Netflix generates a lot of data. One of the ways that we gain useful insights is by visualizing that data in dashboards which allow us to comprehend large amounts of information quickly. This is particularly important when operational issues arise as our engineers need to be able to quickly diagnose problem areas and work to correct them.
Operational issues, however, are just one potential use case for dashboards at Netflix. We also use dashboards to track and chart key business metrics, compare the results of experiments, monitor real-time data, and even find out if burgers are on the menu for lunch. In short, dashboards are important to Netflix, but not just any dashboarding platform would work well for us.