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by obeleask 4643 days ago
There are many ways to get around this issue. Alerts/notifications based on thresholds being exceeded is one. Another is to start with a dashboard that highlights the major issues for you to look at. Another is to have a marker/icon next to any figure that needs your attention (ala Stephen Few style).

There is nothing wrong with investigative analytics. I'm not saying slice and dice is a bad thing - just there are much better ways to open your BI demo.