Time Machine

Definition

Time Machine is a class of BI feature that replays the OTB state from any past day — letting you see what the future looked like, from that day’s perspective. “On April 15, what did we know about June?”

What it tells you

Without Time Machine, you can’t answer comparative questions like “are we ahead of where we were last year, at this same point?” because last year’s same-point state has been overwritten by today’s.

How to track it

Requires daily snapshot infrastructure. Peaqplus’s Time Machine view exposes the snapshot history as a one-click date selector.

Where it fits

The foundation for same-point YoY analysis, retroactive forecast accuracy review, and any narrative comparing “what we thought then” to “what we know now.”