Prompt
What warehouse should I use if my team lives in dbt and Looker?
Latest observation
Oct 7, 2026
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If your team lives in dbt and Looker, the best default warehouse is usually Snowflake.
Why Snowflake is a strong fit
- Very smooth dbt support: common, well-tested, and easy to operate.
- Great with BI tools like Looker: fast SQL performance and concurrency handling.
- Separation of compute/storage: easy to scale and manage cost.
- Works well for analytics teams: especially if you want low ops overhead and predictable behavior.
Other good options
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BigQuery
- Best if you’re already deep in the Google Cloud ecosystem.
- Very low maintenance and strong for large-scale analytics.
- Often a great choice with dbt + Looker too, especially if your data is already in GCP.
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Redshift
- Good if you’re heavily on AWS.
- Can work well, but typically requires more tuning/ops than Snowflake or BigQuery.
Quick recommendation
- Choose Snowflake if you want the safest all-around choice for dbt + Looker.
- Choose BigQuery if you’re GCP-first.
- Choose Redshift if you’re AWS-first and already standardized there.
If you want, I can also give you a decision matrix based on cloud provider, budget, scale, and team size.