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 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 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.…
May 9, 2025
How Multinational Enterprises Can Solve the Currency Conversion Challenge with a Semantic LayerFor multinational enterprises, currency conversion is more than just a finance function—it’s a complex data modeling challenge that directly impacts revenue reporting, profitability analysis, and strategic planning. Exchange rates fluctuate constantly, and without a flexible, scalable approach to managing them,…
April 22, 2025
How Vodafone Portugal Transformed Telecom Analytics with AtScale’s Semantic Layer + CelfocusIn telecommunications, data is abundant, but turning it into useful insights can be extremely difficult. Communication Service Providers (CSPs) operate in a fast-paced, highly competitive market, where success depends on efficiently managing massive volumes of data quickly and reliably. But…
April 10, 2025
Top 5 Considerations When Choosing a Semantic Layer for Modern Data StacksUnderstanding the Challenge: A Day in the Life of a Data Engineer Meet Alex, a data engineer at PrecisionWorks, a global manufacturer managing a large-scale enterprise data ecosystem. Every day, Alex battles: Data silos across CRM, ERP, and third-party systems…
April 9, 2025
Modernizing OLAP for the Cloud: Why Legacy BI Needs a Semantic UpgradeOrganizations that have relied on OLAP cubes for years are hitting a wall. The traditional OLAP approach—great for fast, multidimensional analysis—was never designed for the modern cloud data ecosystem. And with the rise of cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Databricks,…
April 3, 2025
How a Typical Power BI Customer Can Save Millions in Annual CostsThe Rising Cost Challenge for Power BI Customers Organizations across industries rely on Power BI to drive business intelligence and inform strategic decisions. However, as data volumes increase, so do the associated costs. Businesses often face growing expenses related to…
