Automate Data Operations for Profit & Agility

The Evolution of Data Infrastructure: From Complexity to Automation

Today’s businesses face a rapidly evolving data infrastructure landscape that closely mirrors the development of software infrastructure. As the number of specialized tools grows, so does the challenge of integrating, managing, and automating them into seamless workflows. Keboola addresses these challenges by acting as a data operating system—an automation layer that orchestrates data operations, enabling organizations to unlock more value from their data while reducing manual effort and error.

Modern Challenges: Economic Pressures, Supply Chains, and the Need for Agility

The last several years have seen unprecedented economic shifts:

• End of cheap money: Rising borrowing costs and inflation pressure companies to maximize efficiency and profitability.
• Weak economic growth: The global slowdown demands smarter, data-driven decisions to maintain competitive advantage.
• Supply chain volatility: Ongoing disruptions require rapid, data-informed responses for operational resilience.

In this environment, automating and orchestrating data processes isn’t just a technical upgrade—it’s a business imperative.

The Keboola Approach: Automating DataOps for Business Value

Keboola’s mission is to empower data teams and business users alike. By automating over 4.3 million DataOps jobs and 600,000 orchestration flows each month, Keboola delivers:

• Unmatched Efficiency: Achieve up to 300x compression of time spent on data tasks, freeing up resources for higher-value work.
• Seamless Integration: Easily connect with 50+ tools and platforms for analytics, machine learning, and more.
• Business Empowerment: Enable business users to self-serve and act on insights without technical bottlenecks.

Real-World Impact: Use Cases Driving Profitability

1. Financial Department Automation

• Keboola enables hyper-automation in finance, from invoice processing to reporting, reducing cycle times and operational risk.

2. Supply Chain Agility

• Respond to disruptions in real time by automating data integration from vendors, partners, and internal systems.

3. Revenue Generation with Data Apps

• Package data, analytics, and AI workflows into reusable, shareable data apps—unlocking new revenue streams and business models.

Making Data Accessible: No-Code and Low-Code Enablement

For data to truly drive business, it must be accessible beyond technical teams. Keboola bridges the gap by:

• Incorporating no-code flow builders for drag-and-drop orchestration.
• Providing read-only and governed access to data for business users.
• Allowing seamless integration with DBT, Python, SQL, and other foundational data tools.

The result? Business users can interact with, modify, and trigger data processes directly—empowering decentralized innovation without compromising governance.

DBT Integration: Unlocking Modern Data Transformation

DBT (Data Build Tool) has become a standard for analytics engineering. Keboola amplifies its value by:

1. Native DBT Support: Run DBT transformations directly within Keboola, leveraging input/output mapping for flexible data handling.
2. Artifact Creation: Automatically generate artifacts for each job, streamlining machine learning and feature store management.
3. Flexible Execution: Choose between running DBT on Keboola, your own hardware, or triggering DBT Cloud jobs via the platform.
4. No-Code DBT Pipelines: Orchestrate DBT workflows visually, making advanced analytics accessible to non-engineers.

With over 171 organizations onboarded to Keboola’s DBT integration, teams can now scale analytics and data transformation across departments, reducing technical barriers and operational friction.

Data Apps & Feedback Loops: The Next Frontier

Traditional data workflows often lacked a feedback loop from business users. Keboola changes this by supporting:

• Data Apps: Business-ready applications for personalization, pricing, and process automation, deployable in one click via Marketplace.
• User Feedback Integration: Close the loop by allowing users to provide input that directly influences data processes and outcomes.

This approach mirrors the rise of no-code platforms in software, democratizing data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.

Examples of Automated DataOps in Action

1. eCommerce Agility

• When market conditions shift, Keboola customers rapidly build and deploy new data apps to optimize pricing, inventory, and vendor relations—without writing code.

2. Financial Hyperautomation

• Automate reconciliation, reporting, and compliance checks, compressing months of manual work into hours of machine time.

3. Enterprise Data Sharing

• Share governed data flows with partners and vendors securely, enabling collaborative innovation and faster time-to-value.

ROI and Business Case for DataOps Automation

Automation is more than a technical achievement; it delivers tangible business outcomes:

• Cost Reduction: Lower operational expenses by automating repetitive and error-prone tasks.
• Revenue Growth: Unlock new data products and insights that drive business expansion.
• Faster Innovation: Shorten the cycle from idea to execution by enabling self-service solutions for business teams.

Governance, Security, and Observability

With automation comes the need for robust governance and oversight. Keboola provides:

• Comprehensive governance controls for data access and transformations.
• Full observability over all data jobs and flows, ensuring transparency and auditability.
• Secure integrations with leading data platforms and cloud environments.

Getting Started: From Expert to Business User

1. For Data Engineers: Harness the full power of Python, SQL, and DBT within Keboola for end-to-end automation.
2. For Business Analysts: Use no-code tools to build, modify, and trigger data workflows without IT intervention.
3. For Executives: Gain real-time insights and ROI through automated reporting and dashboards—enabling better, faster decisions.

Continual Innovation: What’s Next for Keboola

Keboola is committed to ongoing innovation, including:

• Expanding no-code and low-code capabilities for even broader accessibility.
• Integrating emerging technologies in AI, machine learning, and data sharing.
• Growing the marketplace of data apps and partner solutions.

Summary: Why Choose Keboola?

• Proven Scale: Trusted by over 12,000 businesses globally.
• Efficiency & Profitability: Compress time-to-insight by 300x with robust automation.
• Business Empowerment: Enable every department to act on data, not just view it.
• Future-Ready: Stay ahead with continuous innovation in data automation and orchestration.

Ready to transform your data operations and drive real business value? Keboola is your partner for the next generation of automated, agile, and accessible DataOps.