Migrating from Tableau to dbt on Redshift: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What I Wish I’d Known Getting data out of DynamoDB, through Redshift, and into something your business can actually use — without losing your mind in the process. I spent the last couple of years building out a data engineering function from scratch at a small SaaS company. We had a Tableau-based reporting pipeline that involved manual runs, fragile prep flows, and a mounting sense of dread every time someone asked for a new report.