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AWS QuickSight is a business intelligence (BI) and data visualization service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows you to create interactive dashboards and reports to analyze and visualize data from various sources. QuickSight is designed to be easy to use, with a user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop functionality.

The primary usage of QuickSight is to gain insights from your data by creating visualizations and reports. Here are some key features and use cases of QuickSight:

  • Data Visualization: QuickSight enables you to create interactive charts, graphs, maps, and other visual elements to represent your data visually. You can choose from a wide range of visualization types and customize them to suit your requirements.

  • Data Exploration: QuickSight allows you to explore your data by applying filters, drilling down into specific dimensions, and performing ad-hoc analysis. You can quickly navigate through large datasets to identify patterns, trends, and outliers.

  • Dashboards: With QuickSight, you can create interactive dashboards that consolidate multiple visualizations into a single view. Dashboards can be customized based on user roles and permissions, allowing different users to access relevant data and insights.

  • Data Connectivity: QuickSight can connect to various data sources, including AWS services like Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, Amazon RDS, as well as third-party databases, on-premises data sources, and more. This allows you to analyze data from different systems in one place.

  • Sharing and Collaboration: You can share your dashboards and reports with others within your organization or externally. QuickSight provides options to publish dashboards securely and embed them into applications or websites.

  • Scheduled Reports: QuickSight allows you to schedule automated email reports, providing regular updates on key metrics and insights. This feature ensures that stakeholders receive timely information without having to access the QuickSight interface.

  • ML Insights: QuickSight integrates with AWS machine learning services, such as Amazon SageMaker, to generate predictive insights and recommendations based on your data.

Overall, AWS QuickSight simplifies the process of data analysis and visualization, making it accessible to both technical and non-technical users. It helps organizations derive actionable insights and make data-driven decisions by presenting complex data in a visually appealing and understandable manner.

Step-by-step tutorial for how to create QuickSight dashboard using AWS S3. Created using it Tech with Lucy video. You can download it using this URL. Git Repo.

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