Reinventing dataviz: Intelligent migration of the semantic layer, for a “Self BI” model

Reinventing dataviz: Intelligent migration of the semantic layer, for a “Self BI” model The brilliant idea of the creators of the concept of "semantic layer" was to allow access to data (almost) to everyone . One of the positive effects of this approach was also the standardization of business rules: a single version of the indicators ensured that everyone used the same definitions, without having to understand the IT architecture. However, the transition to the Cloud has upset this balance, with a very high rate of "move to Cloud" of the analytical stack. Very often, this migration is an opportunity to modernize the entire stack, including by changing the dataviz tool. Indeed, some solutions, such as Cognos or SAP BO, are now perceived as rigid and costly to maintain. Others, such as Tableau or Qlik Sense, require very structured underlying models and remain expensive. In a "Self BI" logic, we will consider that t...