Starting 2025 strong with customer-driven updates

As we welcome the new year, we’re rolling out updates to make Weld even more intuitive and impactful for your data workflows. These enhancements are based on your feedback, and we’re excited to share what’s new:

What’s new in Weld

Sync page improvements

• Filter active/inactive syncs: Quickly find the syncs you need with new filtering options on the data sources and reverse-ETL pages.
• Open syncs in new tabs:You can now cmd+click a sync to open it in a new tab, making navigation smoother and multitasking easier.
• Clear sync status indicators: We’ve added distinct visual cues for "starting" and "running" states, helping you track sync progress at a glance.

Connector updates

• Amazon ads: Syncing speeds have improved by 90%, ensuring quicker access to your Amazon Ads data.

• Excel: Support syncing of multiple formats:

  • Worksheets: Flexibility to sync specific tabs in your Excel files.
  • Named ranges: Target custom-defined sections for syncing.
  • Tables: Data transfer for structured data within your spreadsheets.

AI-powered updates with Ed

• Markdown formatting for AI responses: Ed’s output is now easier to read and implement with markdown formatting, giving you clarity and structure for SQL suggestions and more.

What’s ahead in 2025

2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Weld, with even more features and updates on the way:

🔌 Weld Connect (coming soon!)

Unlock customization and flexibility with the Weld API, giving data teams greater control to:

• Orchestrate pipelines externally for seamless integration into broader data strategies.
• White-label Weld’s data pipelines to power AI capabilities or accelerate go-to-market timelines for new data platforms.
• Automate and customize processes like never before, with greater autonomy over how Weld integrates into your tech stack.
• Option to integrate with dbt Core.

🤖 AI & Ed Enhancements

Ed, our AI SQL assistant, is evolving into an advanced data exploration and transformation tool with:

• Smarter suggestions: Improved recommendation capabilities for faster, more precise SQL queries.
• Advanced querying: Ed will become even more intuitive, helping teams tackle complex workflows effortlessly.
• Broader use cases: From generating insights to debugging, Ed will further simplify the way you work with data.

🔗 More Connectors

We’re speeding up connector development to:

• Building connectors faster while maintaining the highest standards of quality and ease of use.
• Continuously adding community-requested connectors to ensure Weld supports the platforms that matter most to you.
• Exploring innovative ways to shorten build times without compromising on functionality, so you can access the data you need when you need it.