Rill Data
@rilldata.com
Go beyond dashboards with BI-as-code. Rill is a high-performance, AI-native alternative to legacy BI, backed by modern analytical databases.
Try Rill for free: curl https://rill.sh | sh
Try Rill for free: curl https://rill.sh | sh
ICYMI - on a recent Joe Reis podcast, Mike Driscoll shares insights on the "shape" of analytics, debating whether conversational interfaces will replace dashboards or simply complement them.
Links below:
YouTube -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIQ...
Spotify - creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Links below:
YouTube -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIQ...
Spotify - creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
ICYMI - on a recent Joe Reis podcast, Mike Driscoll shares insights on the "shape" of analytics, debating whether conversational interfaces will replace dashboards or simply complement them.
Links below:
YouTube -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIQ...
Spotify - creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Links below:
YouTube -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIQ...
Spotify - creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Are LLMs really a breakthrough?
Wes McKinney says he didn’t see it at first.
Now he says if your code isn’t automatically reviewed by adversarial agents, you’re doomed.
In the latest episode of Data Talks on the Rocks, Mike and Wes talk about how AI is transforming the way he builds software.
Wes McKinney says he didn’t see it at first.
Now he says if your code isn’t automatically reviewed by adversarial agents, you’re doomed.
In the latest episode of Data Talks on the Rocks, Mike and Wes talk about how AI is transforming the way he builds software.
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Are LLMs really a breakthrough?
Wes McKinney says he didn’t see it at first.
Now he says if your code isn’t automatically reviewed by adversarial agents, you’re doomed.
In the latest episode of Data Talks on the Rocks, Mike and Wes talk about how AI is transforming the way he builds software.
Wes McKinney says he didn’t see it at first.
Now he says if your code isn’t automatically reviewed by adversarial agents, you’re doomed.
In the latest episode of Data Talks on the Rocks, Mike and Wes talk about how AI is transforming the way he builds software.
Many users have requested the ability to share AI conversations with others.
With Rill 0.81, now you can send a secure link and other users can see exactly what you saw and pick up where you left off.
We've also added support for Claude as your preferred AI provider.
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.81
With Rill 0.81, now you can send a secure link and other users can see exactly what you saw and pick up where you left off.
We've also added support for Claude as your preferred AI provider.
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.81
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Many users have requested the ability to share AI conversations with others.
With Rill 0.81, now you can send a secure link and other users can see exactly what you saw and pick up where you left off.
We've also added support for Claude as your preferred AI provider.
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.81
With Rill 0.81, now you can send a secure link and other users can see exactly what you saw and pick up where you left off.
We've also added support for Claude as your preferred AI provider.
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.81
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Today, I dig into the details of StarRocks and how it is gaining traction in the real-time database world.
DWH-like #joins and fast retrieval from a #Lakehouse-native data architecture, without additional data engineering work to persist and ingest data. www.ssp.sh/blog/starro...
DWH-like #joins and fast retrieval from a #Lakehouse-native data architecture, without additional data engineering work to persist and ingest data. www.ssp.sh/blog/starro...
Why Coinbase and Pinterest Chose StarRocks: Lakehouse-Native Design and Fast Joins at Terabyte Scale
Discover why Coinbase and Pinterest migrated to StarRocks for sub-second analytics. Learn how its lakehouse-native design and colocated joins handle terabyte-scale data on S3.
www.ssp.sh
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Today, I dig into the details of StarRocks and how it is gaining traction in the real-time database world.
DWH-like #joins and fast retrieval from a #Lakehouse-native data architecture, without additional data engineering work to persist and ingest data. www.ssp.sh/blog/starro...
DWH-like #joins and fast retrieval from a #Lakehouse-native data architecture, without additional data engineering work to persist and ingest data. www.ssp.sh/blog/starro...
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Amazing talk about AI and the future of data visualization. @medriscoll.com argues why dashboards won't go away (can condense so much information you'd need 10 prompts) and also certain numbers you don't want to constantly prompt.
E.g. speed on your car, you don't want to ask every 10 seconds 🙂
E.g. speed on your car, you don't want to ask every 10 seconds 🙂
Dashboards vs. Agents: Navigating the New Era of BI and Analytics with Mike Driscoll
YouTube video by Joe Reis
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Amazing talk about AI and the future of data visualization. @medriscoll.com argues why dashboards won't go away (can condense so much information you'd need 10 prompts) and also certain numbers you don't want to constantly prompt.
E.g. speed on your car, you don't want to ask every 10 seconds 🙂
E.g. speed on your car, you don't want to ask every 10 seconds 🙂
.@medriscoll.com was on The Joe Reis podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of business intelligence and data engineering. They explore why the industry keeps "rediscovering" old concepts like the semantic layer and how the rise of AI agents is forcing us to rethink how we structure data.
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
.@medriscoll.com was on The Joe Reis podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of business intelligence and data engineering. They explore why the industry keeps "rediscovering" old concepts like the semantic layer and how the rise of AI agents is forcing us to rethink how we structure data.
Our friends at Twing Data set out to build something simple: point a dashboard at S3, automatically ingest AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) files, and instantly get a useful set of dashboards.
The whole thing is open source.
Post: blog.twingdata.com/p/aws-cost-m...
Repo: github.com/Twing-Data/a...
The whole thing is open source.
Post: blog.twingdata.com/p/aws-cost-m...
Repo: github.com/Twing-Data/a...
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Our friends at Twing Data set out to build something simple: point a dashboard at S3, automatically ingest AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) files, and instantly get a useful set of dashboards.
The whole thing is open source.
Post: blog.twingdata.com/p/aws-cost-m...
Repo: github.com/Twing-Data/a...
The whole thing is open source.
Post: blog.twingdata.com/p/aws-cost-m...
Repo: github.com/Twing-Data/a...
Another big feature in Rill 0.80 is the AI Developer Agent in Rill Developer 🪄
The AI agent is your developer assistant, helping you model data, create and edit Rill project files, and build Rill projects. Give it a try and let us know your experiences!
Learn more:
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.80
The AI agent is your developer assistant, helping you model data, create and edit Rill project files, and build Rill projects. Give it a try and let us know your experiences!
Learn more:
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.80
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Another big feature in Rill 0.80 is the AI Developer Agent in Rill Developer 🪄
The AI agent is your developer assistant, helping you model data, create and edit Rill project files, and build Rill projects. Give it a try and let us know your experiences!
Learn more:
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.80
The AI agent is your developer assistant, helping you model data, create and edit Rill project files, and build Rill projects. Give it a try and let us know your experiences!
Learn more:
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.80
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What if your entire data stack could be expressed as a single function?
run_stack(serve(transform(ingest)))
Declarative data stacks: declare what you want, let the system figure out how. Same shift we saw with Terraform.
run_stack(serve(transform(ingest)))
Declarative data stacks: declare what you want, let the system figure out how. Same shift we saw with Terraform.
The Rise of the Declarative Data Stack
Discover how declarative data stacks are transforming modern data engineering workflows. Explore the evolution from imperative to declarative systems, and learn how tools like Kubernetes, dbt, and Airflow are shaping the future of data architecture.
ssp.sh
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
What if your entire data stack could be expressed as a single function?
run_stack(serve(transform(ingest)))
Declarative data stacks: declare what you want, let the system figure out how. Same shift we saw with Terraform.
run_stack(serve(transform(ingest)))
Declarative data stacks: declare what you want, let the system figure out how. Same shift we saw with Terraform.
Thanks to the ~50 founders and execs who gathered last night for a live reading and candid Q&A of Ari Paparo’s book on Google. It was great to hear insights directly from folks who know how modern advertising really works.
aripaparo.com/yield-the-book
aripaparo.com/yield-the-book
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Thanks to the ~50 founders and execs who gathered last night for a live reading and candid Q&A of Ari Paparo’s book on Google. It was great to hear insights directly from folks who know how modern advertising really works.
aripaparo.com/yield-the-book
aripaparo.com/yield-the-book
In the latest Rill 0.80 release, we introduce dark mode to the entire product. We first launched dark mode in Rill Developer a few months ago, but now you can easily switch between light & dark mode everywhere!
PS - if you are embedding Rill you can toggle dark mode on/off as part of the Embed API.
PS - if you are embedding Rill you can toggle dark mode on/off as part of the Embed API.
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
In the latest Rill 0.80 release, we introduce dark mode to the entire product. We first launched dark mode in Rill Developer a few months ago, but now you can easily switch between light & dark mode everywhere!
PS - if you are embedding Rill you can toggle dark mode on/off as part of the Embed API.
PS - if you are embedding Rill you can toggle dark mode on/off as part of the Embed API.
"I'm a ClickHouse user & a really bad user. I notice when anything is slightly not right." - Alexey Milovidov
His lesson: "It's not about technology. It's about attention to details."
If something annoys you, it's annoying thousands of users. Fix it.
TLDR: Build what you'd actually want to use.
His lesson: "It's not about technology. It's about attention to details."
If something annoys you, it's annoying thousands of users. Fix it.
TLDR: Build what you'd actually want to use.
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"I'm a ClickHouse user & a really bad user. I notice when anything is slightly not right." - Alexey Milovidov
His lesson: "It's not about technology. It's about attention to details."
If something annoys you, it's annoying thousands of users. Fix it.
TLDR: Build what you'd actually want to use.
His lesson: "It's not about technology. It's about attention to details."
If something annoys you, it's annoying thousands of users. Fix it.
TLDR: Build what you'd actually want to use.
ICYMI - our episode with Lloyd Tabb is one of the most technically grounded conversations on the future of data tooling.
See full episode here:
datatalks.rilldata.com
See full episode here:
datatalks.rilldata.com
Data Talks on the Rocks | Rill Data
Data Talks on the Rocks is a series of interviews from thought leaders and founders shaping the next chapter of analytics and data engineering. Join us for a front-row seat.
datatalks.rilldata.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICYMI - our episode with Lloyd Tabb is one of the most technically grounded conversations on the future of data tooling.
See full episode here:
datatalks.rilldata.com
See full episode here:
datatalks.rilldata.com
ICYMI - we've added support for @starrocks.bsky.social. Connect directly to your StarRocks and query data in real-time without ingesting it into Rill first. This expands our support for enterprise data warehouses alongside ClickHouse, Druid, & Pinot. A big thank you to our community contributor!
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ICYMI - we've added support for @starrocks.bsky.social. Connect directly to your StarRocks and query data in real-time without ingesting it into Rill first. This expands our support for enterprise data warehouses alongside ClickHouse, Druid, & Pinot. A big thank you to our community contributor!
Check out the new features in Rill 0.79:
✅ Comparison views to spot trends in Canvas charts
✅ Support for geospatial dimensions (mapping and regional analysis)
✅ StarRocks live connector
✅ New CLI command allows you to validate a project
✅ Metrics SQL enhancements
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.79
✅ Comparison views to spot trends in Canvas charts
✅ Support for geospatial dimensions (mapping and regional analysis)
✅ StarRocks live connector
✅ New CLI command allows you to validate a project
✅ Metrics SQL enhancements
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.79
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Check out the new features in Rill 0.79:
✅ Comparison views to spot trends in Canvas charts
✅ Support for geospatial dimensions (mapping and regional analysis)
✅ StarRocks live connector
✅ New CLI command allows you to validate a project
✅ Metrics SQL enhancements
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.79
✅ Comparison views to spot trends in Canvas charts
✅ Support for geospatial dimensions (mapping and regional analysis)
✅ StarRocks live connector
✅ New CLI command allows you to validate a project
✅ Metrics SQL enhancements
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.79
If you're on the market for new BI or analytics tools in 2026, take a look at Hoyt's first run experience with Rill Data.
youtube.com/watch?v=lPef...
Since this video, we've shipped a ton of new AI features!
If you haven't tried it yet, here's a quickstart guide:
docs.rilldata.com/get-started/...
youtube.com/watch?v=lPef...
Since this video, we've shipped a ton of new AI features!
If you haven't tried it yet, here's a quickstart guide:
docs.rilldata.com/get-started/...
Watch me work with a new BI tool called Rill
YouTube video by Hoyt Emerson | The Full Data Stack
youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
If you're on the market for new BI or analytics tools in 2026, take a look at Hoyt's first run experience with Rill Data.
youtube.com/watch?v=lPef...
Since this video, we've shipped a ton of new AI features!
If you haven't tried it yet, here's a quickstart guide:
docs.rilldata.com/get-started/...
youtube.com/watch?v=lPef...
Since this video, we've shipped a ton of new AI features!
If you haven't tried it yet, here's a quickstart guide:
docs.rilldata.com/get-started/...
"Data's such a bespoke art. Every company I've worked with has a completely different data stack; all assembling from whatever cloth we have."
To kick off 2026, check out our updated episode with @lloydtabb.bsky.social. Lloyd's insight goes deeper than infrastructure chaos.
datatalks.rilldata.com
To kick off 2026, check out our updated episode with @lloydtabb.bsky.social. Lloyd's insight goes deeper than infrastructure chaos.
datatalks.rilldata.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Data's such a bespoke art. Every company I've worked with has a completely different data stack; all assembling from whatever cloth we have."
To kick off 2026, check out our updated episode with @lloydtabb.bsky.social. Lloyd's insight goes deeper than infrastructure chaos.
datatalks.rilldata.com
To kick off 2026, check out our updated episode with @lloydtabb.bsky.social. Lloyd's insight goes deeper than infrastructure chaos.
datatalks.rilldata.com
What makes Rill's AI agent different?
The most powerful feature of our AI Chat is its transparency, and we also designed it to be pluggable. When the AI answers your question, it automatically generates links to your dashboards, allowing you to see exactly where the numbers came from.
The most powerful feature of our AI Chat is its transparency, and we also designed it to be pluggable. When the AI answers your question, it automatically generates links to your dashboards, allowing you to see exactly where the numbers came from.
January 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What makes Rill's AI agent different?
The most powerful feature of our AI Chat is its transparency, and we also designed it to be pluggable. When the AI answers your question, it automatically generates links to your dashboards, allowing you to see exactly where the numbers came from.
The most powerful feature of our AI Chat is its transparency, and we also designed it to be pluggable. When the AI answers your question, it automatically generates links to your dashboards, allowing you to see exactly where the numbers came from.
Rill is kicking off 2026 at #CES. If you’re interested in an AI-native alternative to legacy BI, let’s meet up. You’ll even get a personal demo from @medriscoll.com!
www.rilldata.com/events/ces-2...
www.rilldata.com/events/ces-2...
CES 2026 | Rill Data
Register now for CES 2026.
www.rilldata.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Rill is kicking off 2026 at #CES. If you’re interested in an AI-native alternative to legacy BI, let’s meet up. You’ll even get a personal demo from @medriscoll.com!
www.rilldata.com/events/ces-2...
www.rilldata.com/events/ces-2...
In Rill 0.78 (the final release of 2025), we introduce dynamic content in Markdown components.
Want to take it even further? You can render HTML too! Plus, we're making the backend endpoint public so you can easily build your own programs and workflows that need access to templated data.
Want to take it even further? You can render HTML too! Plus, we're making the backend endpoint public so you can easily build your own programs and workflows that need access to templated data.
December 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In Rill 0.78 (the final release of 2025), we introduce dynamic content in Markdown components.
Want to take it even further? You can render HTML too! Plus, we're making the backend endpoint public so you can easily build your own programs and workflows that need access to templated data.
Want to take it even further? You can render HTML too! Plus, we're making the backend endpoint public so you can easily build your own programs and workflows that need access to templated data.
What a year! 2025 brought some game-changing additions to Rill Data that we're really proud of. Canvas dashboards let you build exactly what you need. Our AI chat is like having a data analyst on speed dial. We also added support for BYO-databases!
www.rilldata.com/blog/rill-in...
www.rilldata.com/blog/rill-in...
Rill | Rill in Review: Top Features That Shaped 2025
As the year closes, it's the perfect time to reflect on how Rill has grown and the features that made the biggest difference. Over the past year, we shipped improvements focused on making analytics fa...
www.rilldata.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What a year! 2025 brought some game-changing additions to Rill Data that we're really proud of. Canvas dashboards let you build exactly what you need. Our AI chat is like having a data analyst on speed dial. We also added support for BYO-databases!
www.rilldata.com/blog/rill-in...
www.rilldata.com/blog/rill-in...
“Sometimes the best reward isn't money. It's watching the giants scramble to copy your stupid SQL feature." - Hannes Mühleisen, DuckDB
In the updated episode, we discussed:
→ Why they worked in secret for a year
→ Why 99% of analytics workloads don't need distributed systems
datatalks.rilldata.com
In the updated episode, we discussed:
→ Why they worked in secret for a year
→ Why 99% of analytics workloads don't need distributed systems
datatalks.rilldata.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Sometimes the best reward isn't money. It's watching the giants scramble to copy your stupid SQL feature." - Hannes Mühleisen, DuckDB
In the updated episode, we discussed:
→ Why they worked in secret for a year
→ Why 99% of analytics workloads don't need distributed systems
datatalks.rilldata.com
In the updated episode, we discussed:
→ Why they worked in secret for a year
→ Why 99% of analytics workloads don't need distributed systems
datatalks.rilldata.com
At a recent @clickhouse.com meetup in SF, @medriscoll.com shared the importance of FinOps. His demo shows how in just a few minutes you can connect to a ClickHouse table, automatically generate a dashboard, and slice & dice to see how much you’re spending on tools.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejOK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejOK...
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
At a recent @clickhouse.com meetup in SF, @medriscoll.com shared the importance of FinOps. His demo shows how in just a few minutes you can connect to a ClickHouse table, automatically generate a dashboard, and slice & dice to see how much you’re spending on tools.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejOK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejOK...
We’re excited to share the Gemini CLI extension for Rill 🎉 Now you can instantly dive deep into analysis using Rill's metrics layer via MCP.
Using Gemini's CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can explore metrics, identify trends, and generate insights without writing queries manually.
Using Gemini's CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can explore metrics, identify trends, and generate insights without writing queries manually.
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We’re excited to share the Gemini CLI extension for Rill 🎉 Now you can instantly dive deep into analysis using Rill's metrics layer via MCP.
Using Gemini's CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can explore metrics, identify trends, and generate insights without writing queries manually.
Using Gemini's CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can explore metrics, identify trends, and generate insights without writing queries manually.