Darragh Murray

Onboarding AI: Why the Semantic Layer Matters Giving AI the context it needs so it stops making up numbers at the worst possible time.

A few people are writing about semantic layers recently, and now I've joined the fray with a small piece on 'Onboarding AI: Why Semantic Layers Matter'. You can read here: thedatavist.substack.com/p/onboarding... #databs #datasky #ai #genai

Quite an interesting take! Love to see you guys kicking goals and keeping the dub dub dream alive.

Network diagram on first page of Tim Berners Lee's "Information Management: A Proposal"

📊 #dataviz #network
🕸️🕸️The first network diagram of this thingy now called the "internet".
Tim Berners Lee diagram, March 1989. It shows documents described by hypertext, with hypermedia, authored by people in hierarchical groups, ...

Colour as Strategy and Aesthetics: What the Bureau of Meteorology’s Radar Teaches About Data Visualisation An ill-fated radar redesign reminds us that colour decisions are never cosmetic, they define how data is read and believed.

Colour in data visualisation is not purely aesthetic - its strategic as well #databs #datasky #datafam open.substack.com/pub/thedatav...

How to Do Reasonably Well in Data Visualisation Competitions A practical guide distilled from multiple top ten qualifications in Tableau's Iron Viz.

Some words on how I’ve done reasonably well in #tableau’s Iron Viz competition and some strategies for success when you’re visualising against the clock #dataSky #datafam #dataBS

Praise be!

They've also got one coming out for @duckdb.org #DuckDb

Yes, I am a dad.

"M.C.P., how can I explain it?
It’s the new way AI tools can gain it—
Direct context, straight from the source,
Hook up your dashboards, code, full force."

YouTube video by Tommy Boy Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. (Official Music Video)

If you do not know the song I refer to, 'ere you go www.youtube.com/watch?v=idx3...

Naughty by Nature back with a reboot of their 1991 hip-hop classic, but for a new ai-driven age. #AI #MCP #dataBS #dataSky #MCPYeahYouKnowMe

@drdemography.com interesting article on divorce rates on the conversation. One pet theory I’ve always had was that people were getting married older and thus had already navigated a number of failed relationships before settling down, hence less divorce.Curious to know if any credence to my theory

In SQL I trust

It's been a while since I last shared my starter pack

If you're a stats/data person in or from the Pacific region (not just Australia or Aotearoa) and would like to be included, please let me know!

#statssky #episky #databs #rstats #python

Melbourne, the day has finally arrived! The doors to Day 1 of DataEngBytes 2025 are now open. Get ready for a full day of everything data engineering.

Day 2 of #DataEngBytes has started strong. I’m quite enjoying @olenakutsenko.bsky.social talk about ‘Bringing Stories To Life with AU’, which is both fascinating and fun. #dataBS #datasky

Really great to be back in Melbourne for the #dataengbytes conference. Not sure how I feel about the conference venue literally being the Collingwood Magpies training facility, but at least the food is great #databs #datasky

Love this!

Thanks so much to the team behind @dubdubdata.bsky.social for the opportunity. Fi and Sarah are legends and doing some great content on data!

YouTube video by dub dub data D18 When AI Meets BI: The Future of Data Work is Here - with Darragh Murray

I was fortunate to be on the @dubdubdata.bsky.social podcast (unDUBBED) recently to talk about Model Context Protocol (#MCP) and #tableau, and more widely on the topic of AI & business intelligence. Listen in or watch the 'live' demo here www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qP... #dataBS #dataSky #AI #dataviz

#Tableau Ambassador nominations are open until July 25th, and I asked #Suno to generate a song to encourage the #datafam to get involved. So here is: #AmbassItOn !
suno.com/s/pi6v9tG8rG...

Connecting to Tableau MCP: A Deep Dive into Lakers Data Analysis Connecting to Tableau MCP: A Deep Dive into Lakers Data Analysis

Cool to see some more folk playing with #tableau’s MCP server! Great write up by Sekou! medium.com/@sqlsekou/co... #dataBS #dataSky

Ohhhh this looks right down my alley! I love fantasy book maps!

It seems #tableau has released an MCP server! I did a bit of a deep dive, connecting Tableau to Claude and running a few queries. You can read about it here! thedatavist.netlify.app/posts/2025-0... #Claude #AI #MCP #DataBS #DataSky #datafam

Wow there is a lot to like in this video! Great analysis

This post from Seattle Data Guy on early data career is 100% gold. My one regret from my career was this point in particular. I missed out a lot because I was the only data guy #dataBs #datasky open.substack.com/pub/seattled...

Total Recall.

From Data to Dialogue: Why Pure Objectivity in Analytics is a Philosophical Dead End Rethinking data visualization through the lens of phenomenology and hermeneutics In boardrooms around the world, a familiar refrain echoes: "Just show me the facts." "Let the data speak for itself.

A great post from Dr Marco Motta on the pursuit of objectivity in data storytelling #dataviz #dataBS. Marco is both an expert in data viz and has a PhD in philosophy - so he has some unique perspectives that are worth engaging with www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-d...

Argh this hit hard !

How I solved a data challenge with voice commands | Brian Julius posted on the topic | LinkedIn I've been talking a lot recently about how and why Model Context Protocol (MCP) is going to completely change the face of how we implement data analysis and business intelligence. Here's a br...

I've previously been quite skeptical of AI hyperbole, but MCP looks quite serious. Recommend checking out Brian Julius's recent short videos. www.linkedin.com/posts/brianj...