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28 Jul 2026
How to get reliable BI insights from AI-augmented analytics
Before adopting AI-powered BI applications, organizations need stronger business context, trusted workflows and users prepared to assess AI outputs. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2026
Domo acquired for $400M, sells to Progress Software
Amid slow growth and a sliding stock price, the analytics provider is the latest specialist to join forces with a larger enterprise rather than remain independent. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jan 2020
ThoughtSpot IPO could be coming after vendor adds first CFO
Hiring of a CFO for the first time signals that ThoughtSpot may be positioning itself for an IPO and comes six months after what was likely the vendor's final round of funding. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jan 2020
5 ways enterprises adapt to the data scientist shortage
Where are all the data scientists? Coping with the data scientist shortage is a struggle for many enterprises. Here are five ways to effectively manage with the shortage. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jan 2020
Storytelling using data makes information easy to digest
In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of AI-based analytics vendor Narrative Science talk about how data storytelling can make analytics accessible to business users. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2020
Data-driven storytelling makes data accessible
In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of data storytelling vendor Narrative Science discuss their book on storytelling and how narratives can make analytics more accessible. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2020
Startup Uplevel targets software engineering efficiency
Startup vendor Uplevel emerged from stealth on Wednesday touting a platform aimed at improving the efficiency of software engineers by using data analysis. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2020
AtScale's Adaptive Analytics 2020.1 a big step for vendor
AtScale's new update is centered around data virtualization for analytics and marks a significant overhaul of the data engineering vendor's platform. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jan 2020
How to enhance your data science storytelling
How do you create substantive, compelling stories for business executives from cold, hard numerical data? Experts share their tips on how to improve your data storytelling skills. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2020
Power BI platform remains a vibrant, respected suite
With the ability to update on a nearly constant basis, Microsoft's Power BI remains a strong analytics product despite not necessarily being at the forefront of innovation. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2020
Former SAP Concur exec Christal Bemont named Talend CEO
Talend named Christal Bemont its new CEO on Thursday after Mike Tuchen stepped down after six years in the role. Bemont comes to Talend following 15 years at SAP Concur. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2019
Investing in tech startups an act of trust for VC firms
Investing in tech startups, including BI vendors, is about finding that quality that makes a company special, according to Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2019
Differentiation key for BI startups when attracting investors
A strong value proposition is crucial to attracting venture capital investments, said Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates, in a Q&A about startup BI vendors. Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2019
NLP, embedded BI and data literacy top 2020 analytics trends
Improved natural language processing tools, more embedded BI applications and an increase in data literacy are among the analytics trends to watch in 2020. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Dec 2019
2019 BI trends included reality check for AI, consolidation
AI features in BI products improved in 2019, but not at the pace predicted before the year began. Instead, advancement was incremental and consolidation was a dominant theme. Continue Reading
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News
17 Dec 2019
Up-and-coming BI vendors to watch in 2020
Promising BI startups look to gain a foothold in 2020 by focusing on underserved markets and embracing next-gen technologies not available in traditional analytics tools. Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2019
Government IT pros: Hiring data scientists isn't an exact science
There's no such thing as a data science unicorn, U.S. government experts caution. You'll need more than programmers and technical expertise on your data science team. Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2019
Tableau 2020.1 unveiled for beta testing
Featuring improvements to Explain Data, an AI product that aims to explain the reasons behind data points, the update is made up of 21 features. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Dec 2019
Data scientist vs. data analyst: What's the difference?
Data scientists and data analysts have a lot of crossover in their roles, but they're certainly not the same. Here's a look at some key differences in the positions. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Dec 2019
Easy-to-use coding tools a new opportunity for BI vendors
In a Q&A, Yellowfin CTO Brad Scarff talks about why analytics software vendors have recently introduced low-code tools for developers as part of their offerings. Continue Reading
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11 Dec 2019
Low-code tools serve BI customer needs
With easy-to-use tools for application development a growing trend among BI vendors, Yellowfin CTO Brad Scarff discusses the motivation behind them in part one of a two-part Q&A. Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2019
Alteryx 2019.4 highlighted by new integration with Tableau
New integrations with Tableau that enable easier data management and Mapbox to provide street-level map views come with the latest platform update from Alteryx. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Dec 2019
BI vendors jump into low-code/no-code tools for developers
A spate of BI vendors included easy-to-use tools for developers in their recent updates, perhaps marking the start of a new trend in the analytics software market. Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
Sisense analytics platform update features AI, data prep tool
Augmented intelligence features and an in-warehouse data prep tool highlight Sisense's latest update, its second since acquiring Periscope Data in May. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Dec 2019
Operation Fistula uses data to treat childbirth injuries
Aided by an analytics stack developed by Exasol, nonprofit Operation Fistula is working to end obstetric fistula in targeted regions around the world. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Nov 2019
Automated tools broaden the future scope of data science
Automated data science tools may make their way into the data science process, but are unlikely to ever be able to do everything human data scientists do, experts say. Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2019
Startup Sisu's data analytics tool aims to answer, 'Why?'
With the ability to answer, 'Why?' at the core of its diagnostic tool, startup analytics vendor Sisu recently entered the market with aims of competing against established vendors. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Nov 2019
Everything you need to know about augmented analytics vendors
Augmented analytics is set to become the newest trend in BI and analytics, and vendors are making big investments to develop products smarter for a wider range of users. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Nov 2019
Tableau Foundation, Splash fight for clean water in schools
With funding and analytics technology from Tableau, Splash, a global nonprofit organization, is providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene to children in Ethiopia and India. Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2019
Alteryx analytics platform focuses on ease of use
Alteryx is focusing on ease of use in new platform updates as it looks to attract users beyond its traditional base of data scientists and data analysts. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2019
Salesforce acquisition of Tableau finally getting real
With Salesforce and Tableau finally free to start integrating, Andrew Beers, Tableau's chief technology officer, talks about what the future might be for Tableau and its users. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2019
Tableau analytics platform upgrades driven by user needs
In a Q&A, Tableau chief technology officer Andrew Beers talks about the driving factors behind recent product upgrades centered around data management and augmented intelligence. Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Nov 2019
Tableau or Qlik: What separates the data visualization tools?
While leading data visualization vendors Tableau and Qlik may seem similar, there are substantial differences. Understanding the differences is key to making the right decision. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2019
Salesforce acquisition of Tableau details emerge as CEOs speak
The Salesforce and Tableau CEOs appeared together for the first time at Tableau Conference 2019, five months after the analytics vendor agreed to be acquired by the CRM giant. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2019
Tableau analytics platform gets AI, data management upgrades
Augmented intelligence, improved data management capabilities and a tool to monitor KPIs are at the core of improvements unveiled by Tableau on Wednesday. Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2019
Tableau partners with AWS to release Modern Cloud Analytics
Tableau revealed an expanded partnership with AWS on Tuesday to help the vendor's on-premises users migrate their analytics operations to the cloud. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2019
Yellowfin 9 marked by developer tools, revamped mobile app
The latest product update from BI vendor Yellowfin features new dashboard design tools, a revamped mobile app and a repackaged data presentation platform. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2019
Evolution of analytics marked by wider dissemination of data
With BI platforms getting easier to use by the year and enabling more self-service users in process, the value of analytics is being realized by a growing audience. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2019
Analytics revolution has spread the wealth of information
Business intelligence over the last 20 years has been marked by the opening up of data to everyday business users after it was once the sole possession of IT departments. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Nov 2019
NLP makes augmented data discovery a reality in analytics
BI vendors are increasingly using NLP technology to make their products work more like a web search, with simplified user interfaces and improved ease of use for customers. Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2019
Looker 7 advances embedded BI capabilities of vendor's suite
The latest update of Looker's business intelligence platform, unveiled Wednesday at the vendor's user conference, is highlighted by improved embedded analytics capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2019
Microsoft launches Azure Synapse Analytics for the cloud
New Microsoft Azure analytics service provides cloud BI and machine learning, enabling users to do analytics on data in various sources, including data warehouses and data lakes. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Oct 2019
Salesforce acquisition of Tableau likely to bring changes
Since Salesforce's Tableau acquisition, many have wondered what will happen to Tableau's on-premises customers. Find out what industry experts have to say. Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2019
Domo BI platform helps Dal-Tile solve data management problems
Overwhelmed by an influx of data, Dal-Tile, a leading manufacturer of ceramic tile products, went to Domo to try to solve its business intelligence problems. Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2019
ThoughtSpot-Qlik battle shines a light on non-compete contracts
ThoughtSpot and Qlik CEOs squabble online over controversial but widely used non-compete agreements and the larger impact these contracts have on the IT industry. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Oct 2019
AI for BI at the heart of third-generation analytics
Doug Henschen, analyst at Constellation Research, details in a Q&A some of the findings of his recent report on augmented capabilities in BI platforms. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Oct 2019
AI at the core of next-generation BI
AI is part of BI platforms, but this is only the start of a new analytics generation. In a Q&A, Constellation Research analyst Doug Henschen discusses AI tools in BI platforms. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Oct 2019
NLP progress in BI and analytics slowed by language barriers
Natural language processing shows potential in simplifying data access and deriving deeper insights, but NLP's strengths can be its weaknesses in reaching the Promised Land. Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2019
SAP Tennis Analytics adds tool to track patterns within points
Players and coaches in the Women's Tennis Association are now able to discover the tendencies of their opponents within a given point thanks to SAP's Patterns of Play. Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2019
New tools add AI power to Teradata Vantage platform
Teradata unveiled Vantage Analyst and Customer Experience, two new tools now part of the vendor's analytics platform, on Tuesday at its user conference in Denver. Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2019
SAS analytics platform aided by $1 billion AI investment
The SAS suite of business intelligence products is quickly seeing results from the vendor's $1 billion commitment to AI seven months after the investment was made public. Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2019
ThoughtSpot BI platform an early adopter of AI
Due to AI, ThoughtSpot's analytics tools have been accessible to citizen data scientists from the start, Andrew Yeung, the vendor's senior director of product marketing, said in a Q&A. Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2019
ThoughtSpot 6 advances AI power of BI platform
New augmented intelligence and machine learning tools, along with a new mobile app, highlight the release of the new update to the ThoughtSpot business intelligence platform. Continue Reading
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News
10 Oct 2019
Promethium tool taps natural language processing for analytics
The software, called Data Navigation System, was designed to enable non-technical users to make complex SQL requests using plain human language and ease the delivery of data. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Oct 2019
Intelligence as a service is key to nonprofit's urban planning
Cobalt Community Research, a nonprofit organization based in Michigan, uses data collected and packaged by TruFactor for urban planning projects. Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2019
GoodData BI customers now able to use data on Amazon Redshift
GoodData partners with Amazon Web Services to allow the vendor's users to store and manage their data in Amazon Redshift, a cloud data warehouse powered by AWS. Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2019
Acquisition of AI lab a benefit for Alteryx BI users
With the acquisition of Feature Labs, a startup founded at MIT, Alteryx is making a heavy investment in augmented intelligence and machine learning capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2019
Tibco Spotfire BI platform gets an AI boost
Tibco Spotfire customers will benefit from AI upgrades. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Oct 2019
Data science storytelling emerges as top analytics skill
Storytelling in data science is emerging as a critical skill to have in analytics. Without it, data-driven insights have a tendency to wither on the vine. Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2019
Qlik Sense Business improves Qlik's cloud, AI capabilities
Qlik's new product shows the vendor's strategy of providing a cloud-based service for users that's rich in augmented intelligence and machine learning capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2019
Former accountant embezzled $3.5 million from QlikTech Singapore
A former employee of analytics vendor Qlik’s Singapore subsidiary embezzled nearly $4 million. Ariel Biasong Salamanes worked in the Singapore office’s sales and marketing department. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2019
Information Builders BI platform making a return to form
After lagging behind the pace of innovation in recent years, Information Builders is modernizing its BI platform and again offering a full suite of analytics tools. Continue Reading
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26 Sep 2019
IBM certification program tackles shortage of data scientists
IBM reported it certified 140 new data scientists, the first to be certified under a program IBM developed with The Open Group to address the dearth of data scientists. Continue Reading
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24 Sep 2019
TigerGraph Cloud releases graph database as a service
TigerGraph, a graph database vendor, now offers a native cloud database-as-a-service product with its newest release. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2019
Qlik exec discusses AI and its role in the future of BI
The next major trend in business intelligence will be the increasing impact of augmented intelligence and machine learning, Qlik's VP of product marketing Dan Potter says in a Q&A. Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2019
SAP BI platform stays strong due to cloud-based architecture
A cloud-native BI platform along with domain-specific applications that can be embedded to serve the needs of various industries keep SAP current and positioned well for the future. Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2019
Tableau 2019.3 highlighted by enhanced AI, new data catalog
Tableau released its third-quarter update Wednesday, featuring Explain Data, an enhanced augmented intelligence tool, and Tableau Catalog, a data management suite. Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2019
Oracle BI platform on the comeback trail
Time had seemingly left Oracle's business intelligence tools behind -- until the vendor responded by consolidating its BI products and catching up to the pace of innovation. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2019
BI for mobile remains a challenge for vendors
While some BI vendors have developed effective mobile apps that provide concise insights, those that have attempted to recreate their desktop dashboards on phones have struggled. Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2019
Magento BI update a benefit to vendor's e-commerce customers
Magento rolled out the Magento Business Intelligence Summer 2019 Release, updating its BI platform with enhanced scheduling capabilities and new data visualizations. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Sep 2019
Flowhub provides cannabis industry with tailored BI platform
With marijuana now legal in some form in more than 30 states, Flowhub is selling business intelligence software to an industry still in its early stages. Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2019
Yellowfin analytics platform gets upgraded mobile app
Yellowfin upgraded its business intelligence platform with a revamp of its mobile app that will enable users to have more complete functionality while away from their desktops. Continue Reading
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04 Sep 2019
Data integration problems a hurdle companies must overcome
Relevant data is hard for organizations to find, Talend CEO Mike Tuchen says. So is mining the right data amid the complexity that large data stores have created. Continue Reading
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04 Sep 2019
Talend CEO discusses importance of mining relevant data
Enterprises can't do good business intelligence without good data. In the first part of a two-part Q&A Talend CEO Mike Tuchen talks about how hard mining the right data can be. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2019
Domain-specific BI vendors gain foothold with expertise
While leading BI vendors target large audiences with their analytics tools, many other companies target a single specialized industry and use their expertise to best serve users. Continue Reading
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29 Aug 2019
Tibco analytics platform keeps pace through innovation
Tibco has remained one of the more active business intelligence vendors while some of its competitors have lost some momentum. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Aug 2019
Tableau vs. Qlik Sense: Pros and cons of the BI tools
Products from the two top data visualization vendors are starting to resemble each other as the need for strong visualizations and scalability in self-service BI has crystalized. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2019
ThoughtSpot BI platform gets financial boost, IPO may be near
With its latest round of venture capital funding, ThoughtSpot is planning to invest heavily in product improvement while also pondering a potential initial public offering. Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Aug 2019
Governance, compliance, ethics in data mining: Separate but equal
In the ethical mining and analysis of data, governance, compliance and ethics are mistakenly taken as one in the same. Data managers need to be aware of the critical differences. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Aug 2019
Museums and data: A powerful combination
With more and more museums using data to inform their decision-making processes, visitors are reaping the benefits by enjoying a better user experience. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Aug 2019
Phocas BI tool proves its value for manufacturers, wholesalers
With its focus on the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries, Phocas Software has carved out a niche for itself among other BI software vendors. Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2019
The Salesforce acquisition of Tableau complements Einstein Analytics
Given the different strengths of Salesforce's Einstein Analytics platform and Tableau, the BI tools could prove complementary now that Tableau is part of Salesforce. Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2019
Domo management expansion signals strategic shift
Five months after it stated it would be pursuing strategic partnerships, Domo appears to be making a move toward implementing that strategy with the hiring of three new executives. Continue Reading
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13 Aug 2019
Reveal moves Infragistics BI platform into embedded analytics
With the release of Reveal, an embedded business intelligence platform, longtime software vendor Infragistics is expanding its presence in the analytics space. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Aug 2019
What's behind the Domo machine learning tool Did You Know
Domo's Did You Know feature uses machine learning algorithms to automatically pull analytics information out of data sets for business users. Here's how it works. Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2019
Deal boosts MicroStrategy platform's foray into government
Through its new deal with ImmixGroup, a distributor of enterprise software to the public sector, MicroStrategy aims to increase sales of its BI platform to government agencies. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2019
Pyramid sees opportunity in staying an independent BI company
As competitors merge forces, Pyramid Analytics not only chooses to stay independent but also sees an opportunity to grow into the space left behind by the wave of consolidation. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2019
Splunk Business Flow evidences company's heightened focus on BI
Long known as a data security and IT monitoring vendor, Splunk is honing its data analytics tools and making the foray into business intelligence. Continue Reading
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Infographic
02 Aug 2019
Merger and acquisition activity is altering the BI landscape
From Qlik's acquisition of Podium Data in July 2018 through Salesforce's purchase of Tableau Software in June 2019, the last year in BI has been characterized by a wave of consolidation. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2019
Data ethics issues create minefields for analytics teams
Organizations have to map out ethical boundaries for data mining and analytics applications, according to participants in a roundtable discussion on data and ethics. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Jul 2019
How to navigate today's business analytics governance challenges
Don't let a traditional analytics mindset lure you into complacency when it comes to advanced analytics governance. Here are the biggest governance roadblocks and how to avoid them. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2019
Looker's acquisition by Google seen in a good light for users
Overshadowed at the time by Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, a few months later, Google's acquisition of Looker is still seen as a major positive for Looker's users. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
Analyst forecasts the next big things in BI
In a Q&A, Wayne Eckerson looks at the state of the business intelligence industry, and self-service analytics, and discusses what new innovations excite him about the future. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
Enterprises that use data will thrive; those that don't, won't
A data divide is growing between enterprises that embrace business intelligence and those that don't. It's the data elite that will survive, analyst Wayne Eckerson says in a Q&A. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2019
Updated AtScale platform streamlines analysis of big data
By improving the machine learning and augmented intelligence capabilities of its platform, AtScale's newest release attempts to speed up data querying. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2019
ThoughtSpot strategic partnerships help add capabilities
Through its partnership strategy, ThoughtSpot is adding to its capabilities as a BI software vendor the same way others are improving theirs by mergers and acquisitions. Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2019
IBM battling to change perception of Cognos Analytics BI platform
While some see IBM's BI suite as being too complicated and expensive for citizen data scientists, the company is adding updates to try and attract the modern user. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2019
Howard Dresner talks business intelligence trends
In this Q&A, analyst Howard Dresner talks about trends in the business intelligence software market, industry consolidation and what excites him about analytics. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jul 2019
Today's top data pipeline management challenges
IT executives say pricing models, agility and auditability are some of the biggest challenges they have faced in managing today's increasingly complex data pipelines. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2019
AI in digital marketing powers hidden advertisements
With AI in advertising and marketing, companies can provide potential customers with more personalized results, while also increasing engagement rates. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2019
The direction of business intelligence is changing to forward
Predictive analytics will be one of the key trends shaping the next generation of business intelligence platforms, as will the ability to share data. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2019
Independent vendors Qlik, MicroStrategy upgrade BI platforms
Independent business intelligence and analytics vendors Qlik and MicroStrategy update their platforms in a move to stay ahead of their competition. Continue Reading