04 — BI

Augmented BI that answers in plain language.

Ask a question in plain English and get a governed, trustworthy answer back — plus predictive analytics and dashboards that refresh and alert on their own. One source of truth every team plans against, instead of five spreadsheets that disagree.

Answers in seconds, not days One number every team trusts Forecasts built into reporting
Why it matters

You have dashboards. Do you have answers?

<1 in 3

employees actually use the BI tools their company pays for — the rest go back to asking the data team or guessing.

BI adoption benchmarks
23×

more likely to acquire customers when an organization is genuinely data-driven — and far likelier to keep them.

McKinsey
Days

is how long most leaders still wait for an answer that a governed model could return in seconds.

Decision-latency benchmarks
5 versions

of “the number” is what happens without one governed source of truth — and trust in every report erodes.

The cost of ungoverned BI
Built for data & finance leaders

The problem was never a shortage of dashboards.

Your teams are drowning in reports and still asking the analytics team for answers. Every department has its own version of revenue. By the time a question gets answered, the moment to act has passed. The tools aren’t the issue — the missing piece is a governed layer that lets anyone ask and get the same trustworthy answer.

We build that layer, then put natural-language querying and predictive analytics on top of it. Leaders ask in plain English, get a governed answer in seconds, and see what’s coming next — not just what already happened.

This is for you if…

  • Different teams report different numbers for the same thing.
  • Real questions still route through a backlogged analytics team.
  • Your dashboards show the past but never the forecast.
  • Self-service BI got bought, then quietly abandoned.
  • You want AI answers you can actually defend in a board meeting.

What we deliver

Decisions made with confidence: natural-language queries on a governed model, predictive and what-if analytics inside your dashboards, and automated reporting that refreshes and alerts itself — all reading from one source of truth.

What you get

Ask in plain language, decide with confidence.

CORE

Natural-Language Queries

Ask questions in plain English and get governed, trustworthy answers back — pulled from one defined model, so the number in the answer matches the number in the board deck.

Governed modelDefined metricsPlain English→ One trusted answer
A

Predictive & What-If Analytics

Forecasts and scenario modelling baked into your dashboards, so you plan against what’s coming, not just what happened.

B

Automated Dashboards

Always-current views that refresh and alert on their own — no more stale Monday reports.

C

Embedded Analytics

Insight delivered inside the apps your teams already work in, not a tool they have to remember to open.

D

Governed Semantic Layer

A single source of truth with defined metrics and access controls — so every team trusts the same numbers and AI answers them safely.

SecondsTo an answer
1 truthAcross every team
Self-serveFor non-analysts
How we deliver

From conflicting reports to one source of truth.

01

Assess metrics & data

We map where your numbers diverge, how your data is modelled, and which decisions are stalling. You get a clear read on your single-source-of-truth gap.

02

Build the governed layer

We define metrics, build the semantic layer and access controls, and rebuild dashboards on top — so every report reads from the same trusted definitions.

03

Activate AI & adoption

We switch on natural-language querying and predictive analytics, then drive adoption with the people who’ll use them — so self-service finally sticks.

Why Emagin

Governance first, so AI answers safely.

Natural-language BI is only as trustworthy as the model underneath it. We’ve spent 15+ years building the governed data foundations that let leaders ask anything — and defend the answer. That discipline is the difference between a demo and a decision.

Power BI · Tableau · Looker Governed data foundations 15+ years in production Snowflake · Databricks
FAQ

What data leaders ask us.

We already have Power BI or Tableau — why do we need you?

Most organizations don’t have a tooling problem; they have a governance and adoption problem. We make the BI you already own actually trusted and used — a single source of truth, defined metrics, and natural-language access — rather than selling you another dashboard.

Will leaders actually trust AI-generated answers?

They will when the answer comes from a governed model with defined metrics they helped agree on. We don’t point an LLM at raw tables; natural-language queries resolve against a controlled semantic layer, so answers are explainable and consistent with your reporting.

Our numbers don’t match across teams. Can you fix that?

That’s the core of the work. We reconcile definitions, build a governed semantic layer, and rebuild reporting on top — so “revenue” or “active customer” means one thing everywhere, for people and AI alike.

Is our data warehouse ready for this?

The assessment tells you. We work across Snowflake, Databricks, and SQL warehouses, and where the foundation needs work we fix the model first — because governed answers depend on it.

Which BI and data platforms do you cover?

Power BI, Tableau, and Looker on the front end; Snowflake, Databricks, and major SQL warehouses underneath. We meet your stack where it is rather than forcing a migration you don’t need.

What does it cost?

Engagements are scoped to outcomes and begin with a fixed-scope analytics review. Book a session and we’ll give you a clear range for your data estate and goals.

Book a consult

Turn dashboards
into decisions.

Bring your reporting headaches. In 45 minutes we’ll find where your numbers diverge and show the fastest path to one trusted, self-serve source of truth.

Power BI · Tableau · Looker · Governed by design