Bring Local Data into the Cloud with CSV Uploads

Sigma has introduced a new feature that allows customers to upload spreadsheets directly into its platform, enabling users to integrate external CSV data with live data from their cloud data warehouses. This feature, which requires a Sigma Admin to enable write access to the database, facilitates the creation of a table in the connected warehouse from the uploaded CSV data, which Sigma then transforms into a worksheet. This worksheet can be shared and joined with other data sources within Sigma, providing a seamless analytics experience. The CSV upload process is user-friendly, with Sigma automatically detecting delimiter and escape characters, and offering options for customization. This feature enhances data security and governance by eliminating the need to extract company data from the warehouse, thus allowing business experts to merge their own data processes with organizational data efficiently.