Highlights:

  • According to Dean Guida, founder and CEO of the 34-year-old Infragistics, Slingshot was introduced about a year ago after five years of development
  • The company offers templates for personalized work plans utilizing well-known programs like Intuit Inc.’s QuickBooks and Google Analytics, and workspace creation is a drag-and-drop proposition.

Infragistics Corporation, a manufacturer of development tools, has announced the inclusion of data cataloging capabilities in its Slingshot collaboration software.

According to the company, non-technical users can use the catalog to unify data across an organization and generate visual dashboards. The Slingshot data catalog is compatible with numerous data sources, such as the most prevalent databases, spreadsheets, cloud data warehouses, and software-as-a-service applications.

Dean Guida, Founder and CEO of the 34-year-old Infragistics, said the device was created with security and collaboration in mind. He added, “We connect to content stores like SharePoint, Dropbox, and OneDrive and inherit their permissions. You can pre-define who has access or people can request access on demand.” He further said that works in progress may be selectively shared with clients and business partners without jeopardizing access credentials and at no extra cost.

In The Works for Five Years

According to Guida, Slingshot was released around a year ago after five years of work. Infragistics, which produces a variety of application design and development tools used by more than 2 million developers, introduced Slingshot about a year ago. Within the next 12 months, the company is projected to have between 500,000 and 700,000 active consumers.

According to Guida, the platform and the data catalog are designed for simplicity. He added, “Data catalogs have always been for IT people and data architects. We built this for business people so you can search across your company and discover all the data without having to wait for a business analyst to create a dashboard for you.” Instead of using the standard descriptions available in the source data, users can curate the catalog and apply their field names.

According to Guida, a selection of prefabricated connectors are available, and new ones can be developed in approximately two months. Additionally, Infragistics is developing an application program interface that clients can use to create their own connectors.

Creating an Easy Workspace

The company offers templates for personalized work plans utilizing well-known applications like Intuit Inc.’s QuickBooks and Google Analytics, and workspace creation is a drag-and-drop proposition. Guida said, “If you do content and search engine optimization, we’ll bring in all the digital ad information and website analytics that you need to get started quickly.”

Additionally, the company developed machine learning models that recommend dashboards and team member assignments. Further, machine learning summarizes written discussions, guide follow-up assignments, and constructs an enterprise-wide knowledge graph.

Slingshot is offered on a freemium premise, with three complimentary workspaces and monthly fees of USD 12 and USD 24 for the standard and enterprise editions, respectively.