Custom Colors and Bump Charts: My First Sigma Dashboard
As we explore new ways to leverage Sigma across the company, I had the opportunity to build a dashboard that would be featured in our Viz Gallery. This space showcases impactful visualizations created by our team, and contributing to it felt like both an honor and a challenge. It was a chance to apply what […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup — July 2025
July, around the InterWorks home state of Oklahoma, is a special time. The kids are out of school, the cicadas start singing, the weather is swelteringly hot, and the barbecues and cookouts are aplenty. It’s the peak of summer, no doubt about it. As romantic (and sweaty) as being outside for the summer is during […]
Improving Sigma Line Chart Over Time
Although summer is almost over, it is never too late to start to work on your beach body. My friends challenged me to do a sit-up every day for 100 days while increasing the number of sit-ups each day by one, so on the last day, we do 100 sit ups. Of course, I […]
The Sigma Action Guide
What are Sigma Actions? Imagine enabling users to instantly filter a dashboard to just their regional sales, then automatically opening a detailed breakdown page with a single click. Or picture giving analysts the ability to launch a stored procedure that forecasts next quarter’s revenue, or surface AI-driven insights directly inside your analytics platform, without ever […]
Getting Started with Plugins in Sigma
As data teams seek more flexibility and customization in their business intelligence workflows, plugins in Sigma have emerged as a powerful way to extend the platform’s capabilities. Whether you’re embedding interactive visualizations or building tailored UI components, Sigma plugins offer promising opportunities to adapt dashboards to specific user and business needs. However, like any emerging […]
Multilingual Dashboards Made Easy: A Look into Sigma’s Localization Features
In today’s global business environment, delivering data insights in the right language is more than a convenience, it’s a necessity. Sigma’s localization and language translation features are designed to empower users across different regions to access dashboards and analytics in their native language, promoting better understanding and broader adoption. While tools like Tableau and Power […]
Semantic Layers: The Universal Data Translator
Bottom Line Up Front: Semantic layers are transforming how organizations manage and deliver data analytics by providing a unified, context-rich middleware that translates raw data into consistent, accessible insights across all business applications — from traditional BI tools to AI-powered agents. The data analytics landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift. Recent industry surveys reveal that […]
Real-Time Traffic Data with AWS Kinesis and Snowflake
In today’s fast-paced urban environments, efficient traffic management is crucial for reducing congestion, improving safety and optimising public transport. Real-time data streaming enables city planners and transport companies to make instant, data-driven decisions. While traffic management is a compelling example, it’s just one of many use-cases for real-time streaming — others include financial transaction monitoring, […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup — June 2025
Ladies and gentlemen, readers of all ages, I come bearing news: Now that June has passed, we are now halfway through the 2020’s. Also, that means that we are now closer to the year 2050 than we are the year 2000. Now that I have inflicted you with the same existential dread that has plagued […]
AI Strategy Isn’t Optional Anymore – Here’s How We’re Making It Work at InterWorks
Over the past 12 months, I’ve sat in more exec meetings, virtual strategy sessions and innovation labs than I can count. The message is crystal clear: AI is no longer a futuristic ambition — it’s a strategic imperative. Yet many organizations across Mainland Europe are still asking: “Where do we even start with AI?” The […]