Haha Yes, this is it. I maintain a number of databases at work and I've implemented Metabase about a year ago. Started the first dashboards, translated some of the old reports, and hoped that my dear users would engage with the platform for their own needs... it never happened, and it's probably never going to happen.
I agree, a user with no grasp of the schema, or structure of the database, or with zero knowledge on how to wire a query (with or without a graphic interface) will not make the effort because even when they do, they feel like a caveman in front of an iPhone, and everybody hates that feeling.
Most of the time, even people that have worked with PowerBI, or other tools wont make the effort because they also know, push comes to shove, I will end up querying for them, so why would they?
This is a problem with no easy solution I'm afraid... me, I love writing SQL, so it's a bit of a break each time I need to produce stats of some sort, or get a report out.
Huge gap for building self service tools/dashboards for execs, just no sense of the schema and data to make them sql writers which you don't want. When metabase showed a version last year with AI, you could see right away without some knowledge of the data model your just grasping at writing the correct prompt.
I agree, a user with no grasp of the schema, or structure of the database, or with zero knowledge on how to wire a query (with or without a graphic interface) will not make the effort because even when they do, they feel like a caveman in front of an iPhone, and everybody hates that feeling.
Most of the time, even people that have worked with PowerBI, or other tools wont make the effort because they also know, push comes to shove, I will end up querying for them, so why would they?
This is a problem with no easy solution I'm afraid... me, I love writing SQL, so it's a bit of a break each time I need to produce stats of some sort, or get a report out.