Semantic layer

dbt Labs Announces Major Enhancements to dbt Cloud to Enable Collaboration at Scale

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, today announced several new product capabilities to its dbt Cloud platform at its annual customer conference, Coalesce 2023. New dbt Cloud capabilities enable customers to adopt dbt at scale and include dbt Explorer, Cloud CLI, new partner adapters, and the next generation of the dbt Semantic Layer. dbt Labs also announced the new dbt Mesh paradigm, which equips teams to collaborate across projects to support a data mesh architecture, enabled by the new capabilities. These announcements provide organizations with a centralized data transformation platform where everyone can contribute to data in a governed manner with increased velocity, quality, consistency, and coordination.

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  • New dbt Cloud capabilities enable customers to adopt dbt at scale and include dbt Explorer, Cloud CLI, new partner adapters, and the next generation of the dbt Semantic Layer.
  • "We first introduced dbt Cloud to help data analysts and engineers productionize dbt deployments," said Tristan Handy, CEO and founder of dbt Labs.
  • Additionally, dbt Labs is expanding the ecosystem of cloud data platforms that dbt Cloud inter-operates with, announcing upcoming adapters for Microsoft Azure Synapse and Microsoft Fabric.
  • The new dbt Semantic Layer is accessible to data platforms supported by dbt Cloud, namely BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, and Snowflake.

dbt Labs Announces the Next Generation of the dbt Semantic Layer, Introduced Alongside New Integration with Tableau

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, has announced the next generation of the dbt Semantic Layer following its acquisition of Transform in February 2023. Unveiled during the keynote at dbt Labs' Coalesce 2023, the dbt Semantic Layer enables organizations to centrally define business metrics in dbt Cloud and then query them from any integrated analytics tool. This allows organizations to ensure that critical definitions such as "revenue," "customer count," or "churn rate" are consistent in every data application.

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  • Unveiled during the keynote at dbt Labs' Coalesce 2023 , the dbt Semantic Layer enables organizations to centrally define business metrics in dbt Cloud and then query them from any integrated analytics tool.
  • dbt Labs is also shipping a new integration with Tableau for the dbt Semantic Layer, a game-changing step in the technology's evolution.
  • "This is an important moment for the dbt Semantic Layer," said Tristan Handy, founder and CEO of dbt Labs.
  • To further build on the momentum of newly announced Semantic Layer integrations, dbt Labs has also formally introduced its Semantic Layer Ready Integration Program.

Renowned Gartner Analyst Ankush Jain joins DQLabs

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

PASADENA Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DQLabs , the Modern Data Quality company, today announced that Ankush Jain , a highly respected former Gartner Analyst, Augmented Data Quality, Data Observability and Data Management at Gartner, has joined DQLabs as Head of Marketing and Product Strategy.

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  • PASADENA Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DQLabs , the Modern Data Quality company, today announced that Ankush Jain , a highly respected former Gartner Analyst, Augmented Data Quality, Data Observability and Data Management at Gartner, has joined DQLabs as Head of Marketing and Product Strategy.
  • Ankush Jain, a former Gartner Analyst, joins forces with Modern Data Quality company DQLabs.
  • Ankush's accomplished career at Gartner included serving as the Lead Author for the Data Quality Magic Quadrant and leading the evolution of the market towards Augmented Data Quality.
  • With DQLabs' continued focus towards providing a Modern data Quality platform that converges Augmented Data Quality & Data Observability powered by Semantic Layer and GenAI capabilities, this addition comes timely and quite valuable as we continue to scale," said Raj Joseph, Founder & CEO of DQLabs.

Semantic Layer Summit Video Sessions Now Available on Demand

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced that all session videos from its second annual Semantic Layer Summit are now available on demand .

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  • AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced that all session videos from its second annual Semantic Layer Summit are now available on demand .
  • More than 10,000 data and analytics professionals participated in the virtual conference, held on April 26, 2023, to explore the development of the semantic layer technology category.
  • The conference featured more than 50 industry leaders, including professionals from AWS, Databricks, Dremio, Google Cloud, InterSystems, Monte Carlo, Snowflake, Snowplow, Stardog, Toric, and BigEye.
  • The virtual conference center provides easy access to all session videos, covering a range of topics, such as Data Mesh, Data Products, Finops, and the Modern Data Stack.

AtScale Celebrates “One Billion Queries Served”

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today shared that it reached the milestone of one billion analytics queries served from cloud data platforms.

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  • AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today shared that it reached the milestone of one billion analytics queries served from cloud data platforms.
  • This achievement was reached amidst record growth in the volume of queries AtScale orchestrated on behalf of end user analytics applications.
  • The AtScale platform orchestrates analytics queries on cloud data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, and Microsoft Azure Synapse.
  • AtScale’s semantic layer solution manages analytics queries from common BI tools and applications, pushing down optimized versions of queries for execution on data platforms, while ensuring that analytics are both fast and cost-efficient.

Semantic Layer Summit Agenda Released: Join Industry Leaders for Virtual Event on April 26, 2023

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced the full agenda for the upcoming Semantic Layer Summit .

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  • AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced the full agenda for the upcoming Semantic Layer Summit .
  • This single-day virtual event brings together the industry's foremost experts in data, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and business intelligence (BI) to explore the development of the semantic layer technology category.
  • “The semantic layer represents a new center of knowledge gravity in the rapidly evolving modern data stack,” said David Mariani, co-founder and CTO of AtScale and conference chair for the Semantic Layer Summit.
  • The Semantic Layer Summit provides a valuable opportunity for industry experts to share insights and experiences on how to overcome modern-day data challenges and drive business success."

Registration, Sponsorship and Agenda Details Now Available for Semantic Layer Summit 2023

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Monday, February 13, 2023

AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced that registration is now open for its second Semantic Layer Summit on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

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  • AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced that registration is now open for its second Semantic Layer Summit on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
  • This unique event brings together today’s top minds in the data, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and business intelligence (BI) industries to discuss the evolution of the semantic layer technology category.
  • “The Semantic Layer is a critical, but often poorly understood, component of the rapidly evolving modern data stack,” said David Mariani, co-founder and CTO of AtScale and conference chair for the Semantic Layer Summit.
  • “We are thrilled to be bringing together a cross-section of industry practitioners and technology visionaries to share perspectives and give practical advice.”
    The inaugural Semantic Layer Summit was held in 2022, drawing over 8,000 registrants and featuring speakers from across the industry.

dbt Labs Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Transform, Accelerating Development of the dbt Semantic Layer

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Transform, the innovators behind the modern data stack's semantic layer founded by former Airbnb data scientists. The acquisition will accelerate development of the dbt Semantic Layer following its launch at Coalesce 2022 — providing greater flexibility to organizations of all sizes seeking metric consistency across their stack.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- dbt Labs , the pioneer in analytics engineering, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Transform , the innovators behind the modern data stack's semantic layer founded by former Airbnb data scientists.
  • The acquisition will accelerate development of the dbt Semantic Layer following its launch at Coalesce 2022 — providing greater flexibility to organizations of all sizes seeking metric consistency across their stack.
  • Transform's technology will expand and enhance the functionality of the dbt Semantic Layer, which enables organizations to centrally define business metrics in dbt then query them from any analytics tool.
  • Transform's entire founding team will join dbt Labs and continue working to innovate and accelerate the semantic layer.

Inaugural Semantic Layer Summit Draws A Crowd of 7,000+ and Establishes New Community for Analytics Professionals

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, hosted the inaugural Semantic Layer Summit on September 28, 2022.

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  • AtScale , the leading provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, hosted the inaugural Semantic Layer Summit on September 28, 2022.
  • We were thrilled with the level of interest in this first ever Semantic Layer Summit, said Josh Epstein, CMO, AtScale.
  • We are looking forward to using this event to build a community of professionals interested in actively shaping the evolution of semantic layers for data and analytics.
  • The date for the Semantic Layer Summit 2023 has been set for April 6, 2023 with early registration now available.

Anomalo Partners With dbt Labs to Bring Data Quality to Key Business Metrics

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at Coalesce, Anomalo, the complete data quality platform company, announced a partnership with dbt Labs to provide data quality for dbt metrics, a part of the new dbt Semantic Layer.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at Coalesce, Anomalo, the complete data quality platform company, announced a partnership with dbt Labs to provide data quality for dbt metrics, a part of the new dbt Semantic Layer.
  • With the launch of dbt metrics and the dbt Semantic Layer, organizations can now centrally define key business metrics like revenue, customer countand churn rate in dbt.
  • When a joint customer monitors a dbt model in Anomalo, Anomalos Key Metric checks and default built-in data quality checks will monitor for any drift in the data that feeds dbt metrics.
  • Key Metric checks are an important piece of Anomalos data quality platform, and allow customers to track any business metrics in Anomalo and be notified when metrics have changed dramatically.