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 […]
From Dashboards to Data Apps: Sigma vs. Tableau vs. Power BI
BI Crossroads and the Current State of the Industry For years, the business intelligence (BI) industry has promised self-service analytics, democratized insights and agile decision-making. But most organizations are still stuck in the same old loop: open the dashboard, export to Excel, clean, combine, rebuild and email. Despite millions in tech investment, today’s analysts still […]
Sorting Out Success: The Data Laundry Cycle
If you’ve been following InterWorks over the years, you know we love a good metaphor for data and analytics concepts. Our newest metaphor might just be our freshest one yet. We call it the Data Laundry Cycle. I’ll give a quick explanation of how it works, followed by a more detailed guide that you can […]
Mastering Data Initiatives: Project Management Secrets for Success
The landscape of project management is evolving rapidly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the data and business intelligence space. As organizations increasingly recognize data as a strategic asset, the role of project managers in this domain has become more complex, demanding and ultimately rewarding. Recent industry forecasts suggest we’ll need 25 million […]
Mastering Data Governance: Common Challenges
Now that we’ve laid out the framework for what strong Data Governance strategies look like and the steps to achieve them, let’s round out this series by briefly going over a few common challenges you’re likely to face when you embark on your data governance journey. The Big Four We most commonly see four big […]