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Analytics Articles

Real-time analytics architecture: Streaming ingestion and sub-second dashboards. Why batch is obsolete and how to handle event streams at scale.

Stop Batching Analytics
DECEMBER 30TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

Stop Batching Analytics

Analytics, Architecture, Performance

Why we're forcing analytics through complex batch pipelines when append-only data should work like logs. The warehouse constraint that stopped making sense.

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Semantic Layers in 2025
JULY 1ST, 2025
Sylvain Utard

Semantic Layers in 2025

Semantic Layer, Architecture, Analytics

We tested four semantic layer approaches: Looker, Omni, Cube.dev, and dbt MetricFlow. Here's what we learned about each.

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From Dashboards to Dialogue
JUNE 24TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

From Dashboards to Dialogue

Altertable Agent, Product, Analytics

Most dashboards are never opened twice. They clutter stacks, lag behind questions, and bury insight in clicks. We're replacing dashboard sprawl with AI agents.

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