Why REST APIs Are Breaking Your BI Workflows | Real User Experiences

Moving Beyond REST: The Hidden Costs of API-Based BI For years, analysts and developers have tried to make REST APIs work for business intelligence, but the cracks are showing. What began as a quick integration path has turned into an operational bottleneck for teams using tools like Power BI and Tableau.  In this excerpt from our Simba by insightsoftware webinar “Why REST APIs Fail for BI Analytics: A Guide for Data Vendors” we unpack the real-world challenges developers face when forcing APIs into analytical workflows, including performance bottlenecks, broken dashboards, lost historical data, and hours of manual reformatting.
 
Featuring direct feedback from developer forums and real user experiences, this session explores why REST was never built for an analytical scale and how modern data connectivity can bridge the gap between APIs and enterprise-ready BI.