Re:Google Data Studio
by pmichaud on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @07:45PM
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I need something like this, but I'm not willing to bet on a google product that will get shut down in a year. It's not worth it, I'd rather do a little extra work to build something custom that will exist as long as I need it.
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Is this post going to get made for literally everything that Google launches?
Re:Google Data Studio
by PascLeRasc on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:29PM
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Without a doubt. I've gone one step further and stopped being friendly to my coworkers in case they change jobs and I don't see them again.
If it's a web based product, yes. The fact that it's google only makes this concern marginally appeased.
I'm no Tableau fan at all, but the fact that it's a native app removes this doubt at least.
How is that different than working with a product from another company? Companies and products disappear with regularity. I don't think Google is more prone to it.
AWS SimpleDB. DynamoDB replaced it years ago but AWS keeps it running just for past customers
Perhaps there are enough users that the economics are different. Also, that's one of the more annoying things about AWS for a new user -- an overwhelming variety of services.
This is how I feel. So many things you spend time on with google get tanked. Bleh.
What have they shot down recently? I hadn't heard of any of their products getting the axe in several years...
Scroll down on this page:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products
See also:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Discontinued_Google...
Re:Google Data Studio
by txcwpalpha on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:22PM
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It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google Voice comes to mind.
My company recently switched to Google suite of apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, etc) and soon after was given the heads up that we should expect minimal support/updated to Hangouts since Google is shifting their online chat efforts into Allo and Duo.
Re:Google Data Studio
by boundlessdreamz on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:26AM
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Heads up from Google? They are actually investing into hangouts https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-an...
Investing in Hangouts or making even more communication apps? Now there will be Allo, Duo, Chat, Meet, and of course Hangouts.
For Google voice, they redid the UI for mobile and web back in January 2017 (completely new look). So I wouldn't say voice is dying.
As for hangouts, they already announced the replacement for this. Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. Meet is already out there and Chat is in closed beta.
Only considering my own workflow: some Hangouts api that some apps I was using relied upon. Probably related to that other product of them competing in the same space but nowhere as feature complete: Google duo.
They’re right now shutting down Google Finance’s portfolios: https://i.imgur.com/0o4Ehxe.png
You should have a look at https://www.cluvio.com/ - we don't plan to go anywhere (disclaimer: I work there).
You should check out Periscope Data, if you're SQL savvy.
Microsoft's Power BI might get you what your looking for at a cost that is <<< Tableau.