Chapter 1. Qlik Sense? and Data Discovery

In this chapter, we'll start getting to grips with what Qlik Sense offers by getting a better understanding of Qlik's background and how Qlik Sense was developed. In addition, we will examine the discovery-based approach to business intelligence that Qlik invented.

We will cover the following topics:

• Qlik's history in business intelligence and the evolution of data discovery
• The QlikView.Next project
• The Qlik philosophy and approach to data discovery
• The importance of the empowered user
• How a user really interacts with data
• The difference between traditional BI and data discovery