Why Traditional BI Workflows Break Down
Modern businesses run on data, but most BI workflows are plagued by frustrating user experiences and a lack of trust that creates drag on the entire organization.
The "Certification-Required" Experience
Traditional BI tools are notoriously complex, requiring specialized training to build even simple dashboards. This creates a dependency on a small group of "power users," preventing the rest of the organization from being able to answer their own questions.
The Dashboard Graveyard
Most dashboards are static, leaving them unable to answer the inevitable "why?" behind the number. They are also brittle; a small change to an underlying schema or data model can break an entire report. Because they are difficult to update and don't allow for deeper exploration, they quickly become stale and are abandoned in a "dashboard graveyard".
The Battle Between Access and Chaos
To prevent inconsistent metrics, data teams are often forced to lock down data access, which creates a frustrating bottleneck. To get around this, users inevitably export data to insecure spreadsheets, creating the very data chaos the restrictions were meant to prevent.
A Modern BI Platform for Everyone
Our platform is designed to solve these problems by making good governance the path of least resistance. We provide a powerful, flexible, and reliable way for everyone to get answers, whether through a pixel-perfect dashboard or an AI-powered conversation.
Build Trusted Dashboards and Reports
Start by building the reliable, consistent dashboards your business runs on. For teams that love their existing tools, our platform can serve as a consistent semantic layer. Connect existing BI tools via our SQL API and ensure every report across the company is powered by the same set of verified facts.
Go Beyond the Dashboard with AI
For the follow-up questions that a static dashboard can't answer, our AI-assisted workbook provides a vastly simplified experience. It’s designed to make deep analysis accessible to everyone in your organization, not just certified experts, empowering them to uncover their own novel insights.
Enable Flexible, Cross-Functional Analysis
Our platform enables a modern, data-mesh approach. By connecting data across silos with a federated source of truth, you empower teams to safely explore data and answer complex, cross-functional questions on their own, without waiting in a central queue.
A Foundation Built for Velocity and Trust
This modern BI experience is made possible by a fundamentally different technical foundation designed for correctness, flexibility, and the future of data analysis.
A Federated Source of Truth
We allow you to define all of your business logic—metrics, relationships, and joins—once in a version-controlled Malloy model. This ensures every dashboard, every user, and every AI-generated answer is operating from the same set of verified facts.
A Managed Lifecycle for Your Data Assets
We solve the problem of stale and broken dashboards by treating BI assets like modern software. Your semantic models and code-based reports are bundled into versioned packages, allowing you to safely update logic without breaking the reports that rely on it.
Built on an Open-Source Core
Our platform is built on Malloy, a powerful, open-source language for data. This ensures your models remain transparent and portable, freeing you from expensive, proprietary vendor lock-in while benefiting from a thriving developer community.
