Transforming the Qlik Experience:
Empowering Users with Vizlib and Hidden Insights

Vizlib Self-Service

Vizlib Self-Service is all about giving control back to the user. Rather than waiting on a developer to build every new report or view, users can explore data for themselves, and easily build charts, tables, and visualisations as questions arise. It’s intuitive and fast, and I often say that if someone’s comfortable creating a pivot table in Excel, they’ll have no trouble getting to grips with Self-Service. It’s a powerful way to increase data literacy and reduce the bottlenecks that slow down decision-making.

Vizlib Collaboration

Then there’s Vizlib Collaboration, which turns static dashboards into living, breathing workspaces. This is one of my favourite features because it connects people directly to their data. You can comment on charts, share insights, and even write back data, all within Qlik Sense and Qlik Cloud. There’s no need to export to Excel, send screenshots, or chase down feedback by email. Everything happens in context, right where the analysis lives.

Vizlib in Action

Kabir demonstrated this beautifully during the session, showing how colleagues can leave comments directly on charts, ask questions about a specific data point, and pass along their selections so others see exactly what they saw. It removes ambiguity and turns data into a shared conversation. In my experience, that’s where the real business value lies, collaboration that drives action.

We’ve seen these tools in action across many industries. One recent example is the Premier League, who use Vizlib Library to create dashboards for football clubs that look and feel just like their own branded websites. It’s a fantastic demonstration of how far you can take Qlik and Vizlib, when you combine technical capability with great design and user experience.

Vizlib Hidden Insights

But what excites me most right now is what’s coming next. insightsoftware has just announced Vizlib Hidden Insights, an AI-powered feature that will take analysis in Qlik to a whole new level.

Hidden Insights brings a natural-language interface directly into your Qlik dashboards, think of it as a ChatGPT-style assistant built right into your data. You can ask questions, run comparisons, detect anomalies, and uncover patterns that might otherwise stay hidden. It’s smart, intuitive, and requires absolutely no technical setup. In seconds, users can compare performance across years, regions, or products, or spot outliers that traditional filters might miss.

To me, this is where analytics is heading, not just showing data, but helping people interpret it intelligently. Hidden Insights will make analysis faster, more conversational, and more accessible for everyone, no matter their level of experience.

Summary

When I look at how far Vizlib has evolved, I see a toolset that doesn’t just complement Qlik, it amplifies it. Self-Service gives people independence, Collaboration brings teams together, and Hidden Insights makes the whole experience smarter.

At Climber, we’re proud to be part of this journey helping our customers unlock the full potential of their data, whether you’re just getting started with Qlik or moving to Qlik Cloud.

If you’d like to learn more, visit our Vizlib product page or watch the webinar on demand here. And keep an eye out for more updates as Hidden Insights begins rolling out – it’s going to change the way we all see our data.