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June 2021

How to avoid BI vendor lock-in with open architecture

Many organizations have considered or experienced a desire to take advantage of a cheaper platform, more feature rich-software, or to divorce from a vendor who is not delivering. But the pain of moving is simply too great to consider doing it. This is the state of being locked-in. In this blog, we explain what lock-in is, what it means for businesses searching for new embedded analytics solutions, and why it should be a consideration when choosing a platform.

Why it's time to update your embedded analytics

There was a time when product teams could embed basic dashboards and data visualizations, and that was more than enough to satisfy the average user’s business intelligence (BI) and analytics needs. Today, however? Not so much. From AI-assisted analysis to automated alerts to contexualized insights, there are several new sophisticated analytical capabilities that have become core parts of modern embedded analytics solutions, and many users’ expectations have risen accordingly.