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Spotfire is a visual data science platform that aims to make smart people even smarter. But what even is a visual data science platform? Visual data science combines interactive visualizations with advanced analytics and statistical measures to solve complex, industry-specific problems with the latest in AI/ML (like generative AI!). With visuals that explain data faster than you can think, all kinds of users can benefit from Spotfire—from subject matter experts all the way to business users.
Our Chief Analytics Officer will be diving more into how this can benefit you in our webinar, “What is visual data science,” which you can watch on demand.
Visual data science: Explained
Your business has a data problem. There’s too much data, not enough analysis of that data, and not enough data scientists to make sense of all those reports. Your machines, clinics, factories, patients, and equipment are all generating data—but what does it all mean?
You have plant managers who need answers to complex problems, such as how to predict machine failure, without the right tools to do it. You have engineers and scientists who struggle to showcase leading research in a visually appealing way. There are all kinds of reasons you need a platform that can handle your immense amounts of complex data, predict future outcomes based on this data, and look great doing it all—while being customizable enough to fit your unique industry needs.
Hence, Spotfire.
Spotfire® visual data science meets your domain experts where they are at. You don’t need a team of statistical experts or advanced data scientists. With Spotfire, your domain experts (like drilling engineers, field researchers, and research scientists) are the ones behind the wheel. Complex problem-solving is no longer bottlenecked by limited data scientist resources and complex coding. The people in the field can be empowered to make decisions right where they are at—with one click!
Imagine your engineers using unique well visualizations to plan future drilling locations while on site. Or your factory managers identifying which machines need maintenance, before they need maintenance, while on the shop floor. Those are two use cases Spotfire is well-loved for.
The Spotfire difference
You need a platform that is more complex than just an everyday reporting tool. Easy reports and analytics are great for traditional business and marketing users, but your company is made up of more than reporting consumers. You need a differentiated solution that doesn’t crash with millions of rows of data, takes hours to load, or only offers standard visualizations.
Spotfire is different. To see industry-powered insights in action, check out our Spotfire Community. We offer unique visualizations and fast-start accelerators geared toward industries like Energy and Manufacturing. A great example is our well spacing capabilities for Oil and Gas companies.
With the Well Spacing Diagram Mod, you can visualize the spacing of horizontal wells across a lateral section, in a “gun barrel” view. This visualization showcases the precise measurements between wells and relevant formations to aid in drilling and completions activities. Your drilling engineers can have more confidence in where they place future wells. Combining this visualization in an analysis with others like the Wellbore Mod or 3D Combined Surface and Line Chart Mod can give greater insight into your drilling activities overall, just as an example.
And Spotfire is customizable enough to meet any niche need for any industry. Just ask some of our industry-leading customers:
“We’re Michigan’s largest single energy user, and we are pursuing energy efficiency programs. We found Spotfire software to be one of the critical tools to increase energy efficiency. We’re impressed with the results and the data science product that helped us get there,” said Keith Carey, CIO at Hemlock Semiconductor Operations.
“We use Spotfire software for advanced analytics and data cleansing, and with Railigent and Spotfire software, customers have seen a decrease in unplanned downtime by 30–50 percent,” said Gerhard Kress, Vice President of Data Services, Siemens Mobility.
Upgrade your data science
Want to learn more about how visual data science can power your organization? Register now for the first episode of the monthly TAF Webinar Series: “What is visual data science: An executive overview.” Our CAO discusses what visual data science is and how it can help you solve your most complex business problems.