ThoughtSpot is the new UI for AI
For decades, business intelligence (BI) has promised better, faster decision-making through dashboards, reports, and data visualisations. Yet for most organisations, the loop from insight to action remains open. While data is more accessible than ever, action is still delayed bottlenecked by technical barriers, long analytics queues, and disconnected workflows.
That’s why, with this new ebook from 7Dxperts and ThoughtSpot, we’re addressing how agentic analytics emerges as a transformative solution bridging the gap between data access and real-time, intelligent action.
Specifically, “Closing the Loop” explores a new future made possible by Agentic AI - systems that don't just passively respond to queries but actively work toward business goals using real-time analytics and natural language interfaces.
Why BI Isn’t Enough Anymore
Business leaders today don’t just need access to data - they need the ability to act on it instantly and intelligently. But despite years of investment in traditional BI platforms, many organisations still struggle with a painfully familiar cycle: someone notices a change, submits a request, waits for analysis, and by the time insight arrives, it’s too late.
The cost? Missed opportunities, poor customer experiences, delayed responses, and reduced agility.
Traditional BI tools are reactive by nature. They show you what happened but not why, and certainly not what to do next. They rely on technical users to interpret results, build dashboards, and manage queries. And even when insights are surfaced, they often don’t reach the right decision-makers fast enough to matter.
So, whether you're a business leader looking to accelerate decision-making, a data professional seeking to scale your impact, or a product developer wanting to embed AI-powered analytics into your applications, this book provides a practical guide to understanding and implementing the next generation of business intelligence.
What Is Agentic Analytics? How It Powers Real-Time BI
ThoughtSpot Spotter represents a giant leap forward in making data analytics accessible to everyone in an organisation. Developed to bridge the gap between complex business data and everyday users, Spotter eliminates the traditional barriers that keep valuable insights locked away from the people who need them.
Spotter goes beyond being just a chatbot on top of a data system. It’s a deeply integrated agentic analytics platform that understands your business language, learns from every interaction, and grows smarter over time.
Using the BARQ (Business-Augmented Reasoning for Questions) engine, Spotter interprets nuanced natural language queries and translates them into optimised database queries. It delivers results through visual, intuitive interfaces and allows users to explore data conversationally with full transparency into how answers are generated.
Spotter is governed, secure, enterprise-grade, supporting row-level security, role-based access, and embedded auditing. Unlike typical BI tools that require SQL knowledge or dashboard training, Spotter empowers any user to ask critical questions and get instant answers with full confidence in their accuracy and relevance. It also allows for a conversation to flow once the initial question has been asked - it's trained to talk to you!
The problem was never the volume of data. It was always about making data instinctive - a natural part of how businesses think and act in real time. That’s where agentic analytics changes the equation, not by producing more dashboards or reports, but by removing the distance between human curiosity and live business insight.
Real Industry Use Cases: Spotter in Action
Modern organisations need data intelligence embedded directly into operational systems, applications, and customer interactions – accessible when and where it matters.
Spotter was designed with this flexibility in mind. Unlike traditional BI tools, which remain largely inward-looking, Spotter allows businesses to bring live data search, analysis, and generation into the tools people already use every day.
We explore how organisations across industries are using Spotter to build operational intelligence directly into their workflows and customer touchpoints - transforming how data powers business outcomes in practice:
- Financial institutions can use Spotter to detect enterprise risk in minutes, not days.
- Manufacturers can identify supply chain delays before they disrupt production.
- Healthcare systems can allocate resources in real time based on live capacity data.
- Airlines can reroute and rebook passengers before disruptions cascade.
- Housing agencies are using Spotter to alert residents about environmental risks via WhatsApp.
An example from the use case covered in our eBook: Closing the loop.
These stories illustrate that Spotter isn’t just about making data available—it’s about making it useful, usable, and actionable. The ebook includes a detailed overview of these practical use cases and how to implement them.
“AI Will Be the UI” - What That Means for You
ThoughtSpot’s vision is bold but clear: AI will be the UI.
This means no more dropdowns, filters, or dashboard building. Instead, users talk to data the way they talk to a colleague and get answers in real time.
Spotter achieves this through a semantic understanding of business context. Powered by ThoughtSpot Models, Spotter knows what "premium customer loyalty" or "campaign performance by region" actually means in your business—even if your underlying data model uses technical column names.
Importantly, this semantic layer ensures consistency, accuracy, and accessibility across your organisation. Whether you're a frontline sales manager or a senior executive, you can ask the same question and receive the same trusted answer - without ever needing to learn SQL or BI tools.
The impact? Decision-making becomes faster, more inclusive, and less dependent on technical gatekeepers.
How to Implement ThoughtSpot Spotter in 90 Days
Contrary to common assumptions, transitioning to AI-powered analytics is not as complex as many organisations believe. In fact, with the right strategy in place, implementation becomes both straightforward and iterative, delivering tangible benefits within weeks rather than months.
We’ve outlined a simple 90-day roadmap to help guide your rollout of Spotter:
- Define use cases and data gaps
- Choose your integration model (standalone, embedded, API)
- Launch with a pilot team
- Scale with training, iteration, and feedback
With support from 7Dxperts, implementation becomes not just manageable, but measurable - delivering value in weeks, not months. You can check the whole 90-day plan in the ebook.
Close the Loop with Spotter
Spotter isn’t just another BI tool. It’s the missing link between insight and execution.
By combining natural language, predictive intelligence, governed access, and seamless delivery, Spotter allows organizations to turn data into real-time decisions. Whether it’s surfacing anomalies, suggesting actions, or enabling always-on AI teammates, Spotter closes the loop that legacy BI left open.
Expert Support to Accelerate Success
Technology alone won’t drive transformation - it’s people, process, and strategy that unlock real results.
7Dxperts helps organisations do just that. As a ThoughtSpot-certified partner, we bring a proven 90-day rollout plan and the change management expertise needed to ensure adoption and ROI.
From training and enablement to long-term optimisation, we make Spotter implementation practical and impactful.
