August 25, 2025
How Semantic Layers Transform Retail Analytics: From BI Tools to AI ChatbotsLast week, I had the privilege of demonstrating how AtScale's Universal Semantic Layer transforms retail analytics during our "Retail Analytics at Scale" Tech Talk alongside our CTO Dave Mariani. As someone who works closely with retail customers daily, I wanted…
August 21, 2025
Retail Analytics Solutions: How to Eliminate Data Silos and Conflicting ReportsA Fortune 50 home improvement retailer with 2,200+ stores was drowning in data chaos. Finance reported one margin number. Store operations had another. Marketing's revenue figures never matched either department. The reconciliation process? A grueling 2-3 weeks of manual Excel…
August 5, 2025
Addressing the Week 53 Retail Calendar Challenge: A Flexible, Tool-Agnostic Approach with AtScaleRetail organizations rely on specialized calendars, such as the "4-4-5" week and similar flavors, to capture the annual and weekly activity driven by holiday and day-of-week purchasing cycles. Organizing Quarters into standardized Months consisting of 4-4-5 weeks makes year-over-year and…
July 14, 2025
Future-Proofing Enterprise AI: Why AtScale’s MCP Integration Is a Game-Changer for the Semantic LayerAt AtScale, we’ve always believed that the semantic layer is the cornerstone of enterprise data strategy. It brings consistency, governance, and business context to analytics. But as generative AI enters the enterprise at full speed, the stakes and the opportunities…
July 10, 2025
Unlocking Agile Analytics with Composable Semantic Models from AtScaleIn today's fast-paced world, companies must utilize data to make informed decisions. However, with so much data coming from various sources, company records, sales systems, cloud storage, and live data feeds, it's challenging to maintain everything in a neat, consistent,…
June 24, 2025
AI Strategy Starts with the “Why”: A Business Leader’s Guide to Scalable, Trustworthy AIGenerative AI (GenAI) is transforming how we do business. The possibilities are vast, from customer support automation to intelligent forecasting and predictive maintenance. But for every success story, there are dozens of stalled pilots and unrealized promises. What separates organizations…
June 17, 2025
Why Dashboards Alone Can’t Support Modern AnalyticsThe “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 12, 2025
What I Learned at Snowflake Summit 2025: AI Momentum, Cortex Insights, and the Truth About Semantic ViewsI’ve been attending Snowflake Summits for years, and this year’s event was the most forward-looking I’ve seen. If you’re building for the future of data and AI, the 2025 Snowflake Summit felt like a line in the sand. AI is…
June 10, 2025
Why Every Data-Driven Organization Needs a Semantic Layer StrategyThe 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:…
June 3, 2025
AtScale 2025 Product Announcements: A Smarter, Faster, More Open Semantic LayerThe 2025 Semantic Layer Summit was more than a virtual event—it was a product showcase for the future of semantic modeling. AtScale unveiled its most significant updates yet, delivering innovations that make the semantic layer smarter, more interoperable, and GenAI-ready.…
