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Revolutionizing BI with Versioning

In the world of business intelligence (BI), Data Products are living, breathing tools that evolve alongside your data and decision-making needs. But here’s the problem: most BI platforms donโ€™t treat them that way. Once published, Data Products โ€” whether they are Dashboards, Infographics or Data Apps โ€” are often locked in place or cumbersome to manage โ€” leaving users hesitant to experiment, fearing mistakes, or caught in endless duplication.

Astratoโ€™s Workbook Versioning changes all of that.

 

The Problem with Traditional BI Tools ๐Ÿ‘‰

Ask anyone who has used a traditional BI tool: what happens when you need to test changes or iterate? The answer often involves:

  • Duplicate dashboards cluttering your workspace.
  • No way to track who changed what and when.
  • Fear of mistakes causing irreversible disruptions in production.

These pain points create inefficiencies, cost time, and stifle creativity.

Why We Built Workbook Versioning in Astrato ๐Ÿง˜

We didnโ€™t just build versioning to keep upโ€”we built it to unlock a whole new workflow. We recognized a gap in the BI world where creators needed to feel safe experimenting, iterating, and improving.

Astratoโ€™s Workbook Versioning allows you to:

  • Experiment Freely: Save drafts without impacting live dashboards.
  • Never Lose Progress: Roll back to previous versions when things go off track.
  • Stay Organized: Link versions and avoid the clutter of endless duplicates.

This isnโ€™t just “versioning” โ€” itโ€™s a reimagining of how BI platforms enable users to build Data Products.

 

Does Any Other BI Tool Have This?

The short answer? No. โŒ

Some tools offer “backup copies” or “revision history,” but thatโ€™s where the similarity ends:

  • Most BI tools donโ€™t let you use a UI to revert to a version as an active draft.
  • Thereโ€™s no ability to link or transfer versions across data products/dashboards.
  • Many still rely on “save as” workflows, influenced by file based systems, that duplicate the entire data product, adding unnecessary noise to your environment.

Astratoโ€™s solution is purpose-built for BI creators, not just developers. โœ…

Breakthrough Innovation for Every User

Our goal wasnโ€™t just to give data teams a safety net โ€” it was to empower users to iterate faster, with the confidence that their work wonโ€™t break production. Hereโ€™s how this shifts the game:

  • ๐Ÿš€ Publish with Purpose: No fear of breaking things โ€” restore any version or unpublish if needed.
  • ๐Ÿงช Live Experimentation: Test new insights in drafts before they go live, all within the same workbook.
  • ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Centralized Simplicity: One workbook, multiple histories โ€” avoiding duplication chaos.
  • โ™ป๏ธ Clean and Green: Reducing duplication, means less storage and less energy consumed.

 

Why This Matters for Self-Service BI โ€ผ๏ธ

At Astrato, we believe that self-service BI should feel like a creative experience, not a technical burden. With Workbook Versioning, users donโ€™t need to create separate workbooks just to make a tweakโ€”they can iterate and publish faster, without clutter or compromise.

This feature isnโ€™t just about tracking changes โ€” itโ€™s about empowering people to experiment confidently, accelerating insights while keeping everything clean and controlled.

 

The Future of BI Starts Here ๐Ÿ”ฎ

We didnโ€™t build Workbook Versioning to be a “nice-to-have” feature โ€” we built it to redefine whatโ€™s possible in BI. When you trust your environment to support change without fear, innovation thrives. Astrato is the only platform offering a versioning approach this advanced โ€” designed to match the way modern data teams work.

Curious to see how versioning could revolutionize your workflow? Try it today and experience the breakthrough for yourself.