November 1, 2022

4 Key Takeaways from the Semantic Layer Summit

We recently hosted a virtual Semantic Layer Summit with our friends at Snowplow, Databricks, DAS42, and InterSystems. During the event, we gathered data leaders and top industry technologists to discuss the importance and impact of using a semantic layer for…

Posted by: Dave Mariani

October 27, 2022

How To Improve Data Quality Using a Semantic Layer

Data quality is one of the most difficult — yet essential — elements for businesses to master to achieve their operational goals. This post explores multiple facets of data quality and explains how to turn fragmented, inaccurate, and unusable data…

Posted by: Vidhi Chugh

October 18, 2022

Defining the Modern Data Landscape

The purpose of this blog is to introduce the modern data landscape. We want to provide our perspective on the data and analytics industry — where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we are heading. We’ll also discuss…

Posted by: Brian Prascak

October 11, 2022

How to Leverage Analytics Like a Leader

Using data has become all the rage — there is hardly any organization that does not have a data and analytics team to understand their customer preferences better and gain a competitive advantage. As per a survey by Forrester, 63%…

Posted by: Vidhi Chugh

October 6, 2022

Three Ways a Semantic Layer Helps Scale AI and BI

AtScale partnered with the DBT Institute to research current sentiment among analytics professionals on the impact a semantic layer has on enterprise analytics. The recently released report, “The Business Impact of Using a Semantic Layer for AI and BI,” examines…

Posted by: Josh Epstein

October 4, 2022

Getting Started with a Semantic Layer with Snowflake and AtScale

More than 10 years after the explosion of big data analytics technologies, data scientists still spend nearly half their time on data preparation. Despite all their hard work preparing data for use, 86% of the data used to create insights…

Posted by: Dave Mariani

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