In the previous chapter, we outlined the Qlik Sense application life cycle, which provided an overview of the key Qlik Sense application components. This chapter's goal is to highlight key features in the context of the specific user requirements that Qlik has identified as defining a data discovery consumer.
In this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:
Data discovery consumption requirements
The hub
Navigating and leveraging the associative experience
People's expectations of what technology should be and how it should work have been set high with the rise of mobile and touch devices. The notion of a fixed, predictable desktop has changed to a dynamic, unpredictable virtual desktop that exists on whatever device you have access to at the moment. This can include traditional desktop PCs running Windows, laptops, ultrabooks powered by Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, hybrid devices running Windows 8.x, tablets, Chromebooks, smartphones… the list goes on. This new environment requires new approaches in both architecture and application design that create smarter applications to meet the demands of a broader access from varying devices. Qlik Sense was designed from the ground up to meet the diversity of requirements that now exist in your enterprise when it comes to delivering data to support decision-making.
Qlik Sense adapts to very different devices, including a laptop via Microsoft Windows, Apple...
This chapter covered how Qlik Sense meets the new requirements of consuming and extending discovery-based applications, meeting these requirements across a myriad of platforms spanning PC, Mac, and the never-ending flow of new mobile devices. This required Qlik Sense to be built with a new approach that is responsive to these new realities of self-service and mobile use.
Now, let's turn our attention to the contributor who seeks to not only consume but also extend and share their data discovery insights.
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