--- title: SqlDBM — The authored, governed context layer for your data and your AI --- One source of truth for data & AI # The governed context layer for data and AI Design your models, govern their meaning, and power your stack and AI — from one source of truth. [Get a demo](https://resources.sqldbm.com/the-governed-context-layer-for-data-and-ai#) [See how it works](https://resources.sqldbm.com/the-governed-context-layer-for-data-and-ai#context) Connect to the platforms you already run on AI Copilot ## AI is only as good as the meaning behind your data 01 Your data's meaning is scattered across teams, tools, and people's heads. 02 AI built on that foundation gives unreliable, hallucinated answers. 03 The fix is a strong, governed foundation, before you build agents on top. ## Author the meaning. Govern it. Serve it everywhere. SqlDBM is where your data is designed, conceptual through physical, and where its meaning is governed. The authored, governed source your warehouse, your catalog, and your AI all inherit from. You author meaning deliberately, you don't scrape and guess. ![SqlDBM entity-relationship diagram mockup](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/ui-mockup-sqldbm.svg) The single front door ## One modeling layer, defined once, inherited everywhere Standards, naming, and transforms set once at the top, inherited everywhere. Models defined once and reused, so change propagates and drift becomes visible. One front door feeding your pipeline, your warehouse, and your catalog. Global standards Templates Naming Global references Glossary PII & CDE tags 30% ROI from models acting as a Rosetta stone between engineering and the business. Source change 2 weeks→1 day 70% Faster delivery from a shared, reusable base model layer. New system 5 months→3 weeks Outcomes from Northern Trust, presented at Snowflake Summit. Capabilities ## The modeling platform your team already trusts ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_Desktop.svg) ### All three modeling tiers Conceptual, logical, physical, in a modern cloud UX. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_DB.svg) ### Reverse & forward engineering Full round trip to your warehouse, both directions. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_Revisions.svg) ### Version control Compare revisions and work concurrently without collisions. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_Point.svg) ### Standards enforced Naming, glossary, and templates applied automatically. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_Cloud.svg) ### Global modeling Reuse objects across projects and layers. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_UserSettings.svg) ### Collaboration Bring the whole team into the model. The content layer ## One governed source, ready for AI Author meaning once. It travels downstream to the tools your teams and your AI already use. ### Semantic layer Author metrics and meaning, feed Cortex and your AI tools. ### Governance that travels Governance fields flow to your warehouse and your catalog. ### Copilot Build and document models in plain language. ### MCP & API Your model becomes the map that makes AI reliable and cheaper on tokens. [Explore the context layer](https://resources.sqldbm.com/the-governed-context-layer-for-data-and-ai#top) ## Works with your stack ## Built for the people who own meaning By role, and by industry. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_UserSettings.svg) ### Data architects & modelers Design conceptual through physical in one modern workspace. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_UserSettings.svg) ### Governance & security teams Govern meaning and standards, and keep them enforced. ![](https://resources.sqldbm.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/assetslanding/Type_UserSettings.svg) ### The wider business Your institutional-knowledge contributors, in the model. Industries Financial services Insurance Manufacturing Pharma Retail Security & trust ## Built for enterprise security Vanta / SOC 2 badge pendiente de subir Metadata only, deployment you control, and the certifications your security team will ask for. [Visit our trust center →](https://resources.sqldbm.com/the-governed-context-layer-for-data-and-ai#) ## Trusted by teams managing complex data environments “ Financial services SqlDBM has been pivotal in helping me win the internal battle for model adoption, a single pane of glass across all our data models. Jez Davies, Chief Information Architect, Northern Trust “ Governance Round-trip engineering cut our migration timeline in half, and governance came along for the ride. Placeholder Quote, Head of Governance “ Analytics The model is now the shared language between our data team and the business. Placeholder Quote, Analytics Lead ## Try modeling with SqlDBM for your Enterprise [Talk to us](https://resources.sqldbm.com/the-governed-context-layer-for-data-and-ai#)