A Snowflake lakehouse is most useful when each layer has a clear engineering contract and a clear reason to exist.
Openflow ingestion
Use a consistent ingestion framework for SaaS, databases, APIs and document-oriented sources so operational controls can be reused rather than rebuilt.
Bronze: preserve traceability
Land raw records with source metadata and minimal transformation. The objective is replayability and auditability.
Silver: conform enterprise data
Standardize keys, types, identities, quality rules and reference data so domains can be joined consistently.
Gold: model the business
Represent trusted business entities, dimensional structures and reusable analytical models.
dbt as transformation engineering
Use modular models, automated tests, documentation and source control. Pair dbt with CI patterns so changes are evaluated before promotion.
Design rule: define measurable entry and exit criteria for every medallion layer. “Silver” should mean validated and conformed—not simply “cleaner.”
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