December 2025
As we close out 2025, we’re excited to announce our next-generation AI-first platform, the 'Momentum' release, and Metis, the agentic data engineering AI agent at its heart.
Here’s what’s in this month's issue:
- Meet the new AI-first platform
- 10X engineering productivity with Metis
- DataOps News: ISG, AstraZeneca, and Snowflake
- Important dbt™ update: 1.10 becomes default in Feb 2026
- Security and AI Compliance at DataOps.live
Let’s dig in.
Introducing our new AI-first platform
At Big Data London, we previewed our new AI-driven DataOps.live Automation Platform designed to help teams deliver high-trust, AI-ready data products. The prototype unified capabilities to centralize data product operations, including:
- Data Product Registry
- Pipeline Observability
- AI-ready and FAIR-inspired scoring
- Lineages
- Metis, your agentic data engineering AI agent
With strong validation from early design partners, we’re now building the MVP to operationalize reliable, well-governed data products at scale.
Watch demo: How to build a data product in the new platform
Watch demo: Platform overview
Momentum release v1.0 enters private preview in Q1 2026
✨Boost productivity 10x with Metis
Metis is the agentic data engineering AI agent at the core of the DataOps.live platform. Designed to collaborate with engineers and automate routine yet critical tasks, Metis assists with:
- Creating and configuring new projects
- Diagnosing and resolving failing pipelines
- Recommending or applying fixes
- Keeping pipelines healthy and reliable at scale
- Scoring for FAIR principles and AI readiness
With AI assistance, teams can quickly see which datasets are fit for advanced analytics and AI workloads, and where gaps remain.
Watch demo: AI-ready scoring
📰 DataOps news
Here’s a look at what’s been happening around the DataOps.live community.
2025 ISG DataOps Buyers Guides
ISG’s latest DataOps Buyer’s Guides, feature DataOps.live and highlight the shift toward automated, governed, AI-ready data delivery.
📄Read here: DataOps.live's breakout performance in ISG's 2025 Buyer's Guides
How AstraZeneca used a data product strategy (powered by DataOps.live) to speed delivery from 6 months to 6 hours
A highlight of Big Data LDN: AstraZeneca shared how their modern DataOps setup, powered by DataOps.live, enabled them to deliver business-aligned data products incredibly fast.
▶️ Watch here: AstraZeneca at Big Data LDN
DataOps.live is a Snowflake Intelligence Partner
DataOps.live turns plain‑English business intent into governed semantic models and Cortex Agent configurations. That means automatically unified data, enforced governance-as-code, and CI/CD for every data product, so AI insights are trusted and production‑ready.
Even better, it closes the loop: when a user uncovers an insight in Snowflake Intelligence, they can simply say “make this a Data Product,” and Momentum instantly generates a fully governed, enterprise-grade data product in minutes.
📄 Learn more here: Operationalizing Snowflake Intelligence requires DataOps automation
The Best of Snowflake BUILD (and why you NEED DataOps automation to keep up)
Our breakdown of Snowflake’s recent updates, their incredible pace of innovation, and why disciplined DataOps automation is required to operationalize them effectively.
📄 Read here: Why DataOps automation is the only way to keep up
🔔 Important: dbt 1.10 becomes default in February 2026
Starting February 2026, dbt 1.10 will become the default version for all new projects.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Stay Current: dbt 1.10 includes important performance improvements, new features, and bug fixes that enhance your analytics workflows
Future Compatibility: Newer dbt packages and community resources increasingly depend on dbt 1.10+ capabilities
Security & Support: Staying on the latest version ensures you receive ongoing security updates and community support
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Test Now: dbt 1.10 is already available - start testing with your existing projects to identify any compatibility issues
Review Changes: Check the dbt 1.10 release notes for any breaking changes that might affect your transformations
Plan Migration: Schedule time before February 2026 to migrate existing projects to ensure a smooth transition
Update Dependencies: Review and update any dbt packages or custom macros that may need adjustments
We're here to support your migration. Contact your customer success representative if you need assistance testing or migrating your projects to dbt 1.10.
🛡️ Security & Compliance: DataOps.live Achieves SOC 2 Type II certification + the future of AI governance
We're committed to ensuring that data and AI workflows built on DataOps.live remain secure, transparent, and compliant as regulatory expectations evolve.
That's why we're proud to share that DataOps.live achieved SOC 2 Type II certification for the third year in a row. Our ongoing efforts will enhance AI governance aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act.
📄 Read here: Year 3 of SOC 2 Type II + the next frontier of AI governance
Get access to the new AI-native DataOps.live Automation Platform. Momentum release v1.0 enters private preview in Q1 2026.