https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/data-spaghetti-brave-decisions-data-roi

Option 3: the open source data OS, in which we resolve this complexity through open standards and shared protocols that enable different tools in the modern data stack to talk to one another.

• ✅ Pros: you’re not limited by the number of vendors you work with because the burden of integration and standardization is on them, and not on you, the data professional. Open standards and consistent definitions across vendors mean that you can contribute to a growing ecosystem of solutions that stitch various workflows together — and benefit from the ones that others create.