Dave Mariani

December 22, 2025

I've been building analytics software for more than two decades. I've watched waves of innovation promise to democratize analytics, including self-service BI, cloud warehouses, and natural language query systems. Each wave delivered value, but also exposed new challenges. We're now…

December 18, 2025

I've spent more than two decades watching the data industry cycle through architectural shifts. Each wave promised to solve this fundamental challenge: delivering consistent, governed analytics that actually scale with the business. Most failed because they optimized for a single…

December 15, 2025

How can enterprises prepare for a world where AI agents, not just humans, are analyzing data and making recommendations? Every data and analytics leader is grappling with this question, and the answer lies in a universal semantic layer. In my…

December 10, 2025

How do you move from experimental AI pilots to production systems you can trust? That was the central question Kyle Morton and I discussed on last month’s EDM Association webinar.  The data management community is keenly aware of what’s at…

December 2, 2025

I've been building data systems long enough to recognize when an architectural shift is real versus when it's just market noise. 2025 was the year semantics moved from "nice-to-have" to "foundational infrastructure." This wasn't driven by vendor messaging or analyst…

November 10, 2025

Semantic modeling has always been one of the most complex parts of analytics and arguably the most important. It’s the layer where your business defines itself: revenue, margin, customer lifetime value, churn, all of these live in your semantic model.…

November 3, 2025

For years, the semantic layer quietly sat behind the scenes of enterprise data systems, translating complex data models into the business logic that made them meaningful. It was a critical component for BI teams but was rarely viewed as a…

October 21, 2025

Modern data architecture serves as the blueprint for scalable, AI-ready, governed analytics that empower organizations to effectively harness their data assets. For executives, data leaders, engineers, and governance teams, understanding these foundational principles is critical for building systems that deliver…

October 16, 2025

I’ve been building data systems long enough to see the same problem repeat itself. Each wave of analytics promises speed and simplicity. Self-service BI promised freedom from IT. Cloud warehouses promised infinite scale. Now GenAI promises conversational, real-time access to…

October 2, 2025

The 2025 GigaOm Semantic Layer Radar Report recognized AtScale as the Leader and Fast Mover for our innovations in composable modeling, open semantics, and AI readiness. Composable models treat every metric and dimension as modular, reusable components. This architecture eliminates…

September 29, 2025

The promise of GenAI-powered analytics is compelling: business users ask questions in natural language and receive accurate insights instantly. However, a critical trust issue is emerging as organizations rush to implement "ask-your-data" experiences—how do you ensure these conversational BI systems…

September 25, 2025

I’m excited to share that AtScale has once again been recognized as both a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Semantic Layers and Metric Stores. This marks the third consecutive year AtScale has been placed…