❄️
@SnowflakeDB
Ventures invested in Omni! ❄️
Thanks to the Snowflake team for your continued partnership & our amazing customers for your support 🩷
Check out the blog from
@jamiedavidson
to learn more 🔗
Thanks to our amazing customers and team, year two was a big one for us 😎
Today we’re excited to announce an additional $20M in funding from
@Theoryvc
and the addition of former Looker CRO, Lambert Billet to our board!
A note from
@drinkzima
in the thread 👇
Introducing embedded analytics👋
Whether you want to launch your first customer-facing dashboard or create a multi-tier user experience, we can help you use data to build more ways for customers to engage with your product.
@drinkzima
's post for more👇
Introducing
@omni
‘98 — which works the same, but is somehow better
Check out this post by Richard Czechowski to learn why 95% of prospects from a made-up survey intend to switch 🚀
📎
Introducing Calculations AI —
@Omni
's reliably useful, new AI-powered feature!
Calculations
#AI
uses a large language model (LLM) to inject spreadsheet-style formulas directly into your Omni table to provide a helpful nudge ✨
Learn more 🔗
The dbt <> BI workflow is broken.
Switch to
#dbt
→ build/test/document your model → check it into version control → build → deploy. Doing this for every data set doesn’t scale. There's a better way.
Join our LinkedIn Live w/
@cmerrick
to learn more:
Hey, San Francisco data folks 👋
If you’re on a small but mighty data team & want to grow your local network, join our data happy hour with
@MozartData
&
@TobikoData
on February 29th 🗓️
Space is limited, so save your seat now ⌛
It's almost time for our LinkedIn Live with
@motherduck
⌛️
Join us tomorrow (3/27) to hear a quacktastic chat between
@jrdntgn
&
@drinkzima
on lessons learned from the last generation of data tools 📊🛠️
Bring your questions 🌶️
Join our quackingly 🦆 candid LinkedIn Live with
@motherduck
next week 📺
Tune in on March 27th to hear
@jrdntgn
&
@drinkzima
chat about about what the last generation of data tools got right & wrong, & why they both think they can build something even better this time.
Omni was founded on the premise that we don't need to invent a new language to build a great business intelligence tool.
We already have all the coding languages we need.
Check out this post from
@cmerrick
to learn why 🔗
Every BI tool integrates with
@getdbt
. But most of these integrations still make the workflow too cumbersome.
We're streamlining the analytics workflow. Check out
@cmerrick
's post to learn 3⃣ ways to use our bi-directional dbt integration
🔗
The rise of Gen AI presents novel opportunities for interfacing with data, but it’s not the full solution.
This week at IMPACT,
@jamiedavidson
will go beyond the hype to share practical tips for *how* to successfully navigate & leverage
#GenAI
🤖
🎟️
Attention FOUNDERS, PIONEERS, & Everyone Else Interested in The Office of Tomorrow.
After a 2 year private beta, 7,660 waitlist requests, 6,000 pioneering members, and 300 customers, Roam is now available for companies up to 50 people.
If you work in cloud computing, you’ve likely received surprisingly high cloud bills 😳
Recently,
@brian_frantz
built an
@awscloud
cost monitoring dashboard in Omni to help us identify trends & anomalies in our spend 💸
Check out his steps (& advice) 💡
Are you heading to the
#GartnerDA
Summit in Orlando next month?
Join our data happy hour on March 12th for networking, dueling pianos, & snacks 📊 🎹
Space is limited, so save your spot now 🎟️
Congrats to all the nominees for the
@TechnicallyPHL
2023 Awards, including Omni's very own
@cmerrick
for CTO of the Year 🙌
Cast your vote by November 30th for Tech Community Leader, Invention, & more 🗳
⏰ Ready to turn back time this weekend?
Before you do, check out Jack Sweeney's post for key learnings & recommendations for dealing with time zone changes & different timestamp data types across common databases 💡
🔗
It’s almost time for our data happy hour with
@MozartData
&
@TobikoData
!
Take a LEAP into the SF data community this Thursday to enjoy:
🌶 data tips & hot takes
🌮 drinks & tacos
👥 networking
Space is running out, so register now to save your spot ⌛
"We will make customers successful, period."
If you're thinking about ways to improve your customer experience next year, check out
@drinkzima
's interview with
@firstround
on building a high-touch customer support model.
🎧
Introducing Calculations 🥳
Instead of trying to compete with Excel or Sheets, we made Calculations feel as much like a spreadsheet as possible.
Familiar experience 🤝 governed BI
Check out
@drinkzima
's post to learn more 🔗
If you’re looking for a new business intelligence tool or just curious about what our team is up to, join
@jamiedavidson
for our first Omni Live on January 31st 🗓️
We'll keep things short & sweet to leave plenty of time for questions!
Save your spot 🔗
Calling all
#Amsterdam
data leaders 👋
Next Tuesday (April 9th), join
@doitint
,
@wiz_io
& our team for networking, drinks, & a 360° view of the city 🏙 📊
PS — If you're attending
#AWSAmsterdam
, this is a great way to end the day!
🎟️
We’ve prioritized performance since day 1️⃣ by building optimization at every level.
Omni's requeryable cache enables hybrid execution to intelligently route queries to the optimal location.
Check out
@jamiedavidson
's latest post for more 💥
Recently,
@Middleware_Labs
migrated all their reports to
@Omni
& built a data model in just 3️⃣ days.
Since switching,
@Middleware_Labs
has been able to reduce engineering resources spent on analytics & increase the ease of exploring unstructured data 🔍
Award-winning publishing company,
@DigitalTrends
, recently switched from Looker to
@Omni
to:
- reduce BI costs by 7️⃣5️⃣ %
- save engineering resources
- increase self-service for all users
Learn how they did it 🔗
We're making it easier to embed governed insights from Omni directly into the apps you already use 🤗
Check out this post for tips on getting started (including how
@census
operationalizes product usage data for their account teams in Salesforce) 🚀
Thanks to
@_markvaldez
&
@annand
for sitting down to discuss:
📊 data as a competitive advantage
🛠 building a data stack without a dedicated data team or engineer
✅ why
@EadsBridgeHold
chose Omni after a year of vetting BI tools
Learn more 🔗
💡 Did you know users can parse JSON from
@omni
's UI — *without* requiring Data team support?
If non-technical users need fast access to not-yet-modeled JSON data, they can simply click to create new fields and explore in Omni ✨
Implementing a new business intelligence tool can feel both necessary & overwhelming.
@AnikaSwenson
has helped more than 100 teams migrate BI tools - picking up key learnings along the way 💡
Here's her framework to help you navigate the process 🗺️
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We'd love to meet you at
#dbtCoalesce
in San Diego & London, reach out to find a time to chat🤗
The dbt <> BI workflow is broken.
Switch to
#dbt
→ build/test/document your model → check it into version control → build → deploy. Doing this for every data set doesn’t scale. There's a better way.
Join our LinkedIn Live w/
@cmerrick
to learn more:
During our next Omni 🎙️ Live,
@cmerrick
, CTO & Co-Founder, & Jack Sweeney, Solutions Engineer, will discuss tips for improving the dbt <> BI workflow (including a demo!).
Register now & bring your questions 🎟️
If you’re trying to understand how users experience your product, sessionization can help you translate isolated data points ➡️a more robust picture of your user journey.
Check out this post to learn how to get started 🔗
.
@useascend
modernizes the financial infrastructure for insurance. Recently, they migrated from Looker to
@Omni
to:
⚡ improve performance with >2x faster reports
👥 increase user adoption by 30% in < 6 weeks
🤝 establish a long-term partnership
🔗
We had a blast meeting everyone at the
@montecarlodata
Meetup last week🤗
Next up? We hope to 👀 you at the Virtual IMPACT Summit on November 8th ft.
@jamiedavidson
's talk on how to navigate Gen AI🤖
Register here 🎟
During our next Omni 🎙️ Live,
@drinkzima
will discuss why we’re committed to replicating Excel syntax character-by-character & run live demos using the latest functions with Omni Calculations & Calculations AI 🤖
Register now & bring your questions 🎟️
Thanks to everyone who joined our 📊 Data Friendsgiving 🥧 with
@Middleware_Labs
last night - especially our guest speakers from
@DagWorks
, Hotplate, & Smore 🤗
“Where do I pull metrics for the board meeting?”
“Why doesn’t this match the other report?”
These might be signs you need a data model.
In this post, Conner Ching shares a framework for evaluating, choosing, & rolling out your first data model 🎢
Like pie(charts)? 🥧 📊
Join our SF Data Friendsgiving with
@Middleware_Labs
for discussions on observability, analytics & building a data-driven business from scratch. We’ll also have plenty of networking, drinks & actual pies 🥧🍕
Register 🎟
Jess on our Customer Success team just built V1 of our customer health score to help us learn from & keep our customer experience bar high as we continue to grow 🥕🥦🍅
Check out her post for the steps she took & tips she learned along the way 🔗
In case you missed it: catch the recording of our latest
@omni
🎙️ Live with Christopher Merrick & Jack Sweeney sharing tips for improving the dbt <> BI workflow (including a demo!).
▶️
Last year,
@Siffletdata
implemented
@omni
, which allowed them to:
💥 get up and running with BI in < 1️⃣ week
👥 make data accessible to the entire organization in < 2️⃣ weeks
⚖ let all users choose how to interact with data 📊
🔗
Learn how
@theroundsco
uses Omni to:
💥 optimize existing data investments (ex.
@SnowflakeDB
&
@getdbt
)
⏱ reduce development time to save valuable resources
👥 enhance self-service to empower faster, data-driven decisions
➡️
Thanks to everyone who joined us in Amsterdam for the
#AWSAmsterdam
data leaders happy hour with
@doitint
&
@wiz_io
🙌
We hope you enjoyed the evening & skyline view as much as we did 🌃
Thinking about switching business intelligence tools?
@AnikaSwenson
has helped hundreds of companies migrate BI tools — picking up tips & tricks along the way. Check out her framework for navigating the process from evaluation ➡️ implementation.
🔗
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Join our Data Friendsgiving with
@Middleware_Labs
in SF on November 29th to enjoy pie, networking, and talks on observability and analytics 🥧 📊 🍕
Save your seat 🔗
Hey founders 👋
As you think about 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ strategy, check out
@drinkzima
's conversation with
@samdblond
on the
@saastr
CRO Confidential Podcast for tips on tapping into your cheat codes, leveraging your network, & more👇
🕙 Just-in-time data modeling provides maximum flexibility when your business is changing rapidly & you need a fast answer.
Check out
@cmerrick
’s post to learn more & about how we enable this workflow with Omni’s multi-layered data model 🔗
There are a lot of BI tools and, yes, we’re building another one.
Why?
@drinkzima
dives into the lessons and changes we’re embracing the build the balance BI has lacked - so far.
🔗
“Why do I need a BI tool with a data model/semantic layer if I’m using dbt?”
Check out
@AnikaSwenson
's post diving into:
📊 the case for a BI semantic layer on top of
@getdbt
✅ guidelines for using dbt & Omni
⚖️ an example using a hybrid approach
🔗
The interface of any real, actively used data set constantly changes. If you build & update a dbt model every time there's a change, the work adds up.
Check out
@cmerrick
's tips for getting the most value from modeling in dbt & a BI-based semantic layer🔗
⌛️Time is running out to register for tomorrow's Omni Live featuring
@jamiedavidson
!
Join us to learn more about our strategy & product. We'll also save plenty of time to answer questions 🗨️
Save your spot now 🎟️
ONE WEEK until
@Siffletdata
's Entropy Conference🗓
Tune in on Oct. 4th to hear
@drinkzima
discuss learnings from product strategy & thousands of data deployments to help you build a data strategy that drives impact - throughout your company lifecycle 🚀
@RoseRocketApp
Recently,
@RoseRocketApp
migrated from Looker to
@omni
, which helped:
⬇ Reduce BI costs by 50%
🔎 Enable non-tech users to explore unstructured data
⏱ Save time with 80% fewer data questions per week
Learn how 🔗
🌹
@RoseRocketApp
🚀 prioritizes
#customerlove
💕 by helping trucking & freight companies easily design customized workflows with their platform.
Providing this level of customization requires maximum flexibility across the data stack.
⌛️Time is running out to register for tomorrow’s Omni 🎙️ Live on improving the dbt <> BI workflow.
Join live to ask
@cmerrick
& Jack Sweeney your questions 🎟️
#analyticsengineering
During our next Omni 🎙️ Live,
@cmerrick
, CTO & Co-Founder, & Jack Sweeney, Solutions Engineer, will discuss tips for improving the dbt <> BI workflow (including a demo!).
Register now & bring your questions 🎟️
Everyone wants to track the ROI of data initiatives, so we’re making it easy to measure how users already are (or aren’t) using data 📊
Check out how our product leader built usage analytics into Omni 🛠 with
@omni
🛠 in less than 1⃣ week 🔥