by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “Today at JOIN, Looker’s annual conference for data pros, the company announced Looker 5 – its next generation data platform. Looker 5 delivers dozens of innovations, upgrades and game-changing features that transform the way users experience and interact with their data, including: simplifying daily workflows by letting […]
Looker Answers Big Data Questions in an ‘Instant’
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Looker today announced Instant Insight, which allows anyone to instantly and securely analyze their data without waiting for help from an analyst – no coding or SQL is necessary. Instant Insight is available today to all Looker customers seeking to instantly understand their data. ‘When you’re […]
Looker Brings Actionable Insights to Critical Marketing Data on Google Cloud Platform
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “Today at the Google Cloud NEXT conference, Looker launched a suite of Looker Blocks designed to give marketers the tools to enhance analysis of their critical data. Compatible with Google BigQuery Data Transfer Service, Looker’s new Looker Blocks deliver a powerful, plug-and-play platform to turn data into […]
Immerse Yourself in Data: Looker Releases LookVR, Putting Data in Virtual Reality
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “Data exploration has reached a new level. Looker today released LookVR, a new app allowing the exploration of data in virtual reality, pushing the bounds of how businesses interact with their data. With LookVR, users can virtually walk around their data and explore it like never before. […]
Looker Launches Support for Amazon Athena
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Looker today launched support for Amazon Athena – the new interactive query service for data in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) that AWS unveiled at its re:Invent conference in November. The Looker connection to Amazon Athena is available immediately. Because Looker’s unique platform design is […]
The Most Easily Implemented Embedded Business Intelligence Software
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “G2 Crowd, the world’s leading business software review platform, today released the Fall 2016 Embedded Business Intelligence Software Implementation Index report to help businesses quickly identify the most easily implemented embedded business intelligence products. Looker received the highest overall implementation score with an 8.59 out of 10. […]
Looker Simplifies Data Delivery with Powered by Looker
by Angela Guess A new article out of the company reports, “Looker, the company that is powering data-driven businesses, today released substantial enhancements to Powered by Looker, one of the flagship capabilities available on the Looker Data Platform. The company introduced a suite of new application building tools that make it easier than ever to […]
Looker Unveils Looker Data Apps: Analytical Applications
by Angela Guess A new article out of the company reports, “Looker, the company that is powering data-driven businesses, today announced Looker Data Apps, analytical applications for business units and departments. Looker Data Apps have been developed from years of experience building custom applications for data-leading companies, including innovative brands like Kohler and Gilt Groupe, […]
Webinar: SQL on Hadoop for Enterprise Analytics
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar Hear why SQL on Hadoop is the future of analytics. Mike Xu, Looker Data Architect and Evangelist will share how recent updates to SQL query engines like Spark and Presto are finally allowing companies to harness Hadoop’s processing […]
Slides: SQL on Hadoop for Enterprise Analytics
SQL on Hadoop for Enterprise Analytics from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this webinar, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar Hear why SQL on Hadoop is the future of analytics. Mike Xu, Looker Data Architect and Evangelist will share how recent updates to SQL query engines like Spark […]