Business Intelligence
The Self-Service Analytics Maturity Scorecard
The industry seems split on what "self-service analytics means". Benn Stancil suggests it's more of a "feeling, …
Designing Data Organizations
How to Restructure Data Teams Effectively, the Modern Analytics Leader, and the Evolution of Data Roles: An Interview with Christine Jiang
For this week’s episode of Designing Data Organizations, we spoke with Christine Jiang, former Director of Core Analytics at Vimeo, who was with the organization between 2020 and 2024.
Designing Data Organizations
Effective Performance Tracking, Analytics as a Strategic Partner, and Managing Globally Distributed Teams at ZoomInfo: An Interview with Michael Perlis
Designing Data Organizations is brought to you by Holistics, where we delve into the intricate process of creating and optimizing data teams within organizations.
Business Intelligence
Metrics Deserve Better Composition Than What SQL Allows
If you have dabbled in the Software Engineering world, you may think this post is about the catchphrase: “Composition over Inheritance” and …
Data Modeling
Business Intelligence
The Three Types of Fact Tables
A concise tour of one of the basic components of Kimball dimensional data modeling. We explore the three types of fact tables, and then analyze why they have lasted the test of time.
Power BI vs Tableau: Which One Is The Better BI Tool?
A comprehensive comparison of Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau features and price.
Designing Data Organizations
Data as a Thermostat, the Necessity of Reorganizations, and Data Generalists vs. Data Specialists at Wayfair: An Interview with Nachiket Mehta
Designing Data Organizations is brought to you by Holistics, where we delve into the intricate process of creating and optimizing data teams within organizations.
14 Free & Open Source Data Modeling Tools (Updated)
Choosing the right open source data modeling tool is difficult, mainly because Google Search gives you a bunch of regurgitated pabulum. And …
Business Intelligence
4 levels of Analytics-as-Code
How did Analytics-as-Code evolve? We explain the history behind the movement, and present the 4 levels of analytics as code over the years.
