Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

February 2022

Systems development lifecycle (SDLC) with the Qlik Active Intelligence Platform -Part 1

Most organizations follow some form of Systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and incorporate this into their analytics lifecycle. For Qlik customers moving from a client-managed environment (Windows on-premise) to Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS; they have multiple environments such as Development, Test and Production and are uncertain how to map this to a SaaS environment. Question: Can this be done in one SaaS tenant, or is a tenant required for each tier?

Qlik Lineage Connectors Brief Overview and Use Case

Qlik Lineage Connectors is a new offering that provides lineage related insights for QlikView, Qlik Sense client-managed and other on premise BI applications and data sources such as Tableau, PowerBI, Oracle, Azure SQL and Snowflake. It also offers a visual data lineage capability integrated with Qlik Sense SaaS, allowing you to see the complete history of those assets without having to access multiple systems. In this scenario I am considering migrating my Windows on-premise Qlik Sense client-managed environment over to Qlik Sense SaaS.

SaaS in 60 - KPI background Color (other KPI improvements)

This week we introduce a simple style improvement to the KPI chart object. KPI charts provide simple summarized views of your data that help track the performance of your metrics – better known as Key Performance Indicators. In case you missed it - a number of styling improvements have been implemented over time such as responsive behavior, a large library of conditional symbol icons, custom color schemes and alignment options.

Supply Chains: Staying Ahead of the Unpredictable With an Analytics Data Pipeline

2021 demonstrated the precariousness of our global supply chains and the potential cost to business. The Suez Canal blockage held up around $9.6bn of trade each day, while the true impact of the pandemic won’t be known for years. Many of us have also felt it during our weekly shopping and the disappointment when one of our favorite items is replaced by cardboard cutouts instead of the foodstuff themselves.