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Metric Trees, Context Graphs and Decision Traces

Mar 16, 2026
Looking a bit beyond the smart-sounding buzzwords

Sorry, Metric Cubes are Alive, Well and Important

Feb 26, 2026
Making the case that the concept of cubes is alive, well and more important than ever.

Metric Trees are Computable Data Models

Feb 10, 2026
Metric trees are not visuals but deep, rich computable data models.

Automating a Common Pattern: Mix-Shift Analysis

Jan 14, 2026
Diving deep into a common and tedious analysis, and the power of automating it

Business Reviews Cannot be a Collection of Dashboards

Dec 28, 2025
It's not productive for business reviews to be driven by a collection of dashboards

Are Data Analysts Actually an Anti-Pattern?

Dec 15, 2025
Examining a touchy subject - do we truly need data analysts?

Intelligent Decision-Making at Scale is the New Constraint

Nov 25, 2025
Exploring how constraints are shifting within data platforms as we make progress

Potential Issues with Metrics-Obsessed Cultures

Nov 11, 2025
Examining issues that arise from metrics-driven cultures and possible remediations

In Defense of Kimball-style Metric Cubes

Oct 27, 2025
Arguing that metric cubes help with performant data products and UX

Four Distinct Personas in the Data Domain

Oct 7, 2025
The data domain is shaped by personas with differing skills and needs

Strong and Weak Data and Finance Teams

Sep 25, 2025
The key differences between strong and weak data and finance team cultures

How the Metric Trees Framework will Revolutionize BI

Sep 10, 2025
Examining how metric trees enable a new a world of automation