Metabase 48 - Usage analytics, plus improvements to dashboards and search
· 45 minutes
About this event
This release introduces Metabase usage analytics, an overhaul of auditing tools that gives you comprehensive insights into the usage, performance, and configuration changes in your Metabase. We’ll also cover the new improvements to dashboards and search filters.
Guests
Jess Thompson
Product Marketing Manager, Metabase
Luis Paolini
Success Engineer, Metabase
Luiz Arakaki
Product Manager, Metabase
Summary
In this talk, Luiz Arakaki introduced the new Metabase Analytics collection, which tracks usage and performance stats, as well as configuration changes. Luiz demonstrated how this feature provides valuable insights into how people are using Metabase.
Luiz showcased new dashboards and models that track a wide range of events, offering a more comprehensive audit feature compared to previous versions. Key aspects covered in the demonstration included tracking user activity, auditing actions for compliance purposes, and analyzing performance metrics to optimize dashboards.
Jess then walked through improvements in dashboard functionality, such as the ability to move cards between tabs and wiring up dashboard filters in bulk faster. Search enhancements were also highlighted, allowing users to filter results based on content types, creator, editor, and verified items.
During the Q&A session, participants asked about various topics, including the possibility of new graph types, passing parameters into alerts, and customizing alerts for Slack.
