DataForge is a declarative data management platform in 2026, combining Alloy (enforced architecture), Ember (prescriptive logic catalog), and Talos (AI control plane with natural language). It automates reliable data pipelines on Databricks/Snowflake across AWS/Azure/GCP, eliminating brittle code and manual orchestration. Features include functional transformations, auto-orchestration, observability, cost tracking, and grounded AI for safe changes—ideal for scaling data teams, lakehouses, and AI/ML workflows without chaos.