Dagster is an open-source data orchestrator for machine learning, analytics, and ETL. It orchestrates the flow of data across different stages and components, allowing you to define, schedule and monitor complex data pipelines.
Think of Dagster as a really smart manager for all your data tasks. It helps you line up all the data jobs you need to do, makes sure they happen in the right order and at the right time, and checks to see if everything worked as planned.
Dagster excels in providing a highly structured approach to building data pipelines, focusing on building with software engineering best practices like testability, modularity, and maintainability. It offers effective tracking and logging out-of-the-box and integrates well with other systems.