SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Looker, the company on a mission to power data-driven companies, today announced Looker Blocks. Reusable and customizable, Looker Blocks are apps that are components of business logic, such as churn prediction or lifetime value metrics, which can be put together and customized to address data needs company-wide as well as any industry-specific requirements.
… “Blue Hill finds that Looker Blocks removes technical barriers to disseminating analytic capabilities throughout an organization by providing starter kits for common enterprise data sources and specific departmental analyses,” stated James Haight, Research Analyst at Blue Hill Research. “By providing a standardized foundation for conducting key analytic use cases, Looker Blocks represents an important step forward for organizations seeking to balance the triple challenge of supporting centralized data, self-service analysis, and specialized departmental and vertical insights.”