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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 1d

In addition, we overhauled our theming system to support Dark Mode and deep dashboard customization. Control primary, secondary, and background colors—or define your own palette entirely. Every color in Rill can now be tuned to match your brand or preference.

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Rill 0.75 - AI Charts, Dark mode, Themes and Bookmarks! | Rill

⚡ Rill Developer lets you transform datasets with SQL and build fast, exploratory dashboards. Rill Cloud enables collaboration at scale.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 1d

Rill 0.75 is out with tons of exciting features we'll highlight over the week.

Up first is Dark Mode for Rill Developer 😎

We carefully refined chart palettes and UI elements so everything looks great in both light and dark themes.

Keep an eye out for dark mode support in Rill Cloud coming soon!

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 10d

Honored to be mentioned as a leader in the "Headless / Embedded BI & Semantic Layer" category in the 2025 MAD (ML, AI & Data) Landscape.

Interactive version (searchable, with data cards):
mad.firstmark.com

Blog:
www.mattturck.com/mad2025

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 15d

💡Tip Thursday - set up bookmarks to instantly share with colleagues and partners💡

Use cases:
- Weekly/monthly reporting
- Filtering for specific users (ex: account manager's clients)
- Common troubleshooting questions starting with a subset of problem dimensions

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqS8...

Bookmarking and Sharing your Rill data

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 16d

Check out the demo showcasing how Rill integrates an agent using built-in APIs to query metrics, verifies its numbers with actual queries, & even provides a pre-created pivot table.

The best part is that it provides clickable links that open in Rill itself!

GitHub repo:
github.com/sspaeti/rill...

Rill Data @rilldata.com · 16d

Everyone is embedding AI chat in their product, but does it actually help?

@ssp.sh identifies 3 key to make it actually work: semantics, speed, stewardship.

A great agentic workflow is one that helps with your work but still lets you remain in the driver’s seat.

www.rilldata.com/blog/data-mo...

Rill | Data Modeling for the Agentic Era: Semantics, Speed, and Stewardship

Master the three pillars of agentic data modeling: Metrics SQL for semantics, sub-second analytics for speed, and AI guardrails for trusted insights.

www.rilldata.com

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Simon Späti 🏔️ @ssp.sh · 21d

In data analytics, we're facing a paradox. AI agents can theoretically analyze anything, but without the right foundations, they're as likely to hallucinate a metric as to calculate it correctly. They can write SQL in seconds, but will it answer the right business question?

Data Modeling for the Agentic Era: Semantics, Speed, and Stewardship

Master the three pillars of agentic data modeling: Metrics SQL for semantics, sub-second analytics for speed, and AI guardrails for trusted insights.

www.ssp.sh

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 22d

💡Tip Thursday - embrace BI-as-code and publish changes using GitHub💡

Rill is a code-based platform, which means when we make changes to a dashboard or metric definition, everything is saved. We publish changes to Rill Cloud using Git version control.

Learn more:
youtu.be/wzhnORYyBlE?...

Using GitHub Desktop to publish changes

YouTube video by Rill Data

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · 29d

Extensions put Gemini CLI at the center of an open ecosystem in which anyone can build integrations. Be on the lookout for a Rill extension coming soon!

Google for Developers @developers.google.com · 29d

💻 Connect your terminal to your entire workflow with Gemini CLI extensions.

Explore an open ecosystem of integrations from Google, Stripe, MongoDB, and more, or use our guides to build your own and automate complex tasks.

Explore the ecosystem ➡️ goo.gle/3IXF4ZV

A vibrant, neon-outlined square icon with a blue ">" symbol in its center, stands out against a dark background. Glowing blue and pink lines, resembling a futuristic circuit board or digital network, extend from the center in a grid-like pattern, creating a sense of depth and connection.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Oct 8

With just a click, you can augment the AI's insights with your own knowledge, truly bringing machine & human intelligence together 🪄

Head to the docs for more info and give it a spin!
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.73

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Oct 8

📣 Introducing AI Agents for Rill 📣

Building on our existing MCP server integration, we're excited to share project-wide chat in Rill, which is our first interactive agent of many to come. 🚀

It's not just a chatbot—you always have a dashboard ready to back up any responses from the AI! 🤯

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Oct 3

✈️The Rill team will be in NY for 4 exciting events in October✈️

If you're at any of the events below (or if you live in New York), let's meet up!

🗓️Advertising Week (Oct 6-9)
🗓️OpenHouse NYC - hosted by @clickhouse.com (Oct 7)
🗓️PrebidSummit (Oct 14)
🗓️OptableConnect (Oct 16)

www.rilldata.com/events

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Oct 2

💡Tip Thursday - learn different ways to edit metrics using the UI, BI-as-code, or AI💡

If you want to move fast, Rill provides a nice developer environment for shipping things quickly. AI makes it very easy to make changes and Rill’s architecture makes it easy to confirm.

youtu.be/IWcv12aUKLc?...

Creating metrics in Rill

YouTube video by Rill Data

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 30

Check out the link below to watch the full interview and hear more insights from Glenn Goldman, Director of Product Management, with specific examples of how Rill helps Digital Turbine achieve speed and efficiency.

www.rilldata.com/blog/data-dr...

Rill | Data-Driven Leader Series - Episode 2 - Digital Turbine

We interviewed Glenn Goldman, Director of Product Management at Digital Turbine. Digital Turbine is the leading independent mobile growth platform – leveling up the landscape for advertisers, publishe...

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 30

"What do I think about when I wake up in the morning? I want to democratize access to data. As soon as you empower people with insights into what's going on, relevant to their role, that's where we can start to win because it's all about speed. That's where Rill came in."

See pics for highlights.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 26

For example:
✅ Want the last 12 hours from the current time?
✅ Need the last 24 hours, broken down by hour, but only for completed hours?

The new time picker makes it simple—point and click to build the exact time range you want or use a shortcut!

Give it a spin:
docs.rilldata.com/notes/0.72

Rill 0.72 – We reinvented Time | Rill

⚡ Rill Developer lets you transform datasets with SQL and build fast, exploratory dashboards. Rill Cloud enables collaboration at scale.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 26

📣We're excited to announce a brand new time syntax in Rill📣

Previously time ranges relied on ISO durations. While standard, ISO durations can create ambiguity around complete periods and handling of the latest data.

Rill's new syntax gives you precise control over time ranges and reference points.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 25

💡Tip Thursday - use AI to generate metrics with one click💡

The metrics views are the heart of a Rill project. They define the measures and dimensions that support the end user dashboards. In this video, Jon shares a diagram to showcase how metrics views work.

Learn more:
youtu.be/RchzVUbhFss?...

Working with Rill Metrics

YouTube video by Rill Data

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 22

Engineers and business users appreciate its focus on metrics over visuals, allowing for the creation of powerful, code-driven dashboards. Rill's intuitive dashboards promote self-serve data exploration without the need for extra support tickets.

Let's meet up!
www.rilldata.com/events/big-d...

Big Data LDN 2025 | Rill Data

Register now for Big Data LDN 2025.

www.rilldata.com

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 22

If you're at #BigDataLDN, we'd love to show you in person how Rill is not like most BI tools.

Rill's unique product architecture significantly reduces cloud data warehouse costs by optimizing data storage and query speeds, offering up to 50% savings and 10-20 times faster data access.

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 19

That’s a wrap on another great DMEXCO! We loved chatting with customers & prospects on how to gain real insights from your data. Everyone deserves an analytics data stack that is simple, flexible, and cost efficient! If we missed you, hope to catch you at our next round of events in NYC in October.

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 17

At #DMEXCO? Head to Hall 6 Booth E038 to get a personal demo of our blazing fast dashboards. If not, enjoy the sneak peak below!

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 15

He also includes battle-tested practices from Rill’s years of implementing real-time analytics for customers processing everything from financial transactions to IoT telemetry.

The whole project can be replicated on your machine with a single command. Check it out!

www.rilldata.com/blog/data-mo...

Rill | Data Modeling Guide for Real-Time Analytics with ClickHouse

Learn how to build sub-second real-time analytics with ClickHouse. Complete guide covering data modeling strategies, optimization techniques, and practical S3-to-dashboard examples.

www.rilldata.com

Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 15

ICYMI - @ssp.sh wrote a guide for ClickHouse data modeling plus a working example that ingests data from S3 & visualizes it with a single configuration file.

Here’s a demo showcasing real-time analytics with @clickhouse.com from S3 to dashboard in under 60 seconds!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ih6...

Real-Time Analytics Project up and running in 60 seconds (feat. S3, ClickHouse, Rill)

YouTube video by Simon Späti

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Rill Data @rilldata.com · Sep 11

💡Tip Thursday - watch how a developer configures a Rill Explore for the end business user💡

After you complete the data modeling work, the Rill Explore automatically provides a pre-built, fast dashboard for you. No need for extra design work for your team!

Learn more:
youtu.be/zpESpZyK99Q?...

Configuring a Rill Explore

YouTube video by Rill Data

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