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.
April 21, 2021
The Data & Analytics Maturity Model: What is It and Where Does Your Team Stand?We’re living in an age where data drives organizational success. In the past, most organizations could get by with a central IT team doling out reports and dashboards to business users. That just doesn’t cut it anymore. The self-serve analytics…
March 15, 2021
Using ‘Data-Sharing’ to Make Smarter Decisions at ScaleI was recently asked “what advice do you have for data-driven leaders on making smarter decisions at scale in their organizations?” I thought it was a fantastic question and there were so many things that came to mind from X…
February 17, 2021
How To: Blend Data from Salesforce, Google Analytics, and Marketo with the Universal Semantic LayerOur first webinar of 2021, co-hosted by Cat Origitano of FiveTran, a trusted AtScale technological partner, covered one the the most trending topics in the Marketing and Sales space today - “How do I blend incoming data from my MarTech…
December 8, 2020
Five Ways to Improve Your Analytics ROI on SnowflakeFor practical reasons, it is increasingly difficult—and sometimes impossible—to perform large-scale analytics with an on-premises data warehouse. Scaling physical hardware to the needs of your customers is so cost intensive that you might well find yourself running a data center…
August 4, 2020
Consider This When Managing Your SnowflakeIn a recent webinar, Mark Stange-Tregear of Rakuten Rewards and I discussed how to control costs and manage your cloud data warehouse environment. Mark made some excellent suggestions for how to better manage your Snowflake environment. A lot of the…
July 17, 2020
Four Ways to Implement a Universal Semantic LayerIf you have been following our content for a while, you are most likely familiar with the concept of a Universal Semantic Layer™. What are the options for delivering one? In a recent webinar, I shared four ways. Option #1:…
June 29, 2020
The 1990’s Called, They Want Their OLAP Back*Author’s Note: This is an update to the blog post “The 1990’s Called, They Want Their OLAP Back,” originally published in June 2020. For the modern cloud-first data pro, the terms “OLAP” and “cube” are dirty words. That said, many…
February 11, 2020
Intelligent Virtualization for RetailI’m really excited about our latest release of the AtScale platform, 2020.1. This release delivers new, powerful capabilities, including the ability to combine data across different data sources in a single virtual cube. AtScale’s Intelligent Data Virtualization means that you…
December 23, 2019
Security & Governance in ActionSecurity and governance are top of mind in an era where data is everywhere and bad actors are trying to steal it. But it’s not just hackers we need to worry about. Providing inappropriate data access to people inside the…
December 12, 2019
How AtScale Makes Tableau Even BetterI consider myself to be an early adopter of Tableau. I discovered Tableau Desktop back in 2007 when I was CTO for Bluelithium. I bought a copy with my personal credit card and expensed it to the company. What I…
August 2, 2019
Cloud Data Warehouse Modeling: Traditional vs. NewWhat is a Cloud Data Warehouse? A cloud data warehouse is a database delivered in a public cloud as a managed service that is optimized for analytics, scale and ease of use. Cloud native data warehouses like Snowflake, Google BigQuery,…
July 23, 2019
AtScale + Google BigQuery: Live Excel Connection and OLAP for a Powerful Multi-dimensional Analytics PlatformGoogle BigQuery revolutionized data warehouses with its cloud based, serverless, fully managed data platform. Turn BigQuery into a massively parallel, multi-dimensional powerhouse with AtScale. AtScale and Google BigQuery together provide a cost effective, business friendly, analytics solution that includes a…