Kristian Barrett
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
10 posts
Posts by Kristian Barrett
Capture deletes: keep the rows your source deletes
Capture deletes keeps rows your source deletes, marked with _weld_deleted_at, instead of losing them on a full sync. Available on every connector.
Apache Iceberg is now a Weld destination
Weld now writes Apache Iceberg tables through any Iceberg REST catalog, including S3 Tables and AWS Glue, so any engine can query one copy of your data.
The new ERD viewer: search, trace and explore any connector schema
Weld's new ERD viewer puts the schema browser beside the diagram, searches tables and columns at once, and traces joins. See it on Shopify.
Using AI Agents with the Weld Connect API
How to use Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI agents to manage your Weld data models and pipelines.
Introducing More Granular Access Control: Viewer & Editor Roles
Weld now supports Viewer and Editor roles with scoped permissions, giving data teams precise control over who can see, edit, and manage ELT syncs, Reverse ETL, and transformations.
New: Manage Data Models via the Transforms API
Create, update, publish, and version data models through the Weld REST API. Deploy from CI/CD, scripts, AI agents, or any tool that speaks HTTP.
BigQuery Partitioned Tables
Learn how to use partitioned tables in BigQuery to improve query performance, reduce costs, and manage large datasets effectively. This guide covers best practices and migration steps for existing tables.
What Is Change Data Capture (CDC)? Benefits, Patterns, Best Practices
Change Data Capture (CDC) enables real-time data pipelines by tracking database changes. Learn how CDC works, common patterns, benefits, and best practices.
Weld Now Supports Key Pair Authentication for Snowflake
Snowflake is deprecating password-based authentication by November 2025. Weld now defaults to key pair authentication for all new Snowflake connections and allows existing users to switch easily.
New: Sync your Weld audit logs via ELT
Audit logs just got more powerful — now available as an ELT stream.
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