How should you document you Sisense system to support maintenance, enhancements, future growth and failure recovery? Read about it here...

Sisense Plugins extend or modify Sisense functionality. They cover a wide gamut of options from new widget types to styling & formatting.

I spent two days last week at the sold out Sisense Eureka Users Group Meeting in NYC. I learned so much, met some great folks and came away more excited than ever about the future of Sisense. I'll try to give you some highlights without violating the NDA. Since this post is long, I've moved a copy of my final thoughts to the top for those who don't want to wade through the entire post. My Takeaways: If you aren't using analytics to improve your business today, you are falli

NOTE: With the L2022.10 release GIT archiving is a built-in feature of Sisense. Check the documentation for details. If your Sisense system crashes or corrupts, you'll restore your last backup to recover. (By the way, I've never had either happen in over 4 years of working with Sisense.) What do you do when someone says: we need to revert to a previous version of a widget we should restore the old version of this dashboard what did we do in the Acme ElastiCube a few month

Defining and using consistent dashboard visualization Patterns will improve User understanding and engagement. What do I mean by Patterns? Simply put, Patterns are the layout (type and placement of widgets) on your dashboards. Why do layout Patterns matter? Consistent placement, types and sizing of widgets will help your users orient themselves more quickly when they open a dashboard. As a result, they are more at ease and more likely to stay engaged with your dashboards

Using a Sisense color palette that presents analytics in colors matching your brand provides your users with a more binding dashboard experience. You can also use your Sisense palette for consistency of metric presentation by adopting a standard color scheme. The Sisense palette capability does a nice job of supporting these objectives. Custom palettes (to support your color scheme) are created in the REST API tool in the Admin section of your Sisense site. Very good direc

Why am I a Sisense consultant? I have spent the majority of my career in the systems selection and implementation space. During that time, I have worked and partnered with a number of software providers. Several of them in analytics space. Why would I choose to dedicate my time to Sisense? Before answering this question, a little (or maybe a lot of) history: Almost 5 years ago in my role as Product Solutions VP, I was responsible for identifying and selecting a more effi