Linkage Visual

Linkage Visual is a centralized online self-service BI system with built-in AI-powered intelligence support geared towards decision-making in management.

The system is designed for real-time processing of data from various sources. It employs multiple data analysis methods to optimize organization performance.

Functionalities

• Combining various data sources
  Connect to various data sources and combine them for comprehensive analysis.
• Instant analytics
  Create dashboards based on your own data in just a few minutes.
• Advanced data analysis and visualization
  Create visual charts and easily test your hypotheses. Create complex dashboards tracking key business metrics.
• Collaboration
  Create informative dashboards with key business metrics. Share dashboards with your teammates or grant restricted access to external partners.

Key features

• Clear data and events interpretation
  The system can interpret the results of data and events analysis, identifies causes and dependencies, and presents findings in a clear format.
• Prescriptive analytics
  Role-based optimized analytics.
• Quick application configuration
  Quick application configuration for industry-specific solutions and partner projects.
• Faster decision-making in management and reporting
  Sound decision-making in management and reporting are both faster across the board.
• Quick Linkage installation and transition from other BI systems
• Fast user training
  Minimal training requirements for users to get started.
• Data collection time and cost reduction
  Data collection costs are halved. No need for incremental investments as your business grows and evolves.

The system is based on a three-tier microservice architecture and enables horizontal application scaling by automatically increasing the number of platform components running at the same time. The architecture core, written in GoLang, ensures the system’s reliability and high performance.

The system consists of functional components adjustable to the user’s needs. These components provide various visualization options. The web interface adapts to users according to their roles and access levels.

Linkage operates as an installer deployed in Kubernetes infrastructures using Docker containers, ensuring flexibility as well as convenient system installation and setup across various environments.

1. Get an SSH key pair for connection to the VM.

2. Create a VM from a public image:

   1. Under Boot disk image on the Marketplace tab, enter Linkage in the Product search field and select the Linkage ecosystem public image: Linkage Visual**.

   2. Under Access:

      • Enter the username in the Login field.
      • In the SSH key field, select from the list the SSH key you got earlier.

   3. Click Create VM.

3. Wait until the VM status switches to Running.

4. Connect to the VM over SSH. Use the username you set when creating the VM and the private SSH key you got earlier.
   The application will be available on port 80.

5. Added unit linkage-visual to systemd for automatic startup. To make sure the app is up and running, use the sudo systemctl status linkage-visual command.
   If the output contains a line starting with Active: active (exited), the application is active and operational.

6. If the application does not start automatically, run the docker-compose up -d command and check the application status.

7. Upon logging in, enter the super administrator login and password:

   • login: welcome@linkage.ru
   • password: welcome@linkage.ru

• Real-time data processing
• Tracking critical business metrics
• Process optimization
• Creating customizable dashboards
• Visualizing data from various sources

Scope:

• Manufacturing
• Agriculture
• Retail and telecommunications
• Transportation and logistics
• Contact centers
• Banking
• Insurance
• Hospitality and tourism
• IT management
• Construction and real estate
• State administration

WestLink
WestLink provides technical support to Linkage Visual users in Yandex Cloud. You can contact their support team at support.visual@linkage.ru. Tech support engineers respond to your requests 24/7.

Yandex Cloud
Yandex Cloud does not provide technical support for this product. If you have any issues, please refer to the vendor’s information resources.