Dashboards are Dead: The Revolution of Conversational BI with DUKE

Dashboards are dead!!! Traditional dashboards are not always the ideal solution for data analysis and quick decision-making. With DUKE, we have revolutionized the way businesses interact with their data, moving from static analysis to dynamic conversation. This article explores why dashboards are often inadequate, highlights the advantages of conversational BI, and demonstrates how DUKE can enhance production efficiency.

I. Why are dashboards not always the ideal solution?

Dashboards are designed to visualize data and track key performance indicators, but they have significant limitations:

1. Lack of real-time information: Dashboards often do not provide updated information, making the data outdated and irrelevant.
2. Complexity and maintenance: Building and maintaining dashboards require considerable resources, making updates cumbersome and tedious.
3. Limited use cases: Dashboards are not always suitable for all decision-making scenarios, especially for quick decisions.
4. Information overload: Dashboards can overwhelm users with an abundance of data, causing more confusion than clarity.

II. The advantages of Conversational Business Intelligence

Conversational Business Intelligence (BI) offers a modern solution to these problems by enabling real-time interaction with data through natural language queries. This approach has several advantages:

1. Real-time responses: Users can ask specific questions and receive immediate answers, ensuring timely and relevant insights.
2. Ease of use: Conversational BI tools are more user-friendly than traditional BI tools, making data analysis accessible to everyone, regardless of technical expertise.
3. Efficiency: By providing instant answers, conversational BI saves time and enhances the speed of decision-making.
4. Integration: Conversational BI can seamlessly integrate with collaboration and communication tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams, facilitating better collaboration and communication.

III. How can DUKE improve production efficiency?

DUKE embodies the power of conversational BI by transforming how businesses interact with their data. Here is a concrete example of how DUKE can be used to identify and improve a declining margin:

1. Data ingestion into DUKE: This new data source was quickly integrated into DUKE, enabling smooth interaction with the data.
2. Defining management rules: We established rules to identify factors affecting margins, such as cost overruns, pricing issues, and inefficient processes. DUKE then generated relevant queries based on these rules.
3. Asking business questions: We asked several critical questions to DUKE, such as:
   • Which products have the lowest margins?
   • What are the main cost factors impacting our margins?
   • How has our margin trend evolved over the past few months?
   • Are there specific projects or departments with significantly higher costs?
   • What efficiency potentials can be implemented to improve our margins?

In just a few minutes and an interaction resembling a real conversation, we obtained the necessary data to guide our actions and improve our margins.

In summary, dashboards are not completely obsolete but are not suitable for many use cases. Conversational BI with DUKE offers unparalleled flexibility and responsiveness, making Business Intelligence accessible and instantaneous. Adopt DUKE to transform your data interaction and make decisions faster and more efficiently. Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionize your data analysis.

With DUKE, interact, decide, succeed: shine through your data.