<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Pliable</title><description>Pliable organizes and connects your business data so it&apos;s clean, trusted, and AI-ready, giving CEOs the intelligence they need to run their business.</description><link>https://pliable.co/</link><item><title>Data Centralization: What It Means and Why It Matters for AI</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/data-centralization/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/data-centralization/</guid><description>Every department has different numbers. Nobody trusts the report. Decisions stall while someone pulls the data. Here&apos;s what data centralization actually means and why it&apos;s the step that makes AI work.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Starts Here: The Data Foundation That Actually Drives Innovation</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/ai-data-foundation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/ai-data-foundation/</guid><description>The most successful AI initiatives begin with clean, connected data. This article outlines the foundation teams are building to support real innovation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Signs Your Self-Service Analytics Will Fail Without Guardrails</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/3-signs-self-service-will-fail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/3-signs-self-service-will-fail/</guid><description>Self-service analytics promises to democratize data access, empowering business stakeholders to answer their own questions without waiting for data teams. But without proper guardrails (specifically semantic context and clear definitions) even the most intuitive analytics platform can lead users astray. Here are three critical warning signs that your self-service initiative is headed for trouble.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reimagining AI for the Mid-Market: A Path Toward Clarity, Confidence, and Growth</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/ai-for-the-mid-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/ai-for-the-mid-market/</guid><description>Mid-market companies are adopting AI in practical, sustainable ways. This article shares a clear path toward better decisions without enterprise complexity.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why you can&apos;t use AI to run your numbers</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/ai-ready-data-for-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/ai-ready-data-for-business/</guid><description>AI finds the mess faster. Without AI-ready data and a single source of truth, asking AI about your numbers doesn&apos;t get you answers. It gets you three different ones. Here&apos;s what&apos;s actually standing between your team and decisions you can trust.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Reality Check From a Former Brand and Retail CMO Who Spent $$$$$ on Meta and Google</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/ai-reality-check-for-retail-cmos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/ai-reality-check-for-retail-cmos/</guid><description>A candid perspective from a former retail and brand CMO on why AI struggles in mid-market marketing and how clean, connected data is unlocking better decisions.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond the Dictionary: What Semantic Layers Actually Need to Solve</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/beyond-the-dictionary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/beyond-the-dictionary/</guid><description>Often when people hear &quot;semantic layer,&quot; they picture a simple translation service: something that renames `d_mrr` to &quot;Monthly Recurring Revenue&quot; or `aov` to &quot;Average Order Value.&quot;  It&apos;s an understandable assumption, especially when you look at offerings like Snowflake&apos;s semantic views or dbt&apos;s semantic layer, which often emphasize these basic mapping capabilities. But here&apos;s the thing: that&apos;s the easy part. And frankly, it&apos;s the part that AI is already getting pretty good at figuring out on its own.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Intelligence for Small Business: Why the Tools Keep Failing You</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/business-intelligence-for-small-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/business-intelligence-for-small-business/</guid><description>A marketing operations leader&apos;s firsthand account of buying into a six figure BI platform, the thousands spent trying to make it work, and why the fix for growing companies isn&apos;t another SaaS tool.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A How-To Framework For Leaders Who Need Faster, Clearer Answers From Their Data</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/faster-clearer-data-answers-framework/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/faster-clearer-data-answers-framework/</guid><description>This framework shows how leadership teams are moving from fragmented reporting to trusted answers that support faster, more confident decisions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hidden Cost of Business Intelligence: Why Your BI Tool Isn&apos;t the Problem</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/hidden-cost-of-business-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/hidden-cost-of-business-intelligence/</guid><description>Every year, companies invest millions in business intelligence tools, expecting immediate insights and data-driven decision making. Yet according to Gartner, 85% of big data projects fail to deliver business value. The culprit isn&apos;t what most executives think it is.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Semantic Layers Transform AI Data Interactions: Building Trust Through Context and Governance</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/how-semantic-layers-transform-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/how-semantic-layers-transform-ai/</guid><description>As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into business decision-making, one critical challenge continues to plague organizations: how do we ensure AI systems provide accurate, reliable, and trustworthy insights from our data? The answer lies in implementing a robust semantic layer: a foundational component that serves as the intelligent intermediary between AI systems and raw data.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knowledge Base Updates: Smarter Organization, Easier Review</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/knowledge-base-updates-smarter-organization/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/knowledge-base-updates-smarter-organization/</guid><description>We&apos;ve made a round of updates to the Pliable Knowledge Base that make it easier to keep your team&apos;s context sharp and stay on top of what needs your attention.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Requests, Reimagined: The Biggest Update to Pliable Since Launch</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/requests-reimagined/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/requests-reimagined/</guid><description>We&apos;ve made a round of updates to the Pliable Knowledge Base that make it easier to keep your team&apos;s context sharp and stay on top of what needs your attention.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting a Number Isn&apos;t the Problem. Getting One You Can Trust Is.</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/self-service-analytics-for-business-leaders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/self-service-analytics-for-business-leaders/</guid><description>BI tools are good at handing you a number. They&apos;re not built to tell you whether it&apos;s the right one, or to survive the question that comes after it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pliable Announces Strategic Investment and Expanded Partnership with Snowflake</title><link>https://pliable.co/blog/snowflake-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pliable.co/blog/snowflake-investment/</guid><description>We&apos;re excited to share a major milestone for Pliable: a strategic investment from Snowflake Ventures and an expanded partnership with Snowflake to help bring Snowflake Intelligence to millions of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>