September 22, 2022

Using the Semantic Layer for AI/ML Product Development

The influx of data has increased exponentially over the last decade. As illustrated below, data creation is expected to grow by 86% by 2025 due to an increased digital footprint during the pandemic. [caption id="attachment_20629" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/[/caption] Many…

Posted by: Vidhi Chugh

September 20, 2022

Why the Semantic Layer Is Critical to the Hub-and-Spoke Analytics Model

AtScale had the opportunity to collaborate with Andrew Brust, Founder & CEO of Blue Badge Insights, to explore the history of the semantic layer concept. This post is a summary of his perspective published in a recent whitepaper, The Semantic…

Posted by: Andrew Brust

September 15, 2022

Now Available: AI-Link Lab Environment

At AtScale, we believe in applying data to solve key challenges in the modern data stack for the enterprise. Bringing together key data personas to align on objectives, data, and definitions is crucial for the successful deployment of analytics and…

Posted by: Zach Eslami

September 13, 2022

Announcement: Semantic Layer Summit Speakers, Sessions & Sponsors

It’s official! We're excited to announce the full lineup of speakers, sessions, and sponsors for the 2022 Semantic Layer Summit on September 28th. It is a FREE, fully virtual one-day event from 10:30AM - 4:30PM ET. There's a lot to…

Posted by: Ravit Jain

September 1, 2022

How to Go Beyond Data Storytelling to ML and AI Storytelling

This post written by Zach Eslami in collaboration with Jeff Curran.  Storytelling is an art and a skill. Any good storyteller knows it’s always tricky finding that sweet spot to explain a concept so that it’s detailed, but doesn’t overwhelm.…

Posted by: Zach Eslami

August 25, 2022

Moving From Correlation to Causation – the Next Big Step in AI

John K. Thompson, Analytics Leader, Innovator, and Author of Building Analytics Teams and Data for All. Currently, when talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of enterprise class, commercial companies, it is more of an art than a science.…

Posted by: John K. Thompson

August 18, 2022

Using a Semantic Layer With Your Data Strategy in Financial Services

Financial services companies have unique security, regulatory, and compliance obligations. At the same time, the industry is facing rapid evolution and a new generation of FinTech competitors are emerging that aren’t burdened by legacy systems or thinking. At the center…

Posted by: Ravit Jain

August 11, 2022

How Trumid Enables Real-Time Analysis with BigQuery & Looker

I recently hosted a live customer webinar with a Forbes Top 50 FinTech company that uses AtScale to support their data science initiatives. Trumid’s senior data engineer Colin Reid joined me to share insights into the problems his team is…

Posted by: Dave Mariani

August 4, 2022

AtScale + Snowflake: Enable Dimensional Analysis in the Data Cloud

AtScale’s partnership with Snowflake has dramatically expanded our customers' data processing capabilities — guiding them toward analytics modernization. From delivering analysis-ready data to extending legacy tool services through dialect support, data practitioners can now deliver blazing-fast dimensional analysis to enable…

Posted by: Arthur Lindow