to run the latest Airflow versions immediately upon release, ensuring access to new features and bug fixes before they impact data pipelines. Additionally, Astro incorporates OpenLineage, allowing users to track data lineage and visualize dependencies, performance trends, and data quality, which is vital for informed business decision-making. Companies can procure Astro through cloud marketplaces, simplifying the procurement process and integrating costs into existing cloud service commitments. By using Astro, data teams can automate and optimize their workflows without the need for extensive DevOps resources, allowing them to focus on enhancing data pipelines.