Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and answers about search-based analytics on Knowi

What is data as a serivce?

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Isn't Knowi a BI platform? How can it be used for DAAS?

A lot of business users have some data literacy but not the deep syntax knowledge required to analyze data themselves. With search-based analytics, your team (or customers if you embed) can explore the data by entering questions and getting back actionable data. This will eliminate the need to go to the data science team every time someone wants to explore the business metrics or statistics.

How does data-as-a-service compare to data warehouses?

In short, yes. And if you are employing a complex use case we recommend it. This usually involves working with the Knowi team of solution engineers to build out custom associations and synonyms for the natural language processing engine that powers your search-based analytics.

Where is DaaS (Data as a Service) in the cloud stack?

Yes, the Knowi platform features full embedding with either iframes or javascript. It also features white-labeling so you can replace all Knowi branding with your own. With this option, you can let your clients enter queries in plain English and get back actionable data in real time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and answers about search-based analytics on Knowi

What is data as a serivce?

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Isn't Knowi a BI platform? How can it be used for DAAS?

How does data-as-a-service compare to data warehouses?

Where is DaaS (Data as a Service) in the cloud stack?

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Lumo makes AI data analytics accessible to everyone. Instead of relying on dashboards or BI experts, just ask your questions in an easy conversational interface—Lumo analyzes the data behind the scenes and delivers answers in natural language, with supporting visualizations and recommendations.

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