Classmethod Launches Omni Implementation Services Through Strategic Partnership with Omni Analytics
Classmethod, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato‑ku, Tokyo; CEO: Satoshi Yokota) launches professional deployment and adoption services for Omni, an AI‑powered, next‑generation business intelligence (BI) platform. As part of this initiative, Classmethod has entered into a strategic partnership with Omni Analytics, Inc. (Headquarters: California, USA; CEO: Colin Zima).
Through this partnership, Classmethod supports organizations in deploying and adopting Omni while integrating it with Modern Data Stack technologies such as Snowflake and dbt. This enables end‑to‑end support across the entire data journey, from building cloud‑native data foundations to delivering scalable, self‑service analytics.
Background
As data-driven management continues to gain importance, many organizations are investing in cloud data warehouses as the core of their analytics platforms. Advances in Modern Data Stack technologies have made it easier to collect, transform, and manage large volumes of data while maintaining a reliable and scalable data foundation.
Simultaneously, BI initiatives continue to face a persistent challenge: balancing strong governance with flexible self‑service analytics. While data teams prioritize consistency and control over metrics, business users need the freedom to explore data quickly to support timely decision‑making. As a result, organizations often struggle to fully realize the value of enterprise data.
Omni: A Next-Generation BI Platform
Omni is designed to address the balance between governance and flexibility in analytics. Developed by founders with experience building platforms such as Looker and Stitch, Omni reflects deep industry insight into the limitations of traditional BI tools. The platform delivers an intuitive analytical experience for business users while enabling data engineers to maintain governed, code-based data models that support analytics across the entire organization.
Key Features of Omni
Unified Governance and Flexibility
Joins, calculations, and business logic defined through Omni’s UI are managed as YAML-based code and stored as a semantic layer. This approach ensures consistent definitions and metrics while allowing business users to explore and analyze data with confidence.
Native Integration with dbt
Metrics and business logic defined in Omni can be consolidated into dbt models, enabling close collaboration between analytics and data engineering teams. Omni also supports validation of in-development dbt models, enhancing alignment throughout the analytics lifecycle.
Spreadsheet-Like Analytics Enhanced by AI
Users can analyze and transform data through a familiar spreadsheet-style interface without writing SQL. AI-powered capabilities generate analytical summaries and detect anomalies, helping teams accelerate insights and improve decision-making.
Through this partnership, Classmethod combines its expertise in cloud-native data architectures with Omni’s innovative BI capabilities, helping organizations establish trusted data foundations while empowering faster, more autonomous analytics.
Official website: https://omni.co/
Executive Comments
Jamie Davidson, Co-Founder and President, Omni Analytics, Inc.
“We are excited to collaborate with Classmethod as organizations across the Asia-Pacific region pursue transformation through enhanced self-service analytics, accelerated AI adoption, and the development of AI-driven data products. By combining Omni’s platform with Classmethod’s extensive experience and proven track record, we believe we are uniquely positioned to deliver tangible, reliable outcomes for our customers.”
Satoshi Yokota, CEO, Classmethod, Inc.
“For Classmethod, which has long provided end-to-end services across the Modern Data Stack from data platform design to practical business utilization, this partnership with Omni is highly significant. Omni’s innovative approach, which successfully balances governance and agility, addresses a critical challenge faced by many Japanese enterprises in their data initiatives. By combining our technical expertise with Omni’s advanced platform, we are committed to strongly supporting data-driven decision-making for our customers in Japan.”
*Quotes have been translated and edited for clarity.
About Classmethod, Inc.
Classmethod, Inc. is a technology partner supporting corporate digital transformation (DX), with a focus on cloud-native technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), data analytics, mobile, IoT, and AI/machine learning.
In AWS consulting, Classmethod has been recognized as a top-tier partner continuously since 2015, and has received the “AWS Consulting Partner of the Year” award recognizing the best domestic partner four times. In 2022, Classmethod received the “SI Partner of the Year” award as the global top partner, and was again named a finalist in 2023, establishing Classmethod as one of the world’s leading AWS partners. To date, Classmethod has supported approximately 5,000 companies and assisted with the management and construction of over 40,000 AWS accounts. Classmethod also places great emphasis on a culture of technical knowledge sharing by its engineers. Its owned media platform “DevelopersIO”, features over 50,000 technical articles, and we also operate “Zenn,” a knowledge-sharing platform for developers, contributing to the growth of the broader technical community. Under the mission of “empowering creativity through innovative ideas and advanced technical expertise,” Classmethod will continue to propose optimal technologies that enhance the business value of its customers.
Headquarters: 26F Hibiya Fort Tower 1-1-1 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo
CEO: Satoshi Yokota
Business: Cloud migration, development of big data infrastructure and mobile applications, technical assistance on AI/machine learning and LINE based software development
Official Website (Japanese): https://classmethod.jp/
Official Website (English): https://classmethod.jp/english/
DevelopersIO (tech blog): https://dev.classmethod.jp/en/
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Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/classmethod-yt/
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