Self-Service Data Access
Self-service that stays governed.
Business users get answers without waiting on IT — and IT keeps control, because every query runs under the user's own permissions.
- Answers without IT tickets
- Governed by the source
- Model it yourself
How it works
Business users model
The low-/no-code Modeler lets the people who know the data build the datasets.
IT sets the guardrails
Datasets run under each user's own identity; source permissions apply automatically.
Answer in your own tool
Pull the dataset into Excel or Power BI and drive it from worksheet parameters.
Changing the cost center on the standard report means asking BI and waiting two days.
With Virtual Data Platform, Function datasets take their parameters straight from worksheet cells: change B2, hit refresh, done.
Self-service that stays governed.
- Functions
- Parameters
- Excel
What it unlocks
No IT bottleneck
Business users get answers without waiting on a ticket queue.
Governed by design
Every query runs under the user's permissions — self-service never means over-sharing.
Parameters in cells, not tickets
Change a cost center in a cell and refresh — no BI request, no two-day wait.
See your own data live in 30 minutes.
Start with a live demo — we'll show your use case in Excel, Power BI, R, or through an AI assistant. Then take it further with a free trial in your own isolated tenant.