Chris is the CEO and Executive Chairman. Prior to AtScale, Chris co-founded and was a General Partner at Accomplice, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies. Chris has held leadership roles at tech startups such as Vertica, Acopia Networks and Arrowpoint Communications.
September 29, 2026
Microsoft’s About-Face on Semantic Layer StandardsWhen Snowflake launched the Open Semantic Interchange in September 2025, dozens of companies signed on. Microsoft wasn't one of them. Power BI's semantic models stayed in DAX, built for Power BI, while the rest of the industry worked on a…
May 4, 2026
Microsoft Held Databricks Customers Hostage. Customers Paid the Ransom. Freedom Ends It.Microsoft made a small, deliberate change to the Power BI connector for Azure Databricks (release notes). The change looks technical, but it's really a move to seize control of the semantic layer, where your company defines what revenue, customer, and…
January 6, 2021
Onward to 20212021 is going to be a lot like 2020 for reasons that we are all familiar with. In reading what people are saying, it sounds like we will have at least another year of this (pandemic). It is the reality…
July 2, 2020
A Capitalist’s Approach to Analytics & PerformanceOne of the most important concepts any business must consider when investing in technology infrastructure or applications is ROI (return on investment). Capital is one of the most precious commodities an organization has - and often one of the most…
April 13, 2020
Free Access to AtScale’s COVID-19 Cloud OLAP ModelIt has been a few weeks since my last note to the AtScale community about our commitment to customers and partners during this unprecedented time of COVID-19. First and foremost, the thoughts and prayers of the AtScale family are with…
March 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Remote Work – The Catalyst to Transform IT & Fully Embrace the CloudI’ve been hearing interesting perspectives on how COVID-19 is making some ongoing challenges even more relevant in recent days. Customers have been telling me about IT departments struggling to keep up with the infrastructure demands of having their entire workforce…
March 19, 2020
A Letter to Our Customers As We All Face COVID-19As we all navigate through the effects of COVID-19 with our families, friends, businesses and communities, we at AtScale are committed to maintaining a high degree of support for all of you. Our hearts go out to anyone who's been…
June 11, 2019
In search of $DATAIt’s been an incredible week for consolidation in the pursuit of analytical excellence. Google acquired Looker for roughly $2.6B, and today Salesforce acquired Tableau for nearly $16B. Today’s move is the combination of two juggernauts in their respective markets. Salesforce…
June 7, 2019
One CEO’s Perspective On Google’s Acquisition of LookerGoogle announced the acquisition of Looker yesterday for roughly $2.6BN. That is an incredible outcome for the Looker team and a savvy move for Google Cloud Platform. I want to congratulate both organizations and wish them and their customers success…