Quickstart guides
Quickly get up and running with your first data pipeline on Ascend. Choose your preferred data plane to begin building with sample data and step-by-step instructions.
Choose your Data Plane
🔍 BigQuery quickstart
Build your first data pipeline using Google BigQuery as your data plane with sample data and transformations.
❄️ Snowflake quickstart
Create your first data pipeline using Snowflake's cloud data warehouse with native Python support.
🧱 Databricks quickstart
Get started with Databricks and Unity Catalog to process data at scale with Apache Spark.
Before you begin
- Ensure you have access to an Ascend Instance
- Have credentials for your chosen data plane (BigQuery, Databricks, or Snowflake)
- Basic familiarity with SQL and data concepts
Next steps
After completing a quickstart:
- 💭 Learn core concepts - Understand Ascend's architecture and Components
- 📁 Set up your Profile and Workspace
- ⚡ Apply best practices - Optimize your data engineering workflows
- 🎓 Get certified - Validate your skills with the Ascend Certification Program