Dave Mariani

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Dave is the founder of AtScale and is the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to AtScale, he was VP of Engineering at Klout & at Yahoo! where he built the world’s largest multi-dimensional cube for BI on Hadoop. Mariani is a Big Data visionary & serial entrepreneur.

July 22, 2025

The Future Is Open: Why Open Semantics Matter More Than Ever

When we launched AtScale over a decade ago, the idea of a universal semantic layer was ahead of its time. Today, it’s no longer a vision, and it’s the foundation for modern analytics and enterprise AI. At the 2025 Semantic…

June 17, 2025

Why Dashboards Alone Can’t Support Modern Analytics

The “death of the dashboard” may sound like an overstatement, but it reflects a real shift in enterprise analytics. Static dashboards are no longer enough to meet the needs of modern data consumers. In Eric Porres’ recent article, The Death…

June 10, 2025

Why Every Data-Driven Organization Needs a Semantic Layer Strategy

The modern enterprise is navigating two seismic shifts at once: the rise of generative AI (GenAI) and the demand for truly governed, real-time analytics. At the center of both transformations is a concept that, until recently, was overlooked by many:…