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May 7, 2024 / 6 MIN READ

Third Annual Semantic Layer Summit Highlights: A Leap Forward in Data Analytics

On April 24, 2024, AtScale hosted the third annual Semantic Layer Summit, which gathered prominent leaders from the data and analytics industry. The event marked a significant year for semantic layer platforms, which were recognized…

Posted By: Dave Mariani

March 22, 2024 / 3 MIN READ

Power BI Face Off: Databricks vs. Microsoft Fabric

As I hinted in my last blog post, “ Your Questions Answered: TPC-DS Benchmark for Power BI/Direct Lake ”, and due to popular customer demand, I’m happy to announce that we just published our Power…

Posted By: Dave Mariani

June 3, 2025 / 4 MIN READ

AtScale 2025 Product Announcements: A Smarter, Faster, More Open Semantic Layer

The 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…

Posted By: Brendan Peterson

October 14, 2026 / 7 MIN READ

You Defined Your Metric Once. So Why Don't Your AI Tools Agree?

Executive summary AI tools don’t agree because each one writes its own query, and the query is where a metric gets computed. A shared definition tells a tool what retention means, but the tool still…

Posted By: Naveen Hariprasad

February 10, 2026 / 9 MIN READ

AI Governance Isn't Theoretical Anymore: What Enterprise Leaders Are Actually Asking

AI governance discussions used to center on frameworks and theoretical risk scenarios. This month’s TDWI webinar with Cal Al-Dhubaib, head of AI and data science at Further, revealed the many ways in which theory has…

Posted By: Dave Mariani

November 17, 2025 / 5 MIN READ

How a Semantic Engine Reduces AI Query Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

Real-time AI analytics feels like the future: instant insights, natural conversation, decisions without delay. But behind the scenes, that future comes with a big catch: every AI query costs money, and those costs compound fast.…

Posted By: Brendan Peterson

October 21, 2025 / 6 MIN READ

Why GigaOm Recognized Universal Semantic Modeling as the Future of AI Analytics

Enterprise teams today are juggling Power BI and Tableau, Python and R, plus a growing collection of AI copilots and agents. The problem? Every tool seems to have its own version of what “revenue per…

Posted By: Brendan Peterson

September 25, 2025 / 5 MIN READ

AtScale Named Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Semantic Layers

I’m excited to share that AtScale has once again been recognized as both a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Semantic Layers and Metric Stores . This marks the third…

Posted By: Dave Mariani

September 10, 2025 / 7 MIN READ

From Queries to Agents: The Evolution of Conversational BI in the GenAI Era

I’ve been building in the business intelligence (BI) space for over two decades. I’ve seen the rise of self-service BI , the transition to cloud-native analytics, and the promise of augmented insights. Each wave brought…

Posted By: Dave Mariani

August 25, 2025 / 13 MIN READ

How Semantic Layers Transform Retail Analytics: From AI Chatbots to BI Tools

A semantic layer for retail analytics sits between your data platforms (BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake) and the tools your teams use, giving every AI chatbot and BI dashboard the same governed definitions for metrics like sales…

Posted By: Albert Zhou

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Third Annual Semantic Layer Summit Highlights: A Leap Forward in Data Analytics

Power BI Face Off: Databricks vs. Microsoft Fabric

AtScale 2025 Product Announcements: A Smarter, Faster, More Open Semantic Layer

You Defined Your Metric Once. So Why Don't Your AI Tools Agree?

AI Governance Isn't Theoretical Anymore: What Enterprise Leaders Are Actually Asking

How a Semantic Engine Reduces AI Query Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

Why GigaOm Recognized Universal Semantic Modeling as the Future of AI Analytics

AtScale Named Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Semantic Layers

From Queries to Agents: The Evolution of Conversational BI in the GenAI Era

How Semantic Layers Transform Retail Analytics: From AI Chatbots to BI Tools