## Metadata - Author: [[dbt Labs]] - Full Title:: Overcoming Complexity: The Biggest New DBT Cloud Features From Coalesce 2023 - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[dbt]], - URL:: https://www.getdbt.com/blog/new-dbt-cloud-features-announced-at-coalesce-2023?ref=blef.fr - Read date:: [[2023-10-21]] ## Highlights > Rather than relying on a single, monolithic project that is easily bottlenecked, domain teams can now own their own dbt projects. These projects seamlessly build on each other, with interfaces between them governed by [contracts, versions, and access controls](https://www.getdbt.com/blog/dbt-core-v1.5) that are baked directly into dbt. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8dxa7ks4sxjynktjq713mq)) > ![[Pasted image 20231231105547.png]] ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8dwvwjwx3e8gm3vkgsq1mx)) ^5f92b0 > dbt Mesh isn’t a single feature. It’s an architecture involving multiple dbt projects, each aligned to a business domain, interfacing with and building off of each other. It’s a way for you to control the complexity of your data environment to unlock better collaboration at scale. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8dzeyz57jbhbxq58r81phn)) Bad news: instead of fixing dbt docs, we are pushed into dbt cloud. > Unlike Docs, dbt Explorer is performant even for massive dbt deployments, and updates live after each run. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8e1z2hp51jm7v4wrwqencd)) > Importantly, dbt Explorer also natively supports multi-project lineage, making it an essential tool for organizations adopting a dbt Mesh architecture. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hd8e26n7a2sr3488rr0ckctd))