What is the Multi Tenant (SaaS) deployment environment in dbt Cloud?
The Multi Tenant (SaaS) deployment environment refers to the SaaS dbt Cloud application hosted by dbt Labs. This is the most commonly used deployment and is completely managed and maintained by dbt Labs, the makers of dbt. As a SaaS product, a user can quickly create an account on our North American servers and get started using the dbt and related services immediately.
- SaaS product: This is a software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications and makes them available to customers over the Internet.
- dbt Labs: The company that created and maintains dbt, they also host the most commonly used deployment of dbt Cloud.
- North American servers: This refers to the servers located in North America where users can quickly create an account and start using dbt and related services.
What is the Single Tenant deployment environment in dbt Cloud?
The single tenant deployment environment provides a hosted alternative to the multi-tenant (SaaS) dbt Cloud environment. While still managed and maintained by dbt Labs, single tenant dbt Cloud instances provide dedicated infrastructure in a virtual private cloud (VPC) environment. This is accomplished by spinning up all the necessary infrastructure with a re-usable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment built with Terraform.
- Single Tenant: This refers to a deployment environment where the dbt Cloud application is hosted on a dedicated infrastructure in a virtual private cloud (VPC) environment.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): This is a type of IT infrastructure that operations teams can automatically manage and provision through code, rather than using a manual process.
- Terraform: This is an open-source infrastructure as code software tool that provides a consistent CLI workflow to manage hundreds of cloud services.
What are some reasons for choosing a single tenant deployment over the Production SaaS product?
A few common reasons for choosing a single tenant deployment over the Production SaaS product include a requirement that the dbt Cloud application be hosted in a dedicated VPC that is logically separated from other customer infrastructure, and a desire for multiple isolated dbt Cloud instances for testing, development, etc.
- Dedicated VPC: This refers to a virtual private cloud that is dedicated to a single tenant, providing a more secure and isolated environment for the dbt Cloud application.
- Isolated dbt Cloud instances: These are separate instances of the dbt Cloud application that can be used for testing, development, and other purposes.
What regions does dbt Cloud support for hosting?
If your organization requires cloud services hosted on EMEA or APAC regions, you can contact dbt Labs. The deployment is hosted on AWS and is always kept up to date with the currently supported dbt versions, software updates, and bug fixes.
- EMEA: This stands for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It's one of the regions where dbt Cloud can host its services.
- APAC: This stands for Asia-Pacific. It's another region where dbt Cloud can host its services.
- AWS: This stands for Amazon Web Services, the cloud services platform where dbt Cloud hosts its deployments.
How is the dbt Cloud application updated?
The dbt Cloud application is always kept up to date with the currently supported dbt versions, software updates, and bug fixes by dbt Labs. This ensures that users always have access to the latest features and improvements.
- Software updates: These are updates to the dbt Cloud application that introduce new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
- dbt versions: These are the different versions of dbt that are supported by dbt Cloud. The application is always kept up to date with the currently supported versions.
- dbt Labs: The company that created and maintains dbt, they also ensure that the dbt Cloud application is always updated with the latest dbt versions, software updates, and bug fixes.
