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Tableau

Tableau is a visual analytics platform known for flexible, interactive visualisations.

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It connects to many sources, supports extracts and live queries, and gives analysts a wide range of chart types and design control.

Governed data sources and clear conventions prevent workbook sprawl.

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Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool for simple, self-serve exploration of data.

An OLAP cube is a pre-aggregated, multidimensional data structure that makes slicing and dicing fast.

A scorecard is a compact view of a handful of KPIs against targets, often with status…

A live connection queries the warehouse every time a dashboard loads; an extract is a stored…

Looker Studio, formerly Data Studio, is Google free tool for building interactive reports and dashboards.

Looker is Google Cloud business intelligence platform, built on a code-based semantic layer called LookML.