Looker

Looker is a comprehensive business intelligence (BI) platform developed by Google Cloud that enables organizations to analyze governed data, deliver business insights, and build AI-powered applications.

Key features:
- Interactive dashboards that can be seamlessly integrated into applications
- Extensive API coverage, enabling users to perform actions from the UI via API
- Integration with generative AI to provide a natural language interface
- Integration with Vertex AI, enabling powerful custom AI workflows and advanced analytics
- Flexible semantic layer that ensures trusted metrics and consistent data definitions
- In-database architecture that optimizes performance and scalability
- API-first platform, making it easy to create and customize data applications
- Looker Studio for creating engaging reports and data visualizations

How it works:
Users interact with Looker primarily through its web application, where they can create and customize dashboards, reports, and data applications. The platform's robust API allows for extensive customization and integration with other applications. Looker also supports natural language queries through its generative AI integration, allowing users to ask questions and get insights in a conversational manner.

Integrations:
Looker supports integrations with various Google Cloud services, such as Vertex AI, BigQuery, and Google Sheets, as well as a wide range of third-party applications through its robust API.

Use of AI:
Looker leverages generative AI to provide a natural language interface, making it easier for users to interact with the platform and derive insights.

AI foundation model:
Looker's generative AI integration is built on Google's AI foundation models, ensuring advanced capabilities and reliable performance.

How to access:
Looker is available as a web application and offers API access for extensive customization and integration. It is designed to be used by data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and organizations looking to leverage data for strategic decision-making.