April 2, 2024
Is Fabric and Direct Lake a Game Changer for Microsoft?This blog is part of a series on Microsoft Fabric from Greg Deckler, Vice President at a global IT services firm who leads a practice specializing in Microsoft technologies such as Dynamics 365, Power BI, and Azure. Greg is a…
March 27, 2024
A Sneak Peak into the 2024 Semantic Layer SummitThe third annual Semantic Layer Summit is just around the corner on April 24, 2024, promising big innovations to the data and analytics community. Similar to years past, participants will have two virtual stages to explore, packed with great content…
March 22, 2024
Power BI Face Off: Databricks vs. Microsoft FabricAs I hinted in my last blog post, “Your Questions Answered: TPC-DS Benchmark for Power BI/Direct Lake”, and due to popular customer demand, I’m happy to announce that we just published our Power BI/Direct Lake benchmark comparison for another data…
March 21, 2024
Democratizing Your Lakehouse to Excel Users with Databricks SQL and AtScaleWhat’s The Deal With Excel? Excel is the most predominant BI tool in the enterprise because of its versatility, ease of use, and range of capabilities. It is the tool of choice for almost a billion analysts worldwide. However, whenever…
February 22, 2024
Your Questions Answered: TPC-DS Benchmark for Power BI/Direct LakeI’ve received quite a bit of feedback since releasing our TPC Benchmark on Power BI/Direct Lake report a few weeks ago. In online forums and in conversations with customers, prospects and partners, I collected the feedback and decided to use…
February 13, 2024
Unleashing the Potential of Self-Service Analytics: The Role of AI in Transforming Metric StoresSelf-service analytics has long been hailed as a transformative force in data-driven decision-making. However, persistent challenges such as poor data quality, debates over control between IT and business units, and the absence of robust governance controls have hindered its realization.…
February 1, 2024
From Data Products to Analytics ProductsThis post was written by Donald Farmer. Donald Farmer is a seasoned data and analytics strategist, with over 30 years of experience designing data and analytics products. He has led teams at Microsoft and Qlik Technologies and is now the…
January 23, 2024
Why Semantic Layers? The Very Human Purpose of a Key Technical ArchitectureThis post was written by Donald Farmer. Donald Farmer is a seasoned data and analytics strategist, with over 30 years of experience designing data and analytics products. He has led teams at Microsoft and Qlik Technologies and is now the…
January 16, 2024
Empowering Excel Data Analysis with AtScale: Part 5 – ForecastingDave Langer founded Dave on Data, where he delivers training designed for any professional to develop data analysis skills. Over the years, Dave has trained thousands of professionals. Previously, Dave delivered insights that drove business strategy at Schedulicity, Data Science…
January 11, 2024
2024 Semantic Layer Innovations for Enterprise Analytics and Generative AIAs we step into the realm of 2024, the data and AI landscape is poised for further transformation, driven by technological advancements, market trends, and evolving enterprise needs. In this blog post, three AtScale executives—Dave Mariani, CTO and Founder; Elif…
