What is Looker and how does it work?

Looker is Google Cloud's enterprise business intelligence platform that transforms raw data into actionable insights through powerful modeling, visualization, and embedded analytics capabilities. The Looker-Abacum integration bridges the gap between operational data analytics and financial planning, enabling finance teams to leverage comprehensive business metrics for more accurate forecasting and strategic decision-making.

Benefits of Integrating Looker with Abacum

• Sync real-time operational metrics directly into financial models — automatically pull KPIs, usage data, and performance metrics from Looker dashboards into Abacum's planning workflows

• Build driver-based financial models using actual business data — leverage Looker's LookML semantic layer to ensure consistent metric definitions across analytics and FP&A processes

• Accelerate reporting cycles with unified data pipelines — eliminate manual data exports and reconciliation between BI reports and financial plans

• Enable cross-functional planning with shared insights — connect sales, marketing, and product analytics from Looker with financial forecasts in Abacum for holistic business planning

• Create dynamic scenario models based on operational trends — use Looker's predictive analytics and ML capabilities to inform revenue projections and cost assumptions

• Maintain single source of truth across analytics and finance — ensure board reports, investor updates, and internal dashboards all reference the same validated data

• Scale FP&A capabilities without additional headcount — automate data collection and transformation tasks that typically require manual analyst work