Traditional BI is Dead; Long Live Sigma!
August 24, 2022
Traditional BI is Dead; Long Live Sigma!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Sigma Computing
I use Sigma along with the rest of the Data Team to design dashboards and derive key insights for several internal teams at our company. Sigma makes the insights discovery process much, much easier due to its ability to perform easy calculations via more Excel-centric language rather than custom SQL. While custom SQL is a powerful skill, I have found it is easier to assist stakeholders in using data/dashboards when they do not have to use SQL to find them.
Pros
- Create custom datasets without the need for SQL.
- Easily manipulate/transform workbooks using Excel-like language.
- Fast calculations with much lower wait time for data to load or be transformed.
Cons
- When writing custom SQL, there should be an option to merely call the database at the beginning without having to do so throughout the query (similar to Snowflake).
- Sigma should allow uploads of .kml files.
- Make it flexible so that there are more ways to resize workbook elements.
- Sigma has helped us create efficiencies by allowing stakeholders to derive insights on their own without data analyst assistance with custom SQL.
- The process of creating and reconfiguring datasets is an easier process than Tableau.
- I have noticed certain calculations run a lot faster in Sigma, which may be due to those calculations running inside of Sigma rather than the database.
Do you think Sigma Computing delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Sigma Computing's feature set?
Yes
Did Sigma Computing live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Sigma Computing go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Sigma Computing again?
Yes
Sigma is like a unique combination of Excel and Tableau, in my experience. It combines both the heavy-duty data wrangling and data manipulation abilities of Tableau with the quickness and ease of use that Excel is known for having. I have relied on Excel a lot less now for ad hoc work since using Sigma, as I can just easily get what I need from Sigma rather than having to open it in Excel. We still have one minor data source that I use to download CSVS from and work into Excel as needed, but this is rare.
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