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Cluvio

ANALYTICS
Velocity5.0

Cluvio keeps sharpening the SQL-analyst workflow, and now lets you query files without a database.

sql analyticsbi dashboardsusability polishdata exportsad-hoc querying
◆Current state
Cluvio is a SQL-first BI tool methodically polishing the analyst loop: chart types, alerting, settings, and exports. The recent run leans heavily toward usability — redesigned preferences with country presets, a clearer datasource picker, and exports that now carry their own context. The one real capability expansion is Static Tables, which lets users query uploaded CSV and Excel files with SQL via an embedded DataFusion engine.
◆Where it's heading
Most recent work tightens existing surfaces rather than opening new ones — the product is maturing its core rather than chasing scope. The exception, querying files without a connected database, points to Cluvio positioning itself for ad-hoc analysis, not only dashboards over warehouses. Expect continued UX consolidation across settings, exports, and pickers, interleaved with occasional capability adds like new chart types.
◆Prediction
Likely next moves are further build-out of Static Tables — more file formats or richer joins across uploads — alongside continued chart and alerting polish. The cadence reads as incremental shipping rather than a large directional pivot.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    Excel exports Info sheet and dashboards download as CSV (ZIP)

    Part of the export-quality push: every Excel and CSV export now leads with an Info sheet carrying dashboard name, a live link, applied filters, and data freshness — turning a stale file back into a reproducible view. Incremental, but it closes a real gap in how exported analytics are trusted after the fact.

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  2. 4d ago

    A redesigned Preferences page — with one-click country presets

    Continues the settings and admin UX consolidation: Preferences moves into the admin menu and gains live formatting previews plus 16 one-click country presets for date, number, and currency formats. A meaningful cut in setup friction rather than new capability.

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  3. 11d ago

    A clearer datasource picker in the report editor

    A small report-editor polish — datasources are grouped into Available and Disabled sections with database-type logos and dimmed disabled rows — fitting the broader pattern of removing friction from the analyst's daily path. Low-stakes, but the kind of guesswork removal that compounds for users with many connections.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Introducing the Sparkline Metric Chart

    The Sparkline Metric chart slots between the Number and Line charts, pairing a headline KPI with a compact trend and an optional delta. A genuine new option in the visualization toolkit, though it extends the charting surface rather than redefining it.

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  5. 2mo ago

    See your SQL alerts' run history at a glance

    Adds run-history visibility to SQL Alerts — a color-coded activity chart, a Last Run column, and sortable status — making a misbehaving alert easier to spot. Operational-visibility work, consistent with the product's focus on making existing features more legible.

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  6. 2mo ago

    ⛁ Query CSV and Excel Files with SQL

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    The clearest directional move in the recent run: Static Tables let users upload CSV and Excel files and query them with SQL via an embedded DataFusion engine, no database required. It extends Cluvio from dashboards-over-warehouses toward ad-hoc file analysis.

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