April 10, 2025
Top 5 Considerations When Choosing a Semantic Layer for Modern Data StacksUnderstanding 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…
April 9, 2025
Modernizing OLAP for the Cloud: Why Legacy BI Needs a Semantic UpgradeOrganizations that have relied on OLAP cubes for years are hitting a wall. The traditional OLAP approach—great for fast, multidimensional analysis—was never designed for the modern cloud data ecosystem. And with the rise of cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Databricks,…
April 3, 2025
How a Typical Power BI Customer Can Save Millions in Annual CostsThe Rising Cost Challenge for Power BI Customers Organizations across industries rely on Power BI to drive business intelligence and inform strategic decisions. However, as data volumes increase, so do the associated costs. Businesses often face growing expenses related to…
March 27, 2025
Breaking Data Silos with Cross-Cloud Federation and Semantic Layers: Key Takeaways from the TDWI Expert PanelRecently, I had the opportunity to join the TDWI expert panel onBreaking Data Silos with Cross-Cloud Federation and Semantic Layers, alongside industry leaders John Korsak, Enterprise Solutions Engineer from Cube, and Fern Halper, TDWI VP Research, Senior Research Director for…
March 25, 2025
Cloud Cost Optimization: Strategies for Maximizing EfficiencyWhat is Cloud Cost Optimization? Cloud cost optimization is the practice of reducing cloud expenses while maintaining performance and scalability. It involves analyzing cloud usage, right-sizing resources, implementing automation, and leveraging cost-saving tools to maximize efficiency. The goal is to…
March 20, 2025
Semantic Layers in Data Strategy: Enabling Governance and DemocratizationRecently, I had the opportunity to join the EDM Council webinar, Semantic Layers in Data Strategy: Enabling Governance and Democratization, alongside industry experts, including Morgan Templar, Chief Executive Officer at First CDO Partners, and Leigh Pence, Data Governance Senior Tech…
March 10, 2025
Data Intelligence Week: Unlocking AI & BI with AtScale + DatabricksAtScale and Databricks first partnered in early 2022. At the time, Databricks SQL was still gaining traction, and many enterprises relied on various presentation layers for analytics. Our mission was clear: to enable organizations to modernize their analytics stack by…
March 4, 2025
The Semantic Lakehouse for AI/BIKyle Hale, Lead Product Architect with Databricks, coined the term "Semantic Lakehouse" in a 2022 blog. The blog explained how to extend the Lakehouse offering to users at the “top of the stack” leveraging PowerBI. The following year, in a…
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 27, 2025
The Current Challenges in Big Data: Navigating the Complexities of a Data-Driven WorldIn this digital age, big data is both an opportunity and a challenge for enterprises. While the insights derived from big data can drive innovation, improve customer experiences, and streamline operations, the complexities of managing, processing, and analyzing massive datasets…
