Git-backed Models: Use Git to govern your Reverse ETL workflows

Fivetran Activations has introduced an Open Beta for Git-backed Models, allowing data teams to manage SQL models with software development best practices through a bi-directional Git integration. This integration brings the advantages of Git, such as peer review, version control, and auditability, to Reverse ETL workflows, offering features like commit logs, approval flows, and automated CI testing checks. Users can specify SQL models in YAML configuration files and make changes either through the Fivetran Activations UI or by updating these files directly in a Git repository. The initiative aims to treat data resources with the same rigor as production-grade software, starting with SQL Models and planning to extend to Entities, Segments, and Syncs, thus enhancing governance and traceability of business logic changes. This feature is available to customers on the Fivetran Activations Platform Plan, with further developments anticipated to expand Git-based management to other resources.