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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

AI Agents, 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, AI Agents

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

AI Agents, 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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Our Manifesto

The stack is broken: slow, fragmented, reactive. Our manifesto is a call to wake it up. It's time for data that works like your best teammate: always on, always thinking, always ready to help.

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