| | | | | | June 2025 - Product Update |  | | | | Product News and Updates | | | Google is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms We are pleased to share that Gartner® has named Google a Leader in the 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and Business Intelligence, for the second consecutive year. We believe this validates our strategy of delivering a comprehensive BI platform for self-service and governed environments that's accessible to entire organizations through natural language, and backed by trusted data enabled by a semantic modeling layer. | Looker Core on Google Cloud now FedRAMP High authorized The need to protect highly sensitive government data is critical. FedRAMP High authorization for Looker is the gateway for its use by federal agencies, providing the necessary security, compliance, and efficiency assurances that government operations demand. | Elevate Your Embedded Analytics: Deep Customization with the Chart Config Editor Integrating analytics directly into your applications can offer your users valuable insights without disrupting their workflow. While basic visualizations are a good start, true integration and branding demand deeper customization. Tools like the Chart Config Editor in Looker provide this granular control, essential for crafting a seamless embedded analytics experience. | Solving the reports vs dashboards dilemma The debut of Looker reports offers a simplified and unified user experience by enabling self-service access to both personal and governed data from the same place. With this new functionality extending one of our existing strengths, many customers are asking which tool they should use. As is often the case, the answer is nuanced and depends on their specific needs and environment. | | See the latest updates from our Help Center for Looker Studio here, and for Looker here. | | | | Tips and Tricks | | | Transforming the blueberry industry with a unified data platform, self-service insights, and AI The North American Blueberry Council equips growers and suppliers with a shared data platform, self-service BI, and AI-powered tools so they can make informed decisions that drive market growth. Sitting on top of their data platform is a semantic data layer that the engineering team built using LookML in Looker. It provides one data model including definitions and KPI formulas, and it governs which users can access which data. | OfficeRnD: Embedding innovation with a centralized data and BI platform When the need for flexible work soared during the pandemic, the company adapted its coworking and workplace management platform to help commercial property owners and leasing organizations navigate the unprecedented change in where and how people worked. The shift in strategy drove rapid growth, and OfficeRnD soon found itself struggling to keep up with demand.To quickly remedy customers' BI reliability and performance issues — and ease the pressure developers were facing in keeping up with demand — OfficeRnD designed, built, and launched an initial Looker solution in just three months. | Video: Develop with Looker Studio Linking API In this episode of Develop with Looker and Looker Studio we walk through how you can use the Linking API to programmatically create and use a Linking API URL. Watch to learn how your stakeholders can get the Looker Studio report they need with one click. | | | | Data Cloud Spotlight | | | Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority: Building the Road Ahead with Google AI The city of Austin is experiencing rapid population growth, which puts more pressure on all services in the area – and more cars on the roads. With $800 million in road construction already underway, Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) knew it had to plan ahead to implement a road management system that could handle advanced analytics, and integrate complex data from multiple sources, including road sensors, toll transactions, and cameras reading license plates from all over the country. | Rittman Analytics: Introducing Conversational Analytics, Data Agents and Code Interpreter in Looker and Looker Studio "Conversational Analytics is Google's implementation of AI-powered natural language querying for Looker and Looker Studio. At its core, it enables users to interact with their data using everyday language rather than having to learn SQL or navigate complex dashboard interfaces. The goal for conversational analytics is to further democratise data access." | | | | | | | Thanks for reading our monthly update. | | | Happy Reporting, The Looker Team | | | | | | © 2025 Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 | | This email was sent to pulipuli.chen@gmail.com because you indicated that you want to receive announcements about the latest changes, enhancements, and new features from the Looker Studio team. If you do not wish to receive such emails in the future, please unsubscribe here. | | |
