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AI's Role in Data Analysis - EDA or RDA?
Jul 24, 2025
AI
AI's Role in Data Analysis - EDA or RDA?

Exploring how AI can be effective in RDA vs EDA

AI's Role in Data Analysis - EDA or RDA?
Vijay Subramanian
The Data Analyst Role Is Under Threat
Jul 14, 2025
Key Trends
The Data Analyst Role Is Under Threat

Exploring the third time the analyst role has come under threat!

The Data Analyst Role Is Under Threat
Vijay Subramanian
The Power of Modeling the Business via Graphs
Jun 25, 2025
Product
The Power of Modeling the Business via Graphs

There is intrinsic power in modeling via graphs and relationships

The Power of Modeling the Business via Graphs
Vijay Subramanian
The Next Evolution of Data Platforms
Jun 10, 2025
Key Trends
The Next Evolution of Data Platforms

Examining the evolution of data platforms from producer to consumer

The Next Evolution of Data Platforms
Vijay Subramanian
The Disconnect Between Data and the Business
May 20, 2025
Key Trends
The Disconnect Between Data and the Business

The strange way data tracking chops up the business into pieces!

The Disconnect Between Data and the Business
Vijay Subramanian
A Financial P&L Is The First Metric Tree!
May 9, 2025
Product
A Financial P&L Is The First Metric Tree!

Examining how the financial P&L statement is a classic metric tree!

A Financial P&L Is The First Metric Tree!
Vijay Subramanian
Principles in Serving Data Consumers vs Producers
Apr 29, 2025
Key Trends
Principles in Serving Data Consumers vs Producers

Examining the key principles building for data consumers versus producers

Principles in Serving Data Consumers vs Producers
Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees as an Evolution of Kimball's Modeling
Apr 16, 2025
Key Trends
Metric Trees as an Evolution of Kimball's Modeling

Exploring metric trees as the next modeling layer, as intuitive as Kimball's

Metric Trees as an Evolution of Kimball's Modeling
Vijay Subramanian
The Fragmentation of Data Assets
Mar 27, 2025
Key Trends
The Fragmentation of Data Assets

Exploring why data fragmentation feels natural and how to arrest it

The Fragmentation of Data Assets
Vijay Subramanian
Metrics Catalog vs Metric Layers vs Metric Trees
Mar 13, 2025
Key Trends
Metrics Catalog vs Metric Layers vs Metric Trees

The key differences between metric catalogs, layers and trees

Metrics Catalog vs Metric Layers vs Metric Trees
Vijay Subramanian
Data's Role in Ideation vs Operation
Mar 4, 2025
Data Culture
Data's Role in Ideation vs Operation

Formalizing the eternal debate on data-driven versus using judgement

Data's Role in Ideation vs Operation
Vijay Subramanian