A blog about data, tools, and operating collaborative high performance cultures.


The differences between reporting-first vs analytics-first cultures

How metric trees enable root causing, save time and generate $$$

A proper introduction to metric trees with a real world example

Using metric trees and segments can level up business reviews

The different types of data transformations from raw to final

Somewhat skeptical this is a radical, fundamental change

Fewer dashboards, more metric analytics please!

Analysts are our unsung heroes, and why we need to empower them

The tension between governed data and consumer flexibility.

Categorizing the three types of analysis all orgs need to execute

Taking chatGPT for a quick spin to see if it can role play as a data analyst!

Why dashboards are the default vs self-serve analytics

Modeling segments in a business semantic graph
It's time we embraced stronger modeling in the modern data stack.

How the "report" is woefully inadequate for modern teams.

How recent the cloud data platforms still are, and what's needed next.