data monitoring

Data Observability
Detecting table insert misses with adaptive flatline alerts
Adaptive flatline alerts are designed to strike a delicate balance with anomaly detection, so you get timely warnings for irregular patterns of data ingestion without being overwhelmed by false alarms. Here's the framework for setting them up.
February 1, 2024
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Changelog
Set the time zone for your monitor run schedules
You can now set the time zone at an account level and monitor level.
October 17, 2023
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Changelog
New Metaplane Dashboards and Menu
Learn more about how Metaplane's new dashboard makes it easier than ever to manage data quality from one place.
September 21, 2023
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Changelog
New monitoring page
You can now see all your monitors in Metaplane at a glance, plus take bulk actions on your monitors, including triggering manual runs, resetting the predictions, and updating the run frequency for all or subset of your monitors at once.
September 18, 2023
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Changelog
Monitoring v2 - What's New
Our new monitoring platform is here! You'll find an entirely redesigned monitor page, more predictable alert behavior, and greater visibility into your underlying data to help you achieve your data quality goals.
June 22, 2023
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Data Quality
Data Monitoring v Data Observability
Learn more about how data quality tests, data monitoring, and data observability differ, while still improving data quality in their own ways.
May 25, 2023
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Data Observability
What Data Observability Is, What It’s Not, and Why it Matters
Data observability is arguably the hottest concept in the data space today, but few have a clear sense of what it means. This blog post offers a definition of data observability, differentiates it from related concepts, and emphasizes why it's important.
May 24, 2023
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Changelog
Introducing Tags in Metaplane
Metaplane users can now add tags to their tables in Metaplane, including an integration with dbt tags and incident workflow functionality.
May 17, 2023
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Data Quality
Guide to dbt Data Quality Checks
May 17, 2023
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Data Quality
How to Set Up Data Quality Tests
Data engineers use unit testing for data quality today, but quality assurance needs more. In this post, we offer best practices for robust data quality standards.
May 10, 2023
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Changelog
Introducing WHERE Clause for Monitors
Metaplane adds WHERE clauses to monitor configurations, enabling targeted data segment monitoring. Useful for adapting to business changes or focusing on specific areas, like pricing updates or new service launches.
April 26, 2023
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Changelog
Introducing Monitors as Code
You can now manage your Metaplane monitors alongside your other model configuration options in dbt.
April 18, 2023
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Changelog
A Redesign of Metaplane's Incidents
We've redesigned incidents from the ground up to help you identify the root cause with confidence and communicate with stakeholders with ease.
April 13, 2023
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Changelog
Introducing Suggested Monitors
Metaplane now provides helpful suggestions to help you ensure that all your most important tables and columns are monitored.
March 30, 2023
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3
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Changelog
New Monitor Types: SUM, Percent Negative, Percent Zero
Metaplane has three new out-of-the-box monitor types for numeric columns: SUM, percent negative, and percent zero.
March 29, 2023
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Changelog
A New Way to Manage your Monitors
Metaplane has built a new way to manage your monitors, including improved filtering, bulk actions, and increased visibility into the status of your monitors.
March 28, 2023
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Changelog
Introducing Partition Monitors: find data quality issues in segments of your data
Easily monitor specific data segments with Metaplane's new partition monitors to identify root causes of data quality issues in seconds.
February 9, 2023
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Changelog
Automatically Add Monitoring to New Tables
Whenever a new table is added to an important schema, Metaplane can automatically add monitoring like row counts and freshness. Simply visit any schema page and enable this by toggling one of the auto-add test settings.
January 12, 2023
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Data Observability
Great Expectations and Metaplane
Great Expectations is suited for catching known issues by testing binary criteria on critical tables. Metaplane is suited for catching unknown issues by testing scalar criteria on a wide range of assets.
January 3, 2023
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Data Observability
Using dbt Tests with Metaplane
dbt tests are suited for catching known issues, by testing binary criteria on critical tables. Metaplane is suited for catching unknown issues, by testing scalar criteria on a wide range of assets.
January 3, 2023
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Changelog
See Open Incidents on Schemas, Tables, and Columns
You can now see the number of open incidents on schemas, tables, and columns throughout the web application
November 15, 2022
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Changelog
Announcing Data Incidents
Incidents help group together related failing tests so data teams can be the first to know about data quality issues.
October 3, 2022
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Changelog
Add Tests on Table and Column Pages
Now you can add Metaplane tests right from table and column pages.
September 16, 2022
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Changelog
Route Custom Tests to Any Alert Destination
Metaplane now supports granular alert routing for custom tests. Simple visit the "Alerts" page, select "Set alerting rule" on your destination, and search and select your custom test.
August 9, 2022
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Changelog
Re-run Tests from a Slack Alert
Slack alerts now have a “Re-run test” button so you can manually check if an alert has resolved or if it’s still an ongoing issue.
July 29, 2022
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Changelog
Reset Multiple Tests with One Click
You can now reset predictions for all the tests in one part of your warehouse with one click.
July 27, 2022
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Changelog
Bulk Manage Tests from Any Entity Page
You can now apply bulk actions within the context of an entity page such as muting, changing the schedule, or disabling all associated tests.
July 22, 2022
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Announcements
Announcing the First Snowflake-Native Data Observability Application
Snowflake debuted their native application framework at Summit 2022, which is poised to change how software is deployed on top of data. Metaplane has built the first data observability application that can be deployed directly within your Snowflake instance, for enhanced security and ease-of-adoption.
July 19, 2022
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Changelog
Introducing Snowflake Table and Column Usage Analytics
Metaplane now monitors table+column usage analytics for Snowflake: understand how critical data is used, what should be tested, and how to prioritize data quality issues.
April 14, 2022
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4
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