Unlocking Data Potential: My Journey into Sigma Computing
Recently, while scrolling through LinkedIn, I came across a post on Sigma Computing that piqued my interest, prompting me to look it up. After a few weeks, I finally had the opportunity to explore Sigma Computing through the WorkoutWednesday Sigma Challenges.
So before I delve into my experience, let me explain what Sigma Computing is.
What is Sigma Computing?
Sigma is a cloud-native analytics platform with a spreadsheet-like interface, enabling business users to collaborate and make data-driven decisions via self-service business intelligence. It requires no coding or specialized training to integrate new data, conduct real-time “what-if” analysis, and address natural language queries.
My initial thought
I jumped into my first WorkoutWednesday 2024 Week 1 challenge provided by Katrina Menne.
I love that the layout was so easy to navigate, and completing this challenge took me around 15 minutes, which is great considering I was a total newbie to Sigma Computing.
With my prior experience in Tableau and Power BI, I can easily say that Sigma considered some points and made it simpler for the users. A few points to start with:
- The simple page layout makes it easier to add elements (table, title, visualization etc).
- One request that I hear from Tableau users is an option to change the marker size on a line/area chart. We can of course do that with dual axis but Sigma made it convenient with the formatting option.
- Dual axis or using multiple measures on a chart is easy in Sigma.
- Adding and removing grid lines is straightforward.
- Creating Drill Down is a direct option under elements.
- Easy to create a switch measure chart using a segment control.
If you're new to Sigma or aiming to grasp the fundamentals, I highly recommend giving these WorkoutWednesday Sigma Challenges a try.
How can you explore Sigma Computing?
I’ll suggest you two ways:
- You can sign up for the trial version option provided by Sigma
- Or, try the WorkoutWednesday Sigma sign up.
Registration process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN7AfwPT6KM&ab_channel=DataKatrina
Resources
- Sigma Documentation
- Sigma QuickStarts
- Practice using WorkoutWednesday (You can also find the solution for those challenges in the posts)
As always, thanks for reading this through. If you found it helpful, please do share your thoughts in the comment section. I plan to post more content on Sigma Computing as I further explore this tool.
I hope you have fun learning! :)
