Our work
We publish what we build and what we learn — all of it is here.
The client work, and the articles, guides and events we've published.
Client work
12 recent engagements. All 62 are one click away.
On-Prem Observability for a National Digital ID Program
2Geographically separate data centers running active-active HASearch & ObservabilityGovernment
AIOps and Monitoring for Government Healthcare
10MEvents processed per minute across the monitored networkSearch & ObservabilityHealthcare
Tuning Enterprise Search Relevance for Big 4 Firm
Search logic, filters, and result scoring aligned across every content sourceAI & Generative AIProfessional Services
GenAI Chatbot for Faster Vulnerability Remediation
Armorcode and external advisories unified into one systemAI & Generative AITechnology
Air-Gapped Observability Platform for Critical Infrastructure
6High-volume data nodes deployed in the production clusterSearch & ObservabilityCritical Infrastructure
Legacy Retail Chain Gains End-to-End Observability
50MMonthly e-commerce visits kept under unified observabilitySearch & ObservabilityRetail
Elastic Cloud Enterprise Upgrade & Storage Optimization
ECE upgraded to v1.12 across the full production clusterSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Elasticsearch Performance Tuning for Global Finance
24 nodesStabilized across a 718-index Elasticsearch deploymentSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Scalable Log Management with Elastic CCR
100GBLog data ingested daily, across multiple applicationsSearch & ObservabilityAutomotive
Securing Hybrid Cloud Monitoring with Elastic
TLS/SSL trust validated across Fleet and Agent policiesSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
SOC2-Compliant SIEM for Asia's Bill Payments Platform
Elastic Security deployed for continuous compliance monitoringSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Domo-to-Looker Analytics Migration for a Tech Skilling Platform
1.5M+Learners covered by daily analytics reportingData, Analytics & BIEducationFrom the blog
Our latest thinking on AI, data, search and cloud — the 10 most recent posts.
Is Looker the Right BI Investment for Your Enterprise?
Is Looker worth the investment for your enterprise? Explore pricing, ROI, hidden costs, and a practical decision checklist — learn more before you commit budget.
Common BI Migration Failures and How to Avoid Them
A practical review of BI migration risks, including gaps in metric logic, testing, governance, and user adoption when moving to Looker.
Conversational BI Implementation in Looker: Step-by-Step Guide
A six-step implementation framework for Conversational BI in Looker, covering semantic modeling, governance, and user adoption.
Natural Language Query in Looker: How Business Users Access Data Faster
How Natural Language Query in Looker can support governed business questions, with the LookML model and semantic layer as the foundation.
What is conversational analytics?
Master conversational analytics with SquareShift. Discover how AI-driven natural language queries and BI provide real-time data insights for faster decisions.
Conversational Analytics Tools Compared: Where Looker Fits
A comparison of conversational analytics approaches, including governed metrics, natural-language queries, and integration with business workflows.
Conversational Analytics in Looker: Use Cases by Industry
How banking, retail, and SaaS teams can use conversational analytics in Looker to query governed business data.
Conversational Analytics in Looker for Business Users
How conversational analytics changes what business users can ask in Looker, and why the semantic layer must support reliable answers.
AI-Driven Analytics in Looker: Conversational AI for Business Users
How AI-driven analytics in Looker lets business users ask questions in natural language while working with governed data.
Conversational Analytics in Looker: A Complete Business Guide
A practical guide to Conversational Analytics in Looker, including architecture, governance, data agents, use cases, and adoption.
Guides & brochures
9 guides and brochures you can download today, across AI, data, search and cloud.
Five Areas Where AI Unlocks More Value Through Analytics
A practical guide for hotel REIT leaders on where AI-powered analytics unlocks value, across revenue, margin, capital, governance, and risk.
Visual Analytics and Data Storytelling for Business Intelligence
A practical guide to governed reporting, visual analytics, and BI operating models for teams that need clearer decisions from shared data.
Building a Travel Assistant on Vertex AI
A guide to the architecture and delivery choices behind a Vertex AI travel assistant for booking, itinerary support, and customer service.
Visual Analytics and Data Storytelling with Looker
A practical guide to Looker, governed metrics, embedded analytics, and visual data storytelling for teams modernizing BI.
Banking Service Journeys with Dialogflow CX and Generative AI
A guide to using Dialogflow CX and generative AI for banking service journeys, with attention to data, controls, and customer experience.
Full-Stack Observability with Elastic
A brochure on Elastic observability services, including telemetry, alerting, dashboards, and production operating models.
Threat Detection and Response with Elastic Security
A brochure on Elastic Security services, including detection engineering, security telemetry, response workflows, and SIEM operations.
Data Orchestration on AWS
A guide to AWS data orchestration patterns for data pipelines, ingestion, storage, governance, and analytics operations.
Data Orchestration on Google Cloud
A guide to Google Cloud data orchestration patterns for ingestion, pipelines, governance, analytics, and AI-ready data platforms.
Self-Hosted Mistral AI for Elastic Security
A guide to self-hosting Mistral AI for Elastic Security use cases where data residency, control, and cost need careful design.
Webinars & events
Recorded sessions with Google, and the briefings we've run.
Modernize Your Analytics and Accelerate Your Move to Looker with Confidence
Google and SquareShift on moving off Tableau: what stalls a BI migration, and the accelerator built to automate the move.
Revolutionize Fraud & Financial Crime Prevention with Gen AI
Google Cloud and SquareShift on reworking fraud prevention for web and transactional fraud.
Profit Driven Marketing with Advanced Marketing Analytics
Google and SquareShift on optimizing marketing for each customer's expected revenue, using past actions and predicted outcomes.
Executive Briefing Session on 'Countering Ransomware - Cybersecurity Trends'
We have organized a virtual 'invite-only briefing session' for startup CXOs and technology leaders on ransomware attacks and cybersecurity.
Ransomware Attacks: 3 Techniques to boost your Cyber security
Turbocharge Your Cloud Security & Defend Against Ransomware
Observability: Beyond Logs, Metrics & APM
Consolidating logs, metrics, APM and alerts into one tool, and what changes operationally when you do.
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