SDV System Monitoring Dashboards

Tools

Figma, FigJam, Visual Studio Code & UserTesting

Team

Spotfire Data Virtualization Team

(formerly TDV - Tibco Data Virtualization)

Role

Senior UX/UI Designer

Duration

2025 - 2026 Project

Project Overview

Spotfire Data Virtualization generates large volumes of operational data, but much of this information was only accessible through backend system tables and manual queries.

I led the UX for a new set of platform monitoring dashboards, working with engineers and stakeholders to identify the most important system metrics and translate them into actionable views of platform activity, performance, and usage.

The goal was to help administrators understand what was happening across the system, identify unusual activity, and investigate performance issues without relying on manual queries.

Design Process

Problem

Administrators relied on backend system tables and manual queries to understand platform activity and investigate performance issues.

The need for better visibility was already clear: some customers had created their own internal monitoring dashboards because the product did not provide an easy way to understand this information.

The challenge was to turn complex system metrics into an experience that helped users:

  • Understand overall platform health and activity

  • Identify spikes, unusual behavior, and performance issues

  • Move from high-level metrics into more detailed investigation

  • Understand system behavior without writing manual queries

Defining What to Monitor

I worked with engineers and stakeholders to understand the available system data and identify which metrics would be most useful for monitoring platform activity.

We organized the experience around three key areas:

  • Sessions — how users are connecting to and interacting with the platform

  • Requests — system workload and query activity

  • Data Services — how services are being used across the platform

This gave each dashboard a clear purpose while creating a consistent monitoring experience across the product.

Designing the Monitoring Experience

I designed the dashboards around a progressive investigation workflow, allowing users to start with high-level system activity and move into more detailed information when something required attention.

The experience combined:

  • KPIs for quickly understanding current system activity

  • Trends over time for identifying changes and unusual patterns

  • Live and historical data for understanding both current and past behavior

  • Drilldowns for investigating activity at a more detailed level

The goal was not just to visualize metrics, but to help users move from “What is happening?” → “Where is the issue?” → “What should I investigate?

Impact

The dashboards transformed system data that previously required manual queries and backend knowledge into an accessible monitoring experience.

They gave administrators a faster way to:

  • Understand platform activity and performance

  • Identify spikes and unusual behavior

  • Investigate potential performance issues

  • Reduce reliance on manual system queries

The project also established a scalable foundation for expanding platform monitoring and observability across Spotfire Data Virtualization.


Confidential Project Details!

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