Mastering processes in the dataviz layer
Mastering processes in the dataviz layer According to a 2023 Gartner report , there is a marked trend towards moving data transformation processes from databases to dataviz tools. This is not very surprising, recent dataviz tools are easy to use, they are rich and experiential. The profession is using them more and more to do "data prep". Data governance, and in particular data traceability, is profoundly complicated by this decentralization of environments. Furthermore, the intelligence in the reports is not shared, nor shareable, nor centralized (because it is specific to the dashboard), which creates opacity on the management rules used by the business to consolidate the data. In this context, technical data lineage in the data visualization layer is a key asset. Plotting data in the dataviz layer, a challenge The complexity of transformations Data in the dataviz layer often goes through many complex transformations: calculations, aggregations, filters, ex