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Metric Trees as a "System of Record"
Mar 21, 2024
Product
Metric Trees as a "System of Record"

How metric trees can serve as an essential system of record.

Vijay Subramanian
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers
Mar 2, 2024
Key Trends
Finance Teams were the Original Data Pioneers

Exploring how to further empower the OG data folks, the finance team.

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.

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

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.

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Tree Example: A Profit Tree for Trace Nutrition Shop
Aug 22, 2023
Product
Metric Tree Example: A Profit Tree for Trace Nutrition Shop

Sharing a rich real-world example of a metric tree

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

Vijay Subramanian
Metric Trees : Modeling Inputs and Outputs
Jun 30, 2023
Product
Metric Trees : Modeling Inputs and Outputs

Metric trees model relationships between inputs and outputs

Vijay Subramanian
Streamlining Root Causing Using Metric Trees
Jun 2, 2023
Product
Streamlining Root Causing Using Metric Trees

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

Vijay Subramanian
Introduction to Metric Trees
May 30, 2023
Product
Introduction to Metric Trees

A proper introduction to metric trees with a real world example

Vijay Subramanian
Just ask the AI bot any question!
Apr 11, 2023
Key Trends
Just ask the AI bot any question!

Somewhat skeptical this is a radical, fundamental change

Vijay Subramanian
Empowering Analysts and Analytics
Mar 15, 2023
Data Culture
Empowering Analysts and Analytics

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

Vijay Subramanian
Three Types of Analysis: R,E,P
Dec 22, 2022
Key Trends
Three Types of Analysis: R,E,P

Categorizing the three types of analysis all orgs need to execute

Vijay Subramanian
Is chatGPT our new data analyst?
Dec 8, 2022
Key Trends
Is chatGPT our new data analyst?

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

Vijay Subramanian
Dashboards vs Self-Service Analytics and Operations
Dec 1, 2022
Key Trends
Dashboards vs Self-Service Analytics and Operations

Why dashboards are the default vs self-serve analytics

Vijay Subramanian
What are Data Apps?
Oct 3, 2022
Key Trends
What are Data Apps?

Exploring the recent buzz around "data apps" and its potential

Vijay Subramanian
The Power of Modeling Segments using Business Semantics
Sep 14, 2022
Product
The Power of Modeling Segments using Business Semantics

Modeling segments in a business semantic graph

Vijay Subramanian
Output Standards and Contracts
Aug 16, 2022
Key Trends
Output Standards and Contracts

Could we standardize data outputs via contracts?

Analytics on Semantics
Jul 21, 2022
Product
Analytics on Semantics

It's time we embraced stronger modeling in the modern data stack.

Vijay Subramanian
Long live metric transformations!
Jul 13, 2022
Data Culture
Long live metric transformations!

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

Vijay Subramanian