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Looker Unveils the Next-Generation Data PlatformLooker, the company powering the top data-driven businesses, today at Join 2016 announced Looker 4 - a radically simplified, complete data platform that allows companies to easily integrate, transform, govern, explore, visualize, and deliver data anywhere, in virtually any application. Looker also announced the Looker Blocks Directory that contains over 50 pre-built, re-usable analytic templates created by Looker, Google (News - Alert), Segment, Stitch and many others, plus 12 data applications to accelerate the time-to-value when deploying Looker. "Since day one Looker has focused on building a platform for data analysts so they can bring a completely different data experience to their business," said Frank Bien, CEO of Looker. "Looker 4 is the result of years of work and ushers in a new generation of BI/Analytics, addressing the fragmentation of self-service dashboards and data preparation tools to fully unleash the power of data in organizations." The Looker 4 Data Platform Looker introduces a complete data platform built with today's technology to deliver on the promise of data-driven decision-making. Looker 4 keeps the best of what came before while jettisoning all the compromises that came with slow, expensive data warehouses, siloed BI tools and outdated methods of software development. Today marks the evolution to a comprehensive and robust solution with significant expansions to the ecosystem - all the elements needed for a complete data platform. Next-Generation Data Platform Now you can build anything imaginable on the Looker platform, push data to virtually any application, and even close the loop by taking action on the analysis, all from a reliable single source of truth. With Looker 4 you can:
Robust Ecosystem A true modern data platform is not complete without a network of technology, integration and chnnel experts.
"Modern enterprise data-management models have traditionally relied on a centralized IT operations model," says Toph Whitmore, Principal Analyst for Big Data & Analytics with Blue Hill Research. "Looker's Data Platform, Looker 4, democratizes the data prep, giving data-munging capabilities to analysts throughout an organization, and removing process bottlenecks. But it also has the potential to democratize the analysis itself: I look forward to seeing how LookML-certified data developers extend Looker capabilities into new applications." Dig Deeper into the Looker Data Platform
About Looker Looker is a complete data platform that offers data analytics, exploration and insights to every function of a business and easily integrates into every departmental application to get data directly into the decision-making process. The company is powering data-driven cultures at more than 750 industry-leading and innovative companies such as Sony, Amazon, The Economist, Kohler (News - Alert), Etsy, Lyft and Kickstarter. The company is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, First Round Capital, Sapphire Ventures, and PivotNorth. For more information, connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, G+ and YouTube or visit looker.com.
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