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Product thinking for data tools. Why analytics UX matters, what data teams need, and how to build infrastructure that developers actually love.

Introducing Altertable Workers
MAY 13TH, 2026
Yannick Utard

Introducing Altertable Workers

Product, Engineering, Data Stack

Most data platforms ask you to send the data to them. Altertable Workers flip that model; the runtime moves to where the data already lives.

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Lakehouse table formats in 2026
APRIL 14TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Lakehouse table formats in 2026

Product, Engineering, Data Stack

There is no single “winning” lakehouse table format in 2026. What has emerged instead is a more interesting split.

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Grep your lakehouse
MARCH 27TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

Grep your lakehouse

Product, Performance, Engineering

Agents fail when they cannot retrieve the right data slice before writing SQL—not because they cannot generate queries.

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AI's Event Backbone
MARCH 10TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

AI's Event Backbone

Product, Performance, Engineering

AI-native products generate a new kind of infrastructure problem. Here's how to build the event backbone for your AI system.

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One Billion Rows
FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026
Sylvain Utard

One Billion Rows

Product, Performance, Engineering

At 1 billion rows, every shortcut comes back to collect interest. Here's how we achieved sub-second queries with near-realtime ingestion.

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From Task Executors to Outcome Owners
JANUARY 28TH, 2026
Kevin Granger

From Task Executors to Outcome Owners

Altertable Agent, Product, Culture

AI is transforming data roles from task execution to strategic ownership. Learn how data teams are evolving in 2026 and what skills matter most in the AI era.

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Speed Shapes Understanding
OCTOBER 7TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

Speed Shapes Understanding

Performance, Product

Speed isn't just a luxury: it's the difference between insight and inertia. We've been deep in TPC-H benchmarks, tuning our analytical engine for AI agents.

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What We're Building
JULY 8TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

What We're Building

Product, Architecture, Altertable Agent

Most data platforms wait for questions. Altertable doesn't. We're building an AI-native data OS that turns raw data into continuous insight.

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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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SaaS Pricing Starts with Value
JUNE 3RD, 2025
Sylvain Utard

SaaS Pricing Starts with Value

Pricing, Product

SaaS pricing lags behind modern teams. Why per-seat billing persists, how companies innovate, and value-aligned pricing in the AI era.

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The Data Stack Is Broken
MAY 20TH, 2025
Sylvain Utard

The Data Stack Is Broken

Data Stack, Architecture, Product

Most data sits idle—trapped behind complexity, bloated budgets, and brittle tooling. The modern data stack promised agility but delivered a slow, siloed maze.

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