October 21, 2024
How to Optimize Modern Data Models Without Sacrificing Proven BI TechniquesTabular models and the Data Analysis Expression (DAX) language offer Microsoft Power BI users enormous analytic and visualization capabilities. As powerful as these tools are, when using them, it can feel like one is reinventing the wheel to solve basic…
October 10, 2024
How AtScale’s Semantic Layer Enables Trusted, Real-Time Customer-360 for Top Retail CompaniesIn today’s data-driven retail environment, organizations constantly collect and analyze vast amounts of customer data to better understand behaviors, preferences, and interactions. However, making this data actionable presents significant challenges, often requiring complex data engineering, aggregation processes, and pipeline management.…
September 19, 2024
AtScale Leads the Way in 2024 GigaOm Sonar Report for Semantic Layers and Metric StoresSemantic layers and metric stores have emerged in the fast-paced world of data analytics as critical technologies that enable organizations to streamline data access and ensure consistency across business intelligence (BI), generative AI, and analytics tools. We’re thrilled that…
September 17, 2024
Modernizing Data Teams With a Semantic Layer and Hub and Spoke ModelIn today’s fast-paced business environment, data is a crucial asset. Data teams must be modernized with advanced frameworks and technologies to leverage this data effectively. One such approach is integrating a semantic layer and employing a Hub and Spoke model.…
September 10, 2024
Introduction to SML – A Standard Semantic Modeling LanguageIt’s been over ten years since my co-founders and I launched AtScale to democratize analytics for everyone. We quickly realized that we needed to create a business-friendly view on top of the technical data so that ordinary business users could…
August 22, 2024
Automatic Semantic Model Generation in AtScaleIn today's data-driven world, making data accessible isn't just about providing raw datasets; it's about making it understandable and usable for everyone, not just for those who can write SQL or navigate complex databases. To achieve this, organizations need a…
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…
August 8, 2024
Enabling Natural Language Prompting with AtScale’s Semantic Layer and Generative AIIn today's data-driven business world, the ability to quickly and accurately query vast data warehouses is more crucial than ever. However, as the volume of questions and data increases, the bottleneck of human analysts becomes a significant challenge. While reliable,…
August 1, 2024
Building a Common Data Language: How a Semantic Layer Drives Collaboration and TrustDataveristy first published this post on June 17, 2024. You can read the original article here. --- The self-service analytics revolution was intended to free business users from IT chains. The idea was to break the IT bottleneck by allowing…
July 18, 2024
Revolutionizing Digital Analytics: Snowplow Analytics’ Warehouse-Centric StrategyAs the digital landscape evolves, so do the strategies and technologies that drive it. At the 2024 Semantic Layer Summit, we were thrilled to have John Reid, Senior Product Manager at Snowplow Analytics, discuss "How Snowplow is Modernizing Digital Analytics…
