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

Sharing a rich real-world example of a metric tree
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An examination of "metrics layers" two years in - after the early buzz

Metric trees model relationships between inputs and outputs

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

A proper introduction to metric trees with a real world example

Somewhat skeptical this is a radical, fundamental change

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

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.

Data is being elevated to a first class citizen but still lacks reach.

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