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Data Democratization with Domo

By : Jeff Burtenshaw
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Data Democratization with Domo

By: Jeff Burtenshaw

Overview of this book

Domo is a power-packed business intelligence (BI) platform that empowers organizations to track, analyze, and activate data in record time at cloud scale and performance. Data Democratization with Domo begins with an overview of the Domo ecosystem. You’ll learn how to get data into the cloud with Domo data connectors and Workbench; profile datasets; use Magic ETL to transform data; work with in-memory data sculpting tools (Data Views and Beast Modes); create, edit, and link card visualizations; and create card drill paths using Domo Analyzer. Next, you’ll discover options to distribute content with real-time updates using Domo Embed and digital wallboards. As you advance, you’ll understand how to use alerts and webhooks to drive automated actions. You’ll also build and deploy a custom app to the Domo Appstore and find out how to code Python apps, use Jupyter Notebooks, and insert R custom models. Furthermore, you’ll learn how to use Auto ML to automatically evaluate dozens of models for the best fit using SageMaker and produce a predictive model as well as use Python and the Domo Command Line Interface tool to extend Domo. Finally, you’ll learn how to govern and secure the entire Domo platform. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the skills you need to become a successful Domo master.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Section 1: Data Pipelines
7
Section 2: Presenting the Message
12
Section 3: Communicating to Win
17
Section 4: Extending
21
Section 5: Governing

Chapter 17: Securing Assets

Security is a primary concern when dealing with the content of a platform. The Domo platform has all the tools that we would expect, covering the governance of people, groups, roles, content, authentication, network security, company settings, content embedding, feature settings, and more.

However, with so many assets to manage and so much flexibility regarding how to manage usage across the platform, it is advisable to first consider a policy framework that will guide tasks in securing platform assets. Understanding organizational culture is a critical component along with the tools' capabilities in establishing an effective security policy. In this chapter, we will learn what to consider when securing assets and how to secure the assets that are aligned with a strategy with the Domo toolset.

In this chapter, we will specifically cover the following topics:

  • Considering the dimensions of a security policy
  • Governing people, groups,...