> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sdf.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to SDF

## What is SDF?

SDF is the fastest way to build a scalable, reliable, and optimized data warehouse.

**But what is it?** SDF is a multi-dialect SQL compiler, transformation framework, and analytical database engine.
It natively compiles SQL dialects, like Snowflake, and connects to their corresponding data warehouses to materialize
models.

## Why SDF?

The best data professionals unlock the full potential of their organization's data through deep SQL understanding.
SDF scales that SQL understanding across an organization.

Your data team can use SDF to:

* Prevent breaking changes from entering production through real-time impact analysis
* Develop faster with timely error reporting and isolated environments
* Gain precise column-level lineage for full warehouse transparency
* Integrate business logic into code through intelligent metadata and out-of-the-box guardrails
* Power an on-premise data warehouses with an in-process analytical database

## Our Mission

SDF aims to build the best e2e toolbox for data development. We make developing data products like developing
software products.

## Getting started with SDF

* Gain a 5-min introduction to SDF with our [Getting Started guide](/introduction/getting-started)
* Learn how SDF can help your data organization through our [tutorials series](/tutorials/tutorials-intro)
* Check out our how-to guides for advanced [setup](/guide/setup/io) and [features](/guide/basics/lineage_metadata) deep dives

## Quick Links

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  <Card title="Getting Started" href="/introduction/getting-started">
    Gain a 5-min introduction to SDF. It couldn't be easier!
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tutorials" href="/tutorials/tutorials-intro">
    Try it yourself! Get to know the real value of SDF through our short series of tutorials
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  `sdf` execution capabilities are powered by [DataFusion](https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion), for which we have the greatest appreciation.
</Note>