What is AnswerDock?

AnswerDock is an enterprise-focused, AI-driven analytics platform designed to empower business users. It allows individuals to interact with their data by asking questions in plain English, similar to using a search engine. The platform processes these natural language queries instantly, generating optimal visualizations and answers without requiring intervention from data analysts. This approach facilitates faster, data-informed decision-making across the organization.

The platform supports various data sources, including live queries for major data warehouses like Snowflake and Google BigQuery (AnswerDock LiveQuery), as well as uploads from Excel/CSV files and connections to relational databases. AnswerDock features an administration console, robust data security measures, scheduled dashboards, and alerts. Additionally, its AI capabilities extend to generating automatic insights by running machine learning algorithms to detect anomalies, identify trends, find clusters, and uncover relationships within the data.

Features

Natural Language Querying: Ask questions about data using plain English.
Instant Visualization: Automatically generates optimal charts based on queries.
Auto Insights Generation: Uses AI/ML to automatically uncover trends, anomalies, clusters, and correlations.
Multiple Data Connectors: Supports live query (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.), database connections (MySQL, SQL Server), file uploads (CSV, Excel), and APIs (e.g., Google Analytics).
LiveQuery Support: Analyze data directly in supported data warehouses without moving it.
Enterprise Administration: Includes user/group management, row/column level permissions, and dataset controls.
Scheduled Reporting & Alerts: Automate dashboard delivery and receive data-driven alerts.
Secure and Scalable: Offers secure cloud storage (for non-LiveQuery connections) and a scalable architecture.

Use Cases

Enable business users to perform self-service analytics without analyst dependency.
Generate quick sales reports and performance insights.
Monitor key business metrics through interactive dashboards.
Automatically identify data anomalies and outliers.
Discover trends, patterns, and correlations in large datasets.
Analyze customer behavior and perform segmentation.
Track operational performance across various industries (Retail, Logistics, Healthcare).
Compare performance data over different time periods (e.g., YoY growth).

FAQs

How and where will you store my data?

For LiveQuery Connections (like Snowflake, Amazon Redshift), your data stays where it resides. For other traditional connections (mysql, MSSQL, etc.), your data will be periodically loaded and secured on Answerdock's cloud storage via a secure HTTPS connection.
Do you have an on premise solution?

Yes, AnswerDock offers an on-premise solution that allows deployment on your own servers within your company’s premises. Contact AnswerDock for further details.
Can I upgrade later to increase users or storage capacity?

Yes, similar to cloud hosting solutions, you can upgrade your storage or add new users as per your needs.
What data connectors do you support?

Currently supported connectors include CSV, Excel, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft Synapse, Google BigQuery, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Google Analytics, and Amazon Aurora. More are added regularly.
How will my data stay up to date?

For LiveQuery Connections, data is always up-to-date as queries run instantly at the source. If data is from CSV/Excel, you can upload updated files. For linked DB servers, you can schedule periodic data retrieval jobs.