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Has Self-Serve BI Finally Arrived Thanks to AI?
Simon Späti
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June 20, 2025
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Has Self-Serve BI Finally Arrived Thanks to AI?

How conversational BI and MCP deliver on two decades of promises
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Top 10 tips for using Claude Desktop with Rill Data
Jon Walls
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June 25, 2025
 min

Top 10 tips for using Claude Desktop with Rill Data

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Introducing Canvas dashboards — a new way to visualize metrics
Janet Hwu
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April 22, 2025
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Introducing Canvas dashboards — a new way to visualize metrics

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Data Engineering Postcard Series
Simon Späti
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July 10, 2025
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Data Engineering Postcard Series

Summer Edition ☀️ Quick insights for your beach reading
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Top 10 tips for using Claude Desktop with Rill Data
Jon Walls
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June 25, 2025
 min

Top 10 tips for using Claude Desktop with Rill Data

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Data-Driven Leader Series - Episode 1 - Disco
Michael Driscoll
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June 2, 2025
 min

Data-Driven Leader Series - Episode 1 - Disco

Data-Driven Leader Series
Data Talks on the Rocks 8 - ClickHouse, StarTree, MotherDuck, and Tobiko Data
Michael Driscoll
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May 20, 2025
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 8 - ClickHouse, StarTree, MotherDuck, and Tobiko Data

Data Talks on the Rocks
The Open Table Format Revolution: Why Hyperscalers Are Betting on Managed Iceberg
Simon Späti
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May 17, 2025
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The Open Table Format Revolution: Why Hyperscalers Are Betting on Managed Iceberg

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Introducing Canvas dashboards — a new way to visualize metrics
Janet Hwu
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April 22, 2025
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Introducing Canvas dashboards — a new way to visualize metrics

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What "Shifting Left" Means and Why it Matters for Data Stacks
Simon Späti
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April 11, 2025
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What "Shifting Left" Means and Why it Matters for Data Stacks

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Data Talks on the Rocks 7 - Kishore Gopalakrishna, StarTree
Michael Driscoll
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April 4, 2025
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 7 - Kishore Gopalakrishna, StarTree

Data Talks on the Rocks
Scaling Beyond Postgres: How to Choose a Real-Time Analytical Database
Simon Späti
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March 10, 2025
 min

Scaling Beyond Postgres: How to Choose a Real-Time Analytical Database

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Why You Need a SQL-based Metrics Layer
Michael Driscoll
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February 19, 2025
 min

Why You Need a SQL-based Metrics Layer

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Why Pivot Tables Never Die
Simon Späti
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February 3, 2025
 min

Why Pivot Tables Never Die

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Designing a Declarative Data Stack: From Theory to Practice
Simon Späti
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December 20, 2024
 min

Designing a Declarative Data Stack: From Theory to Practice

Part 3 of 3
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2024 Product Recap - 5 Top Features
Alex Thor
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December 12, 2024
 min

2024 Product Recap - 5 Top Features

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Data Talks on the Rocks 6 - Simon Späti
Michael Driscoll
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December 5, 2024
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 6 - Simon Späti

Data Talks on the Rocks
BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI
Simon Späti
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November 4, 2024
 min

BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI

Part 2 of 3
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Data Talks on the Rocks 5 - Hannes Mühleisen, DuckDB
Michael Driscoll
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October 29, 2024
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 5 - Hannes Mühleisen, DuckDB

Data Talks on the Rocks
The Rise of the Declarative Data Stack
Simon Späti
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October 16, 2024
 min

The Rise of the Declarative Data Stack

Part 1 of 3
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Data Talks on the Rocks 4 - Alexey Milovidov, ClickHouse
Michael Driscoll
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October 7, 2024
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 4 - Alexey Milovidov, ClickHouse

Data Talks on the Rocks
Data Talks on the Rocks 3 - Lloyd Tabb
Marianne Jarvis
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June 28, 2024
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 3 - Lloyd Tabb

Data Talks on the Rocks
Video: How Rill powers fast, exploratory dashboards with ClickHouse
Marianne Jarvis
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June 13, 2024
 min

Video: How Rill powers fast, exploratory dashboards with ClickHouse

This presentation was given at a ClickHouse meetup in San Francisco on June 4, 2024
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Introducing the new File Explorer
Alex Thor
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May 6, 2024
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Introducing the new File Explorer

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Introducing the Rill pivot table
Alex Thor
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March 18, 2024
 min

Introducing the Rill pivot table

Based on the 1991 original hit by Lotus
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ClickHouse dashboards with Rill: instant, operational BI at scale
Nishant Bangarwa
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February 26, 2024
 min

ClickHouse dashboards with Rill: instant, operational BI at scale

"Why not scale up Rill using ClickHouse?"
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2023 Product Recap - 6 Big Features
Alex Thor
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December 20, 2023
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2023 Product Recap - 6 Big Features

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Data Talks on the Rocks 2 - Vercel and Tabular
Michael Driscoll
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December 5, 2023
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 2 - Vercel and Tabular

Fireside chat with the founders of Vercel and Tabular
Data Talks on the Rocks
Data Talks on the Rocks 1 - Modal Labs, Pinecone, Ask-Y
Michael Driscoll
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October 13, 2023
 min

Data Talks on the Rocks 1 - Modal Labs, Pinecone, Ask-Y

Vibrant panel discussion featuring Edo Liberty, Erik Bernhardsson, and Katrin Ribant
Data Talks on the Rocks
Lessons Learned in Developing Interactive Time Exploration in Rill Dashboards
Dhiraj Kumar
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September 14, 2023
 min

Lessons Learned in Developing Interactive Time Exploration in Rill Dashboards

Deep Dives
Fast DuckDB-Powered Dashboards with Rill and MotherDuck
Katie Staveley
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August 2, 2023
 min

Fast DuckDB-Powered Dashboards with Rill and MotherDuck

Partners
Analyze Your GitHub Repository with Rill
Eric Green
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July 6, 2023
 min

Analyze Your GitHub Repository with Rill

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Introducing Rill Cloud: The Fastest Path from Data Lake to Dashboard
Michael Driscoll
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May 31, 2023
 min

Introducing Rill Cloud: The Fastest Path from Data Lake to Dashboard

Rill Cloud public beta now available
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The Journey from Metamarkets to Rill
Marianne Jarvis
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May 17, 2023
 min

The Journey from Metamarkets to Rill

“It really changes how people interact with data.” - Sr. Director of Analytics at Liftoff
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Why We Built Rill with DuckDB
Michael Driscoll
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April 19, 2023
 min

Why We Built Rill with DuckDB

Partners
Why We Raised $12M to Reimagine Business Dashboards
Michael Driscoll
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August 4, 2022
 min

Why We Raised $12M to Reimagine Business Dashboards

tl;dr Business dashboards are broken, Rill is a tool to fix them.
Company
Accelerating the Core Analysis Loop
Marissa Gorlick
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May 6, 2022
 min

Accelerating the Core Analysis Loop

Achieve flow in your work with tools that bring data insights at the speed of conversation.
Deep Dives
How to Create Roll-ups in Apache Druid
Neil Buesing
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December 22, 2021
 min

How to Create Roll-ups in Apache Druid

Use Cases
Seeking the Perfect Apache Druid Rollup
Neil Buesing
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December 16, 2021
 min

Seeking the Perfect Apache Druid Rollup

Deep Dives
Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid
Scott Cohen
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October 21, 2021
 min

Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid

Part 2: Observability Logic for High Uptime SLAs
Use Cases
Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid
Scott Cohen
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October 18, 2021
 min

Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid

Part 1: Technical Integration for Workflow
Use Cases
Fast Path to Streaming Data Analysis
Neil Buesing
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October 12, 2021
 min

Fast Path to Streaming Data Analysis

Geospatial Tutorial
Deep Dives
The Guide to Apache Druid Architectures
Michael Driscoll
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October 4, 2021
 min

The Guide to Apache Druid Architectures

Deep Dives
Setting up Apache Druid on Kubernetes in under 30 minutes
Adheip Singh
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October 1, 2021
 min

Setting up Apache Druid on Kubernetes in under 30 minutes

Deep Dives
Guide: Connect Looker to Druid and explore your data in real time
Margie Roginski
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July 22, 2021
 min

Guide: Connect Looker to Druid and explore your data in real time

Deep Dives
5 Founders on building authentic data communities
Marianne Jarvis
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July 19, 2021
 min

5 Founders on building authentic data communities

Data Talks on the Rocks
5 Founders on the biggest unsolved problems of the Modern Data Stack
Marianne Jarvis
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July 14, 2021
 min

5 Founders on the biggest unsolved problems of the Modern Data Stack

Data Talks on the Rocks
5 Founders define the Modern Data Stack
Marianne Jarvis
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July 9, 2021
 min

5 Founders define the Modern Data Stack

Data Talks on the Rocks
Guide: Connect Druid to Tableau for sub-second dashboards
Margie Roginski
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July 6, 2021
 min

Guide: Connect Druid to Tableau for sub-second dashboards

Deep Dives
How to achieve fast query speed with no DevOps maintenance
Margie Roginski
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June 10, 2021
 min

How to achieve fast query speed with no DevOps maintenance

Deep Dives
Introducing Rill Data’s BigQuery Connector
Margie Roginski
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June 3, 2021
 min

Introducing Rill Data’s BigQuery Connector

Partners
Druid + Looker? Druid + Tableau? Leverage data interoperability for data visualization
Margie Roginski
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May 27, 2021
 min

Druid + Looker? Druid + Tableau? Leverage data interoperability for data visualization

Partners
Apache Druid and Rill: better together
Margie Roginski
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May 20, 2021
 min

Apache Druid and Rill: better together

Deep Dives
When should I use Apache Druid? Try this checklist.
Margie Roginski
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May 13, 2021
 min

When should I use Apache Druid? Try this checklist.

Use Cases
Apache Druid Turns 10: The Untold Origin Story
Michael Driscoll
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May 1, 2021
 min

Apache Druid Turns 10: The Untold Origin Story

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Operational intelligence and the new frontier of data
Michael Driscoll
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April 22, 2021
 min

Operational intelligence and the new frontier of data

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