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Semantic Layer

Updated May 28, 2025

Every 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…

Updated May 27, 2025

If your Power BI dashboards feel more like a waiting game than a real-time tool, you're not alone. Many teams struggle with sluggish performance when connecting Power BI to Snowflake. Dashboards that should load in seconds often take minutes. The…

Updated May 22, 2025

As 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…

Updated May 13, 2025

In 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…

Updated May 9, 2025

For 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,…

Updated May 1, 2025

This 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,…

Updated April 29, 2025

As the data and analytics landscape evolves rapidly, enterprise organizations are rethinking how they deliver scalable, governed, and intelligent insights. At the center of this transformation? The semantic layer—a foundational component of the modern data stack that bridges business users…

Updated April 24, 2025

Why Executives Need to See the Business Value of a Semantic Layer After months of rigorous testing, Alex, the data engineer at PrecisionWorks, has validated a semantic layer that transforms analytics across the enterprise. (New to this story? Catch up…

Updated April 22, 2025

In 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…

Updated April 17, 2025

Picking 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:…

Updated April 15, 2025

Excel remains a go-to tool for business users who want quick, flexible access to data. But when it comes to connecting Excel to Snowflake, the traditional route — via ODBC — can be a technical nightmare. Driver installs, authentication headaches,…

Updated April 10, 2025

Understanding 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…