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I recognised what works for me i how easy to search and discover data across different sources. The integration and the interface is simpler in the case of navigation ,espescially for new users. I like the colloboration features also as they help teams to share knowledge adn context around data. it works well with the data more organized and less time-consuming.
Good UI/UX, Nice arrangement of Schemas, tables and columns, Good query compose feature.
Usability, especially when navigating the tool with a new user. Once they get a demo and understand the path of where we want to be with the app one day, they become in full support.
One of the main challenges i noticed is initial setup and configuration is time consuming, espescially when integrating with the data sources. it requires planning and more practice to get well user. in related to the rich features can bit for the new users.
Starburst connector did not work well for us, Compose only supported user credentials instead of OAuth, Customer support was not able to fix our issues in time.
I support with connecting new data sources to the site, so having more defaulted data sources to select from would simply the process for getting connected. Example is a tool that's specific to the utility market but is well known across is PowerPlan. Having this as a connection option would be a great default option.