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
👩🏻💻 Developer
Get started with the Developer plan and explore your pre-configured Ascend Instance.
🔍 BigQuery
Get started with Google BigQuery as your Data Plane with sample data and transformations.
❄️ Snowflake
Get started with Snowflake as your Data Plane with native Python support.
🧱 Databricks
Get started with Databricks as your Data Plane 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