Business Intelligence with Looker Cookbook

Use Looker for visualizing data, data analysis, and reporting, and learn how to connect to your data, build dashboards and reports, and share insights with your team

Key FeaturesExplore data visualization, analysis, and reporting with Looker to gain insights from your dataConnect to data sources, build dashboards, and create reports to track and share key metricsShare insights with your team to make better business decisionsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionLooker is a data analytics and business intelligence platform that allows organizations to explore, analyze, and visualize their data. It provides tools for data modeling, exploration, and visualization, enabling you to gain insights from your data to make informed business decisions.

You'll start with the basics, from setting up your Looker environments to configuring views and models using LookML. As you progress, you'll delve into more advanced topics, such as navigating data in Explore, tailoring dashboards to your needs, and adding dynamic elements for interactivity. Along the way, you'll gain invaluable troubleshooting skills to tackle common issues and optimize your Looker usage, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience. Furthermore, the book extends your understanding beyond the basics, equipping you with the knowledge you need to develop Looker applications and seamlessly integrate them with other tools and applications. You'll also explore advanced techniques for harnessing Looker's full potential, empowering you to establish data-driven decision-making and innovation within your organization.

By the end of this BI book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of how to use Looker to find important information, make tasks easier, and derive important insights.

What you will learnUnderstand Looker's key components, including LookML, data models, and dashboards.Explore Looker's functionality, including custom fields, calculations, and visualizations.Work with Looker dashboards using dynamic elements like links and actions.Use different types of filters for dimensions to create dashboardsDevelop Looker applications using essential tools and frameworksExplore additional applications for the Looker organizationIntegrate Looker with other tools using APIs, connectors, and data pipelinesWho this book is forIf you're a business analyst, data analyst, or BI developer who wants to get well-versed with the features of Looker, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of business intelligence is required to get started.

Table of ContentsGetting started in Looker environmentConfiguring views and models in LookML projectWorking with data in ExploresCustomizing and serving the dashboardsMaking dashboards interactive through dynamic elementsTroubleshooting LookerPreparing to develop Looker applicationsOrganizing Looker environment Administering and Monitoring LookerIntegrating Looker with other Applications