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Looker Studio has been renamed back to Data Studio
Google Cloud has confirmed that Looker Studio will revert to its original name, Data Studio, and will feature a new logo with two connected magnifying glasses. Mehdi Oudjida: a long-standing product advocate: published a detailed response noting that the rename appears to reflect a repositioning of the product's scope relative to Looker and expressing concern that it may signal reduced ambition for the tool's evolution.
What changed
Google Cloud Next on April 23 is expected to clarify the product roadmap.
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For you, this means updating any internal documentation or client-facing references that use the "Looker Studio" name: and watching Google Cloud Next for signals about whether the rename reflects a substantive product strategy shift.
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Looker Studio has been renamed back to Data Studio
Google Cloud has confirmed that Looker Studio will revert to its original name, Data Studio, and will feature a new logo with two connected magnifying glasses. Mehdi Oudjida: a long-standing product advocate: published a detailed response noting that the rename appears to reflect a repositioning of the product's scope relative to Looker and expressing concern that it may signal reduced ambition for the tool's evolution. Google Cloud Next on April 23 is expected to clarify the product roadmap.
For you, this means updating any internal documentation or client-facing references that use the "Looker Studio" name: and watching Google Cloud Next for signals about whether the rename reflects a substantive product strategy shift.
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