Liveboard

A Liveboard is an interactive, real-time dashboard that displays live data visualizations and analytics in a collaborative format. Unlike static reports, Liveboards automatically refresh to show the most current data, allowing teams to monitor key metrics, track performance, and make decisions based on up-to-date information. Users can interact with the data directly on the Liveboard by filtering, drilling down, or exploring different dimensions without needing to create new reports. This makes Liveboards particularly valuable for organizations that need to respond quickly to changing business conditions and share insights across teams in a dynamic, accessible way.

In modern business environments, decisions need to be made quickly and based on the latest available data. Liveboards matter because they eliminate the lag time between data collection and decision-making, providing teams with a single source of truth that updates automatically. For Business Intelligence and analytics teams, this means stakeholders across the organization can access current insights without constantly requesting new reports or waiting for scheduled updates. Liveboards also promote data-driven collaboration by allowing multiple users to view, interact with, and discuss the same live data simultaneously, breaking down silos and creating alignment around key metrics and business objectives.

1. Data connection: The Liveboard connects to one or more data sources and establishes automatic refresh schedules to pull the latest information.

2. Visualization creation: Users build charts, tables, and other visual elements that display key metrics and dimensions relevant to their business questions.

3. Interactive exploration: Team members can filter, drill down, or modify views directly on the Liveboard without altering the underlying data or creating separate reports.

4. Real-time updates: The Liveboard automatically refreshes based on configured intervals, displaying current data as it becomes available in the connected sources.

5. Sharing and collaboration: Users can share Liveboards with colleagues, set permissions, and collaborate around live data insights in real time.

1. Sales performance monitoring: A sales director creates a Liveboard showing daily revenue, pipeline status, and team performance metrics. The sales team checks it each morning to understand where they stand against quarterly targets, and managers use it during daily stand-ups to identify deals that need attention.

2. Marketing campaign tracking: A marketing team builds a Liveboard that displays website traffic, conversion rates, and campaign ROI across all active channels. As campaigns run throughout the day, the team monitors performance and quickly reallocates budget to the best-performing channels based on live data.

3. Supply chain operations: A logistics manager maintains a Liveboard showing inventory levels, shipment status, and supplier performance. When the Liveboard reveals a potential stockout situation, the team can immediately contact suppliers and adjust orders before the issue impacts production.

• Provides access to current data without waiting for scheduled reports or manual updates.

• Reduces the need for repetitive report requests by giving stakeholders self-service access to live information.

• Promotes collaboration by creating a shared view of business performance that teams can discuss and act upon together.

• Supports faster decision-making by eliminating delays between data changes and when stakeholders see those changes.

• Allows interactive exploration without requiring technical skills or knowledge of query languages.Maintains consistency across the organization by providing a single source of truth for key metrics.

ThoughtSpot's Liveboard functionality represents a shift from passive reporting to active analytics. Rather than treating dashboards as static endpoints, ThoughtSpot designed Liveboards to be starting points for exploration. Users can ask questions directly from a Liveboard using natural language search, and Spotter, your AI agent, can proactively surface insights and anomalies that might otherwise go unnoticed. This approach makes analytics more accessible to business users while maintaining the depth and flexibility that data professionals require.

1. Business Intelligence

2. Self-Service Analytics

3. Data Visualization

4. API Integration

5. Ad-hoc Reporting

6. Dashboard

7. Data Democratization

Liveboards provide organizations with interactive, automatically updating dashboards that support faster decision-making and better collaboration around current business data.