June 26, 2025
Why Enterprise AI Agents Need a Semantic Layer: A Reflection on Where the Industry Is Headed and How AtScale Has Been Leading All AlongIf it feels like everyone is suddenly talking about agentic AI, you're not wrong. In just the past few months, some of the biggest names in data have signaled a shift in how we think about analytics, automation, and intelligence:…
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 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.…
May 28, 2025
The 2025 Semantic Layer Summit: Why the Future of Analytics Starts with SemanticsEvery year, the Semantic Layer Summit gets a little bigger, bolder, and much more urgent. And 2025 was no exception. As enterprises push the limits of AI, demand trustworthy analytics, and struggle with ballooning data complexity, the industry is waking…
May 22, 2025
Building Enterprise-Grade GenAI Applications: Key Takeaways from Our Expert PanelAs organizations accelerate their adoption of generative AI (GenAI), one thing has become clear: enterprise-grade AI isn’t just about plugging in a foundation model and hoping for magic. It’s about building intelligent systems that are secure, scalable, explainable, and tightly…
May 13, 2025
How AtScale and Databricks Genie Democratize Data Intelligence with AI + a Semantic LayerIn our recent webinar, Democratizing Data Intelligence Across the Supply Chain with a Semantic Layer, I had the pleasure of speaking with Joshua Green, Data and AI Strategist at Databricks, about how our two platforms—AtScale’s Semantic Layer and Databricks Genie—are…
May 1, 2025
Semantic Agents: Bridging the Gap between Data Silos and Actionable InsightsThis post was written by Dr. Arun Marar, PhD, MS, Dr. Prashanth Southekal, PhD, MBA, and Tobias Zwingmann, MS. It was originally published on the website D2A2. Most business enterprises have data silos due to a combination of organizational, technical,…
April 17, 2025
Evaluating a Semantic Layer: How Technical Teams Drive ROI Through Smart Data InfrastructurePicking Up From Part 1: Why Technical Evaluation Matters After realizing a semantic layer could solve PrecisionWorks’ biggest data headaches, Alex, a data engineer, moves on to a critical step: evaluating vendors. (Missed the beginning? Catch up on Part 1:…
March 31, 2025
Building Trust in NLQ: How to Improve Cortex Analyst Results in SnowflakeNatural language querying (NLQ) has the potential to make data accessible to everyone — not just analysts and data engineers. But in practice, tools like Snowflake Cortex Analyst often deliver inconsistent or inaccurate results. That inconsistency erodes trust, slows adoption,…
