Today’s business intelligence (BI) landscape is rapidly evolving, and users can get more value from their unique datasets with powerful generative AI data analysis tools. According to Gartner, about 40 percent of surveyed organizations have deployed generative AI across multiple units, citing customer operations services and marketing as the main application areas. Microfusion Technology also found from the AI wave that with the accelerated development of AI technology, enterprises have an increasing demand for AI-driven solutions, especially applications that can more accurately improve the efficiency of business data analysis and decision making. Google Cloud will provide a market preview of two key Gemini features in Looker: LookML Assistant and Visualization Assistant are designed to help users create and collaborate within their organizations with more intuitive AI-driven insights. These innovative ideas have led analysts and developers to reimagine how they use modules and visualizations to simplify the process of creating and sharing data.
Gemini in Looker, launched on Google Cloud Next in April, changes the way you get insights from the most important data in the world: your data. By using natural language and Google’s AI, you can discover, collaborate, and make decisions faster across your entire team, and bring those benefits to everyone in your organization.
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Use the LookML Assistant to write LookML faster
LookML, short for Looker Modeling Language, is Looker’s version-control semantic layer that provides a consistent and reliable way to access and analyze information as an abstraction layer for data and users. This simplifies data governance and helps ensure data integrity across the organization. The LookML Assistant can help you get started with LookML and accelerate your workflow by simplifying the code creation process, providing guidance and advice. You can ask LookML Assistant to create suggestions such as dimensions, dimension groups, metrics, or other code.
To get started with LookML Assistant, enable Development mode and navigate to projects in the IDE, then click on the Gemini icon, or learn more from the Help Center.
Generate visual customization using natural language
You can also use Looker’s chart configuration editor to fine-tune the look and behavior of the visualization by manipulating the underlying JSON code directly. This feature offers a wide range of customization options beyond the standard visual Settings, so you can create more engaging and informative charts and graphs.
Google Cloud extends this capability with the first preview of the Visualisation Assistant, making it easier and more flexible for users to create customisations on top of Looker’s out-of-the-box visualisation. Now, instead of searching through files to find the right JSON parameters, just ask Gemini what you need in Looker and customize your visualizations using natural language.
To start using the Visualization Assistant, build visualization in Looker Explore and select a ready-made chart type, such as a bar chart, bar chart, or line chart. Then, select the “Visualization Assistant” button in the Visualization Settings column. Gemini in Looker will ask you what you want to customize. Insert a prompt or select a pre-written suggestion, and Gemini will write custom code. If you like what you see, apply the Settings and the new visualizations will take effect.
Gemini in Looker is designed to accelerate your everyday data interactions, letting you talk to your data and bring it to life. To start using LookML Assistant and Visualization Assistant in Looker now, you can learn more in the files. To begin using Looker, please visit http://cloud.google.com/looker.
This article has been translated and adapted from the official Google Cloud blog to provide you with the most cutting-edge technology trends and application examples. This article provides an in-depth look at how generative AI is redefining the world of business intelligence, especially with innovative features such as LookML Assistant and Visualization Assistant to help users analyze data more effectively and make decisions. As an elite partner of Google Cloud, Microfusion will continue to promote the practical application of these innovative technologies to help enterprise customers seize new business opportunities in the AI-driven era. If you are interested in learning how Gemini and other AI technologies in Looker can accelerate your digital transformation, contact us and we look forward to being your best partner for digital transformation.
