--- title: "Starhive Academy | Working with data" description: "Learn how to apply workflows and automations to your Starhive environment to start using your data in business processes, not just storing your data." url: https://starhive.com/blog/working-with-data-in-starhive --- # Starhive Academy - working with data in Starhive Learn how to apply workflows and automations to your Starhive environment to start using your data in business processes, not just storing your data. [Charlotte Nicolaou PhD](https://starhive.com/blog/author/charlotte-nicolaou)22/08/2024 · 1 min read [Starhive Academy](https://starhive.com/blog/getting-started-with-starhive) > [part 2 - working with data](https://starhive.com/blog/working-with-data-in-starhive) The true power of Starhive comes from what you can do with your data once it's in Starhive. In this section, you will learn different ways to work with data in Starhive so you can make decisions faster and accelerate daily work. By now you should already know how to configure your Starhive Spaces and import Objects into Starhive. If you haven't please [check out how to do this here](https://starhive.com/blog/getting-started-with-starhive-database).  #### 1\. Use StarQL for more power #### 2\. Object Views #### 3.Automations - Intro to Automations - Automations for notifications on upcoming dates ### 1\. Use StarQL for more power StarQL powers Automations, along with Views, Filters, Attribute configurations, Sites and more. It's a useful tool to create more complex processes in Starhive. [Introduction to the Workspace](https://share.synthesia.io/embeds/videos/04f93745-4825-402a-9435-857ebfd12e2c?source=oembed) Starhive offers autocomplete whenever you start using StarQL but if you would like full details you can take a look at our [StarQL documentation](https://docs.starhive.com/concepts/starql/). ### 2\. Object views Sometimes a Starhive Site may be too much for what you want to do with your data and it's quicker to work directly in your Spaces. In those situations you can use different Views to make it easier to work with your data. [Introduction to the Workspace](https://share.synthesia.io/embeds/videos/54a94917-69cf-4122-8788-88574fd1340b?source=oembed) ### 3\. Automations To help keep data updated in Starhive (and reduce the time you spend updating it!) you can use Automations. You can also use Automations to send notifications and reminders. #### Introduction to Automations [Introduction to the Workspace](https://share.synthesia.io/embeds/videos/8ecc4dc7-22ce-41b0-a318-7e75f8032369?source=oembed) #### Automations for notifications on upcoming dates [Introduction to the Workspace](https://share.synthesia.io/embeds/videos/9080c015-e7dc-42f6-997f-a93122cba0d5?source=oembed) ### Next: Create Starhive Sutes to simplify working with data The last core element of Starhive is Sites which simplify the sharing and creation of Starhive data with colleagues and external people. [Start](https://docs.starhive.com/concepts/sites/) ## Need help setting up a specific automation? Not sure how to configure your automation to achieve what you need? Our product experts are on hand to provide free support to get started with Starhive.  [Book onboarding session](https://starhive.com/book-your-free-demo) ![Charlotte Nicolaou PhD](https://starhive.com/images/blog/authors/charlotte-1.webp) About the author Charlotte Nicolaou PhD Charlotte is a technical marketer at Starhive with many years of experience in asset management and database configuration. She has previously worked at Atlassian and Sinch and takes joy in simplifying technical concepts to something easier to digest. [Read more by Charlotte Nicolaou PhD](https://starhive.com/blog/author/charlotte-nicolaou) Share this post Blog first published on 22/08/2024, last updated on 27/03/2026. ## Related blog articles [Visit the blog](https://starhive.com/blog) - [Starhive Academy ### Starhive Academy | Database Starhive Academy > part 1 - adding data to Starhive The foundation of anything you wish... 2 min read](https://starhive.com/blog/getting-started-with-starhive-database) - [![Woman working at laptop](https://starhive.com/images/blog/what-is-a-crud-app-benefits-examples-and-how-to-build-one/pexels-divinetechygirl-1181290.webp) App building ### What is a CRUD app? Benefits, examples, and how to build one This guide clarifies everything you need to know about CRUD apps and their vital role in... 10 min read](https://starhive.com/blog/what-is-a-crud-app-benefits-examples-and-how-to-build-one) - [Starhive Academy ### Starhive Academy Welcome to the Starhive Academy! Here you will learn all about the core concepts of... 1 min read](https://starhive.com/blog/getting-started-with-starhive)