March 4, 2025
The AtScale & Databricks partnership: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….AtScale and Databricks first started partnering together in early 2022. At the time, Databricks SQL was relatively new, and many of their customers were still leveraging optional presentation layers to support Business Intelligence workloads. The partnership began to gain momentum.…
February 25, 2025
Announcing the Integration of AtScale and Databricks AI/BI Genie: Redefining Natural Language Query AccuracySummary: AtScale now integrates with Databricks Genie, enabling AI-driven natural language querying (NLQ) with governed, business-defined accuracy. Genie enables business users to query data in plain language, while AtScale ensures AI-generated SQL queries align with business definitions. AtScale’s semantic layer…
February 19, 2025
Announcing the Integration of AtScale and Snowflake Cortex AnalystSummary AtScale and Snowflake Cortex Analyst have joined forces to enable AI-driven natural language querying (NLQ) on governed semantic models. This integration ensures accurate, consistent SQL generation, aligning AI-driven queries with business definitions. AtScale acts as the governance layer, optimizing…
February 13, 2025
Simplifying Snowflake Access for Excel Users: Implementation StrategiesDespite heavy investment in Snowflake’s modern data platform, many organizations still struggle to give Excel users smooth, efficient access to that data. The result? Data extracts, stale numbers, and inconsistent reporting across the enterprise. This guide outlines innovative implementation strategies…
January 16, 2025
Open-Source Semantic Layer: Crucial for the Future of AI and BIThe fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) are undergoing rapid transformation, driven by advancements in machine learning, large language models (LLMs), and data democratization. Amid this evolution, open-source semantics are emerging as a cornerstone for bridging the…
August 15, 2024
Why a Semantic Layer is Critical in ManufacturingAdam Conway (SVP of Product at Databricks) recently published a blog titled “Big Data Is Back and Is More Important Than AI” and argues that the most important revenue-generating or cost-saving workloads depend on massive data sets. This is especially…
June 4, 2024
AtScale is Now Available as a Snowflake Native App in Snowflake’s MarketplaceDefine and consume a universal semantic layer from your secure and governed Snowflake account. AtScale is officially available as a Snowflake Native App in Snowflake Marketplace. For those new to Snowflake Native Apps, they’re applications built using the Snowflake Native…
March 22, 2024
Power BI Face Off: Databricks vs. Microsoft FabricAs 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 BI/Direct Lake benchmark comparison for another data…
March 21, 2024
Democratizing Your Lakehouse to Excel Users with Databricks SQL and AtScaleWhat’s The Deal With Excel? Excel is the most predominant BI tool in the enterprise because of its versatility, ease of use, and range of capabilities. It is the tool of choice for almost a billion analysts worldwide. However, whenever…
February 22, 2024
Your Questions Answered: TPC-DS Benchmark for Power BI/Direct LakeI’ve received quite a bit of feedback since releasing our TPC Benchmark on Power BI/Direct Lake report a few weeks ago. In online forums and in conversations with customers, prospects and partners, I collected the feedback and decided to use…
