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Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows
Dec 21, 2023
Data Culture
Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows

Diving into React, Explore and Plan - three analytical jobs-to-be-done

Three Distinct Organizational, Analytical Workflows
Vijay Subramanian
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers
Nov 14, 2023
Key Trends
Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers

Metrics or semantic layers can do much more than metrics governance.

Benefits of Metrics and Semantic Layers
Vijay Subramanian
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning
Oct 17, 2023
Data Culture
The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning

Taking a look at how analytics can power planning processes

The Role of Data Teams in Org-Wide Planning
Vijay Subramanian
Analytics: from Service to Product Mindset
Sep 28, 2023
Key Trends
Analytics: from Service to Product Mindset

Data-as-a-Product mindset can transform the analytics function

Analytics: from Service to Product Mindset
Vijay Subramanian
The Increasingly Limited Role of Dashboards
Sep 12, 2023
Key Trends
The Increasingly Limited Role of Dashboards

Examining how dashboards only address one of many data needs.

The Increasingly Limited Role of Dashboards
Vijay Subramanian
Kimball's Modeling Approach: A Few Drawbacks
Aug 15, 2023
Key Trends
Kimball's Modeling Approach: A Few Drawbacks

Investigating a few drawbacks to Kimball's modeling approach

Kimball's Modeling Approach: A Few Drawbacks
Vijay Subramanian
The Lasting Power of Kimball's Modeling Approach
Aug 10, 2023
Key Trends
The Lasting Power of Kimball's Modeling Approach

A look at the lasting power of Kimball's dimensional modeling approach

The Lasting Power of Kimball's Modeling Approach
Vijay Subramanian
Metrics Layer: 2 Years In
Aug 1, 2023
Key Trends
Metrics Layer: 2 Years In

An examination of "metrics layers" two years in - after the early buzz

Metrics Layer: 2 Years In
Vijay Subramanian
Bridging Data and Business Teams with Metric Trees
Jul 27, 2023
Product
Bridging Data and Business Teams with Metric Trees

How metric trees help translate across data and business domains

Bridging Data and Business Teams with Metric Trees
Vijay Subramanian
A Common Example of Arithmetic Metric Equations
Jul 19, 2023
Product
A Common Example of Arithmetic Metric Equations

Exploring the power of metric equations with a simple example

A Common Example of Arithmetic Metric Equations
Vijay Subramanian