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Across the web, on your mobile device, and right in your existing workflows. </p> </div> <div class="container simple-platform"> <div class="table-container"> <table class=""> <tr> <td class="grey-50-bg"> <h5> Old way </h5> </td> <td class="grey-50-bg"> <h5> The Looker platform </h5> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Data consumers have limited, confining ways to access data. Data is not available in-workflow, and users must log in to the analytics tool to open reports and dashboards </td> <td> Tailored data experiences. <a href="/web/20210812030742/https://looker.com/product/embedded-analytics">Embedded analytics</a> to share data anywhere. <a href="/web/20210812030742/https://looker.com/platform/actions">Seamless integration</a> with existing workflows and 3rd-party tools. Use data the way your organization needs to with robust APIs </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Data teams focused on building reports and dashboards. Spend your resources on ad-hoc requests, not strategic initiatives </td> <td> Data teams curate interactive data experiences, allowing users to build their own reports and dashboards </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Data teams waste hours extracting data for analysis. Cubes and extracts quickly become stale and need frequent updating </td> <td> <a href="/web/20210812030742/https://looker.com/solutions/databases">In-database architecture</a> and automated data delivery eliminate repetitive data extraction tasks. Users always see data that is fresh </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Isolated approaches to metrics and business logic. No governance of metrics and KPIs built into the system. Data chaos </td> <td> <a href="/web/20210812030742/https://looker.com/platform/data-modeling">Unified, governed, and clear metrics</a> make data analysis easy. 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