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\ \ Jon Walls\ \ •\ \ April 20, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Video: Building Fast Agentic Analytics with Google Antigravity and Rill\ \ Product](/content/blog/video-building-fast-agentic-analytics-with-google-antigravity-and-rill/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ April 14, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ AI Reveals Why BI Still Matters (Hint: It’s Not Dashboards)\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/ai-reveals-why-bi-still-matters-hint-its-not-dashboards/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ April 1, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ How the Weights & Biases Cofounder Created One of AI's Defining Exits\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Lukas Biewald\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/how-the-weights-biases-cofounder-created-one-of-ais-defining-exits/index.html)

\ \ Jon Walls\ \ •\ \ March 20, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Video: Building Fast Agentic Analytics with Cursor and Rill\ \ Product](/content/blog/video-building-fast-agentic-analytics-with-cursor-and-rill/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ March 9, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Building an Agent-Friendly, Local-First Analytics Stack with MotherDuck and Rill\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/building-an-agent-friendly-local-first-analytics-stack-with-motherduck-and-rill/index.html)

\ \ Jon Walls\ \ •\ \ March 5, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Video: Building Fast Agentic Analytics with Claude Code and Rill\ \ Product](/content/blog/building-fast-agentic-analytics-with-claude-code-and-rill/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ February 11, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Why Coinbase and Pinterest Chose StarRocks: Lakehouse-Native Design and Fast Joins at Terabyte Scale\ \ A technical deep dive into StarRocks, with engineer interviews from Coinbase and Fresha.\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/why-coinbase-and-pinterest-chose-starrocks-lakehouse-native-design-and-fast-joins-at-terabyte-scale/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ February 10, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Python Was Built for Humans. AI Just Changed Everything.\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Wes McKinney\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/the-day-pythons-most-famous-developer-realized-agents-dont-care-about-readability/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ January 20, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ How ClickHouse became one of the fastest-growing databases in the world\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Alexey Milovidov \ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/how-clickhouse-became-one-of-the-fastest-growing-databases-in-the-world/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ January 7, 2026\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Semantic Layer Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Lloyd Tabb\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/the-semantic-layer-problem-nobody-wants-to-talk-about/index.html)

\ \ Alex Thor\ \ •\ \ December 19, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Rill in Review: Top Features That Shaped 2025\ \ Product](/content/blog/rill-in-review-top-features-that-shaped-2025/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ December 16, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ DuckDB Won By Refusing to Scale Out\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Hannes Mühleisen\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/duckdb-won-by-refusing-to-scale-out/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ December 4, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ dlt+ClickHouse+Rill: Multi-Cloud Cost Analytics, Cloud-Ready\ \ FinOps Made Easy: A Starter Repo to Oversee Cloud Costs from Different Hyperscalers.\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/dlt-clickhouse-rill-multi-cloud-cost-analytics-cloud-ready/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ December 2, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Modern Data Stack Is Over. Here’s What’s Next.\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Matthaus Krzykowski\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/the-modern-data-stack-is-over-heres-whats-next/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ November 21, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Multi-Cloud Cost Analytics: From Cost-Export to Parquet to Rill\ \ An Open-Source Framework for Multi-Cloud Cost Visibility\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/multi-cloud-cost-analytics-from-cost-export-to-parquet-to-rill/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ November 18, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Great Reset: How AI Is Forcing Data Teams Back to Zero\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks - Joe Reis\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/the-great-reset-how-ai-is-forcing-data-teams-back-to-zero/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ October 17, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Modeling for the Agentic Era: Semantics, Speed, and Stewardship\ \ Three Pillars of Conversational Analytics\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/data-modeling-for-the-agentic-era-semantics-speed-and-stewardship/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ September 10, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Modeling Guide for Real-Time Analytics with ClickHouse\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/data-modeling-guide-for-real-time-analytics-with-clickhouse/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ September 8, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data-Driven Leader Series - Episode 2 - Digital Turbine\ \ Data-Driven Leader Series](/content/blog/data-driven-leader-series-episode-2-digital-turbine/index.html)

.png)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ July 10, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Engineering Postcard Series\ \ Summer Edition ☀️ Quick insights for your beach reading\ \ Partners](/content/blog/data-engineering-postcard-series/index.html)

.png)\ \ Jon Walls\ \ •\ \ June 25, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Top 10 tips for using Claude Desktop with Rill Data\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/top-10-tips-for-using-claude-desktop-with-rill-data/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ June 20, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Has Self-Serve BI Finally Arrived Thanks to AI?\ \ How conversational BI and MCP deliver on two decades of promises\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/has-self-serve-bi-finally-arrived-thanks-to-ai/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ June 2, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data-Driven Leader Series - Episode 1 - Disco\ \ Data-Driven Leader Series](/content/blog/data-driven-leader-series-episode-1-disco/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ May 20, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks 8 - ClickHouse, StarTree, MotherDuck, and Tobiko Data\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/real-time-roundtable-clickhouse-startree-motherduck-and-tobiko-data/index.html)

.png)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ May 17, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Open Table Format Revolution: Why Hyperscalers Are Betting on Managed Iceberg\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/the-open-table-format-revolution-why-hyperscalers-are-betting-on-managed-iceberg/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Janet Hwu\ \ •\ \ April 22, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Introducing Canvas dashboards — a new way to visualize metrics\ \ Product](/content/blog/introducing-canvas-dashboards-a-new-way-to-visualize-metrics/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ April 11, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ What "Shifting Left" Means and Why it Matters for Data Stacks\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/what-shifting-left-means-and-why-it-matters-for-data-stacks/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ April 4, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks 7 - Kishore Gopalakrishna, StarTree\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/kishore-gopalakrishna-startree-pinot-interview/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ March 10, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Scaling Beyond Postgres: How to Choose a Real-Time Analytical Database\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/scaling-beyond-postgres-how-to-choose-a-real-time-analytical-database/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ February 19, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Why You Need a SQL-based Metrics Layer\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/why-you-need-a-sql-based-metrics-layer/index.html)

.png)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ February 3, 2025\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Why Pivot Tables Never Die\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/why-pivot-tables-never-die/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ December 20, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Designing a Declarative Data Stack: From Theory to Practice\ \ Part 3 of 3\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/designing-a-declarative-data-stack-from-theory-to-practice/index.html)

.png)\ \ Alex Thor\ \ •\ \ December 12, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ 2024 Product Recap - 5 Top Features\ \ Product](/content/blog/2024-product-recap-5-top-features/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ December 5, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks 6 - Simon Späti\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/data-talks-on-the-rocks-6-simon-spati/index.html)

\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ November 4, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI\ \ Part 2 of 3\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/bi-as-code-and-the-new-era-of-genbi/index.html)

.jpg)\ \ Simon Späti\ \ •\ \ October 16, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Rise of the Declarative Data Stack\ \ Part 1 of 3\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/the-rise-of-the-declarative-data-stack/index.html)

.png)\ \ Marianne Jarvis\ \ •\ \ June 13, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ 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\ \ Partners](/content/blog/video-how-rill-powers-fast-exploratory-bi-with-clickhouse/index.html)

\ \ Alex Thor\ \ •\ \ May 6, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Introducing the new File Explorer\ \ Product](/content/blog/introducing-the-new-file-explorer/index.html)

\ \ Alex Thor\ \ •\ \ March 18, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Introducing the Rill pivot table\ \ Based on the 1991 original hit by Lotus\ \ Product](/content/blog/introducing-the-rill-pivot-table/index.html)

.png)\ \ Nishant Bangarwa\ \ •\ \ February 26, 2024\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ ClickHouse dashboards with Rill: instant, operational BI at scale\ \ "Why not scale up Rill using ClickHouse?"\ \ Partners](/content/blog/operational-bi-embedded-dashboards-for-clickhouse/index.html)

\ \ Alex Thor\ \ •\ \ December 20, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ 2023 Product Recap - 6 Big Features\ \ Product](/content/blog/2023-product-recap-6-big-features/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ December 5, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks 2 - Vercel and Tabular\ \ Fireside chat with the founders of Vercel and Tabular\ \ Data Talks on the Rocks](/content/blog/data-talk-on-the-rocks-sf-nov-15/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ October 13, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ 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](/content/blog/data-talk-on-the-rocks/index.html)

%20copy%203.png)\ \ Dhiraj Kumar\ \ •\ \ September 14, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Lessons Learned in Developing Interactive Time Exploration in Rill Dashboards\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/lessons-learned-in-developing-interactive-time-exploration-in-rill-dashboards/index.html)

%20copy%2012.png)\ \ Katie Staveley\ \ •\ \ August 2, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Fast DuckDB-Powered Dashboards with Rill and MotherDuck\ \ Partners](/content/blog/fast-duckdb-powered-dashboards/index.html)

%20copy%2019.png)\ \ Eric Green\ \ •\ \ July 6, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Analyze Your GitHub Repository with Rill\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/analyze-your-github-repository-with-rill/index.html)

%20copy%202.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ May 31, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Introducing Rill Cloud: The Fastest Path from Data Lake to Dashboard\ \ Rill Cloud public beta now available\ \ Product](/content/blog/the-fastest-path-from-data-lake-to-dashboard/index.html)

\ \ Marianne Jarvis\ \ •\ \ May 17, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Journey from Metamarkets to Rill\ \ “It really changes how people interact with data.” - Sr. Director of Analytics at Liftoff\ \ Company](/content/blog/the-journey-from-metamarkets-to-rill/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ April 19, 2023\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Why We Built Rill with DuckDB\ \ Partners](/content/blog/why-we-built-rill-with-duckdb/index.html)

\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ August 4, 2022\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Why We Raised $12M to Reimagine Business Dashboards\ \ tl;dr Business dashboards are broken, Rill is a tool to fix them.\ \ Company](/content/blog/why-we-raised-12m-to-reimagine-business-dashboards/index.html)

%20copy%2020.png)\ \ Marissa Gorlick\ \ •\ \ May 6, 2022\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Accelerating the Core Analysis Loop\ \ Achieve flow in your work with tools that bring data insights at the speed of conversation.\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/accelerating-the-core-analysis-loop/index.html)

%20copy%206.png)\ \ Neil Buesing\ \ •\ \ December 22, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ How to Create Roll-ups in Apache Druid\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/how-to-create-roll-ups-in-apache-druid/index.html)

%20copy%204.png)\ \ Neil Buesing\ \ •\ \ December 16, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Seeking the Perfect Apache Druid Rollup\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/seeking-the-perfect-apache-druid-rollup/index.html)

%20copy%2015.png)\ \ Scott Cohen\ \ •\ \ October 21, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid\ \ Part 2: Observability Logic for High Uptime SLAs\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/apache-airflow-for-orchestration-and-monitoring-of-apache-druid-observability-logic/index.html)

%20copy%2017.png)\ \ Scott Cohen\ \ •\ \ October 18, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Apache Airflow for Orchestration and Monitoring of Apache Druid\ \ Part 1: Technical Integration for Workflow\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/apache-airflow-for-orchestration-and-monitoring-of-apache-druid/index.html)

%20copy%2011.png)\ \ Neil Buesing\ \ •\ \ October 12, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Fast Path to Streaming Data Analysis\ \ Geospatial Tutorial\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/fast-path-to-streaming-data-analysis/index.html)

.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ October 4, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ The Guide to Apache Druid Architectures\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/guide-to-apache-druid-architectures/index.html)

%20copy%205.png)\ \ Adheip Singh\ \ •\ \ October 1, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Setting up Apache Druid on Kubernetes in under 30 minutes\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/setting-up-apache-druid-on-kubernetes-part-one/index.html)

%20copy%2010.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ July 22, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Guide: Connect Looker to Druid and explore your data in real time\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/guide-connect-looker-to-druid-and-explore-your-data-in-real-time/index.html)

%20copy%208.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ July 6, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Guide: Connect Druid to Tableau for sub-second dashboards\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/guide-connect-druid-to-tableau-for-sub-second-dashboards/index.html)

%20copy%209.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ June 10, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ How to achieve fast query speed with no DevOps maintenance\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/how-to-achieve-fast-query-speed-with-no-devops-maintenance/index.html)

%20copy%207.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ June 3, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Introducing Rill Data’s BigQuery Connector\ \ Partners](/content/blog/introducing-rill-datas-bigquery-connector/index.html)

%20copy%2014.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ May 27, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Druid + Looker? Druid + Tableau? Leverage data interoperability for data visualization\ \ Partners](/content/blog/druid-looker-druid-tableau-leverage-data-interoperability-for-data-visualization/index.html)

%20copy%2018.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ May 20, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Apache Druid and Rill: better together\ \ Deep Dives](/content/blog/apache-druid-and-rill-better-together/index.html)

.png)\ \ Margie Roginski\ \ •\ \ May 13, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ When should I use Apache Druid? Try this checklist.\ \ Use Cases](/content/blog/when-should-i-use-apache-druid/index.html)

%20copy%2016.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ May 1, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Apache Druid Turns 10: The Untold Origin Story\ \ Company](/content/blog/apache-druid-turns-10-the-untold-origin-story/index.html)

%20copy.png)\ \ Michael Driscoll\ \ •\ \ April 22, 2021\ \ .svg)\ \ min\ \ Operational intelligence and the new frontier of data\ \ Company](/content/blog/the-dawn-of-operational-intelligence/index.html)

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