<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Amol Gaikwad</title><description>Welcome to my digital space</description><link>https://amolgaikwad.me/</link><item><title>Your dbt DAG Has a Date Problem (And It Looks Clean)</title><link>https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/03-your-dbt-dag-has-a-date-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/03-your-dbt-dag-has-a-date-problem/</guid><description>When your fact table has multiple date foreign keys and one dim_date, your BI tool cannot tell them apart. Here is the dbt pattern that fixes it — and why the DAG looks fine until it suddenly isn&apos;t.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why AI Makes Data Modeling More Important, Not Less</title><link>https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/02-why-ai-makes-data-modelling-more-important-not-less/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/02-why-ai-makes-data-modelling-more-important-not-less/</guid><description>As AI agents move from assisting humans to acting autonomously, the cost of a wrong answer escalates. Here&apos;s why dimensional modeling and the Semantic Layer matter more, not less, in the AI era.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When to Model Your Data (and When Not To) | Data Engineering Guide</title><link>https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/01-when-to-model-your-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://amolgaikwad.me/blog/01-when-to-model-your-data/</guid><description>Should you use Kimball or One Big Table? Learn the framework for deciding when data modeling is worth the cost, featuring a car rental case study and SCD Type 2 guide.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>