Business Analytics
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Feature
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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04 Feb 2025
MicroStrategy adds personalization to GenAI-powered bot
The longtime independent analytics vendor's latest update aims to provide users with a more tailored query and response experience to reach more contextually relevant responses. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jan 2025
Domo platform a difference-maker for check guarantee vendor
Ingo Money succeeded with the analytics specialist's suite after years of struggling to gain insights from spreadsheets and a failed attempt to modernize with another BI vendor. Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2025
Agentic AI, data as a product among growing analytics trends
Collibra's founder and chief data citizen reveals his predictions for 2025, and underpinning all is the need for strong governance that guarantees the quality of BI and AI tools. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2025
Trusted data at the core of successful GenAI adoption
A new study finds that only a third of organizations are successfully developing GenAI tools. The problem preventing success is the quality of the underlying information. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jan 2025
What is an analytics database (analytical database)?
An analytics database, also called an analytical database, is a read-only system that stores historical data on business metrics such as sales performance and inventory levels. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Jan 2025
Develop data literacy skills to advance your career
Data literacy skills are the foundation of data-driven decision-making. Identify your current skill level and learn what you must improve to better use data in your work. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2025
ThoughtSpot adds data preparation with Analyst Studio launch
Long focused largely on analytics, the vendor's new data preparation environment marks a foray into data management so users can ready data for informing AI and BI tools. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2025
Qlik's Upsolver acquisition ups streaming, Iceberg support
With Iceberg a popular foundation for data lakehouses and streaming data key to AI development, the vendor's latest acquisition aims to address growing AI needs for customers. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Jan 2025
Will generative AI replace data analysts?
Generative AI can't replace data analysts. It can help analysts be more effective, but GenAI lacks human insights and knowledge to do the job. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Jan 2025
How LLMs can improve data analysis
Data professionals can use LLMs to enhance predictive analytics, but human oversight is still critical. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Jan 2025
9 data visualization certifications
Data visualization skills make you a valuable employee in a data-driven world, and adding a certification to your resume showcases your knowledge. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jan 2025
New Alteryx CEO sees platform as the canvas for AI prep
Following a time of tumult that included going private, the vendor's new leader aims to spur growth by making its platform a pivotal part of the AI development process. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Dec 2024
Improve data visualizations, become a better storyteller
Visualizations that make sense and are important to your audience's goals help you tell better stories with data. Color, layout and the type of data you display play a role. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2024
6 trends that shaped data management, analytics in 2024
The transformation of data platforms into AI development platforms and the rise of agentic AI were the top developments in data management and business intelligence. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Dec 2024
20 top business intelligence tools to know about in 2025
To help you find the right BI software for your analytics needs, here's a look at 20 top tools and the key features that differentiate them from other technologies. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Dec 2024
What is business intelligence (BI)? A detailed guide
Business intelligence, or BI, is a technology-driven data analysis process that helps an organization's executives, managers and workers make informed business decisions. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Dec 2024
What is days sales outstanding (DSO)?
Days sales outstanding (DSO) measures the average time it takes a business to collect payments after a sale. Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2024
Alteryx names new CEO amid ongoing change
A year after getting acquired by private equity firms amid declining revenue growth and a slow transition to the cloud, the longtime data management vendor has a new leader. Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2024
New Qlik integrations ready data for AI development
The longtime analytics and data management vendor's new integrations are designed to enable customers to ingest and prepare data for GenAI. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Dec 2024
What is big data analytics?
Big data analytics is the process of examining big data to uncover information -- such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences -- that can help organizations make informed business decisions. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Nov 2024
6 data preparation best practices for analytics applications
Analytics applications need clean data to produce actionable insights. Six data preparation best practices can turn your messy data into high-quality fuel for analytics operations. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Nov 2024
What is a business intelligence analyst and what do they do?
Business intelligence analysts are key members of BI teams. Here's a look at the job, the skills it requires, salary levels and how the role of a BI analyst is evolving. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2024
Business intelligence reporting: What it is, how it works
BI reporting presents data in various formats so employees can interpret and act on that information in a timely manner without relying on a data analyst. But challenges exist. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Nov 2024
7 examples of augmented analytics in the enterprise
Augmented analytics uses machine learning, AI and natural language processing to help business users interpret complex data sets. Explore use cases across industries. Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2024
With new Fabric features, Microsoft aims at AI development
New data management and analytics suite features include databases and a data catalog to enable enterprises to develop and operationalize advanced applications. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Nov 2024
How to implement a business intelligence project in 7 steps
The BI implementation process involves a series of steps that organizations need to take to ensure projects are completed successfully and meet business goals. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Nov 2024
How to build an effective business intelligence strategy
Explore the eight steps organizations need to develop and implement a successful business intelligence strategy, as well as some of the challenges staff can encounter. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Nov 2024
What is continuous intelligence?
Continuous intelligence (CI) is a data analysis process that delivers real-time analytics and insights as a part of ongoing business operations. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2024
ThoughtSpot AI agent Spotter enables conversational BI
The analytics vendor's new tool not only enables users to converse with data using natural language, but also has contextual awareness and autonomously makes suggestions. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Nov 2024
What is embedded analytics?
Embedded analytics is a data analysis technology that puts analytics capabilities within a business software application, platform or web portal instead of a separate tool. Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2024
SAS acquires synthetic data generator to aid AI development
The longtime analytics vendor plans to fold the intellectual property of Hazy into its existing synthetic data generation capabilities to help customers safely build AI tools. Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2024
Google's Looker taking an agentic approach to generative AI
The analytics vendor aims to help customers develop agents, built on a foundation of trusted data, that enable deep analysis and relieve users of time-consuming tasks. Continue Reading
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Definition
07 Nov 2024
What is composable analytics?
Composable analytics is an approach to data analytics and business intelligence (BI) that lets an organization combine modular components from different data and analytics tools. Continue Reading
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Definition
06 Nov 2024
What is a metrics store?
A metrics store -- also sometimes referred to as a metrics layer, metrics platform or headless business intelligence (BI) -- is a centralized repository for metrics definitions, including the calculations of metrics. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Nov 2024
10 top benefits of business intelligence for companies
By using BI tools to analyze data and drive better business decisions, organizations can improve their operations and gain the benefits and advantages outlined here. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Nov 2024
How to measure data literacy in the AI era
Improving data literacy as an individual or organization starts with measuring where you are. An AI and data framework provides six criteria to track progress. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Nov 2024
Traditional BI vs. self-service BI: Differences and uses
Traditional and self-service business intelligence are different approaches to BI initiatives. Here's what you need to know to decide which is right for your BI needs. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Oct 2024
What is decision intelligence?
Decision intelligence is an emerging field that combines data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and decision theory to improve organizational decision-making. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Oct 2024
Data-driven decision-making case study: Indeed
Putting data-driven decision-making into practice can be difficult. Indeed shares three examples of how it uses data to improve the user experience and employee workflows. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Oct 2024
What is a business intelligence dashboard (BI dashboard)?
A business intelligence dashboard, or BI dashboard, is a data visualization and analysis tool that displays on one screen the status of key performance indicators (KPIs) and other important business metrics and data points for an organization, department, team or process. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Oct 2024
Databricks lakehouse a secret weapon for WNBA's Fever
The vendor's platform has helped Pacers Sports & Entertainment -- parent company of the NBA's Pacers and WNBA's Fever -- free data from isolation to fuel an analytics-driven future. Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2024
Amplitude adds A/B testing tool to analytics suite
Both the vendor's new feature as well as its recent acquisition of Command AI aim to make it easier for business users to work with its tools without requiring expert help. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Oct 2024
What is real-time business intelligence (RTBI)?
Real-time business intelligence (RTBI) combines data analytics and various data processing tools to enable access to the most relevant, up-to-the-minute data and visualizations. Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2024
Tableau platform update targets need, eschews AI hype
Following the recent unveiling of significant AI-related tools, the vendor's final 2024 release adds practical features aimed at making Tableau easier to deploy as well as consume. Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2024
Databricks Apps a toolkit that simplifies AI development
Features including native integrations with development platforms and automatic provisioning of serverless compute enable customers to more easily develop and deploy applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Oct 2024
What is self-service business intelligence (self-service BI)?
Self-service business intelligence (BI) is an approach to data analytics that enables nontechnical business users to access and explore data sets. Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2024
MicroStrategy update aims to improve generative AI accuracy
The longtime analytics vendor's latest release addresses the accuracy of artificial intelligence outputs and includes an integration that enables users to query bots within Teams. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Sep 2024
5 reasons to use AI and machine learning in a data warehouse
Using AI and ML in a data warehouse gives the whole organization a single source of truth that can align decision making and foster better insights. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2024
ThoughtSpot taps Salesforce exec Karkhanis to be new CEO
As analytics enters a new era dominated by GenAI, the vendor has named former Salesforce Sales Cloud and Einstein Analytics leader Ketan Karkhanis its new chief executive officer. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Sep 2024
7 skills for improved data visualizations
Great data visualizations require a combination of analytics, design and communication. Master seven key skills for data visualizations to effectively communicate data insights. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2024
Teradata ClearScape Analytics update targets ROI on AI, ML
The vendor's latest platform update adds features such as a PySpark conversion tool and AutoML aimed at helping customers improve returns on their investments in AI and ML models. Continue Reading
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17 Sep 2024
Confluent platform update targets developer choice, security
The vendor's latest follows its recent acquisition of WarpStream and adds new security features, along with support for the Table API to provide new options for Apache Flink users. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2024
Tableau Einstein is a new BI platform with AI at its core
The new platform marks an evolution for the longtime analytics vendor, making AI the focus with capabilities such as agent-based insight generation and real-time analysis. Continue Reading
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12 Sep 2024
Zoho Analytics update adds GenAI tools, data science studio
New capabilities for the vendor's GenAI assistant include insight generation, while a studio for data science and machine learning enables various personae to do predictive BI. Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2024
Qlik AutoML update targets trust with visibility, simplicity
The vendor added new features that simplify developing and deploying machine learning models as well as provide greater visibility into performance to ensure trustworthy outputs. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Sep 2024
Data literacy training requires a dual approach
Data literacy training is a flexible learning process. Organizations can tailor training for their teams, but individuals can find educational resources to better their skills. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Sep 2024
What is ad hoc analysis?
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a specific business question by using company data from various sources. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Sep 2024
What is business intelligence architecture (BI architecture)?
A business intelligence architecture is a framework for the various technologies an organization deploys to run business intelligence and analytics applications. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Sep 2024
GenAI demands greater emphasis on data quality
As GenAI explodes and enables enterprise decision-making at previously unseen speed and scale, accurate information to train models and applications becomes increasingly important. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Aug 2024
6 key steps form a data-driven decision-making framework
A data-driven decision-making framework provides guidelines that any organization or individual can use. Improve decision-making on a professional and personal level. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Aug 2024
What is sentiment analysis?
Sentiment analysis, also referred to as 'opinion mining,' is an approach to natural language processing (NLP) that identifies the emotional tone behind a body of text. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2024
GenAI evolving, remains dominant data and analytics trend
As enterprise use of generative AI evolves from theory to practice, it remains the dominant development focus, with governance and real-time streaming playing complementary roles. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Aug 2024
Evaluate 8 of the top embedded analytics tools
Selecting the right embedded analytics tool for your organization can be difficult. Use general criteria to evaluate eight of the top options and decide if one is the right fit. Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Aug 2024
You need analytics governance
Analytics governance might not seem exciting, but it can improve innovation and mitigate risks. It's also critical to responsible data management and analytics practices. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Aug 2024
Collaborative business intelligence helps users connect data dots
Social BI enables users to interact with their organization's data -- and data experts -- in applications where they already collaborate and work. Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2024
AR and VR data visualizations offer promising future
AR and VR data visualizations offer a new perspective to capture patterns and trends in complex data sets that traditional data visualizations struggle with. Continue Reading
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05 Aug 2024
10 top data discovery tools for insights and visualizations
Data discovery can use sampling, profiling, visualizations or data mining to extract insights from data. These 10 top tools differ in scalability, performance and other features. Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2024
Google Cloud's BigQuery gets AI injection, Looker to follow
The tech giant's latest analytics and data management moves include the general availability of Gemini in BigQuery and the imminent availability of Gemini in Looker. Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2024
Generative AI a top priority for Amazon QuickSight
Though the BI platform already enables users to analyze data and develop data products using natural language, AWS plans to do more to aid insight generation and user efficiency. Continue Reading
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Definition
26 Jul 2024
What is a key performance indicator (KPI)? Strategy and guide
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable business metrics that corporate executives, managers and other stakeholders use to track and analyze factors deemed crucial to meeting the organization's stated objectives. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2024
Knime adds new AI governance measures to analytics suite
The vendor's latest update adds connectivity to AI providers to enable GenAI development as well as governance features to address the growing use of GenAI and its inherent risks. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2024
Precisely aiding wildfire fight with risk assessment data
The data integrity vendor's specialized database includes added topographical and weather-related information to help organizations prepare for and predict catastrophic fires. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2024
The top augmented analytics tools vendors are offering
Augmented analytics tools play a crucial role in providing users of all technical skills levels access to AI and analytics daily. Consider 10 of the top options available. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Jul 2024
Understand the BI lifecycle to build an effective architecture
Following and understanding the five steps of the business intelligence lifecycle is the foundation of a successful and effective BI architecture. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
Teradata integrates with DataRobot to aid AI development
The partnership provides the data management and analytics vendor's users with more choice so that they can develop advanced models and applications with their preferred tools. Continue Reading
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15 Jul 2024
AI readiness requires buy-in, technology and good governance
With interest in natural language processing, predictive analytics and other augmented intelligence rises, more than tooling is needed for enterprises to properly prepare. Continue Reading
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12 Jul 2024
Tableau launches generative AI assistant, updates platform
The longtime analytics vendor made a Copilot for data preparation generally available with similar tools for data cataloging and dashboard development and analysis expected soon. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2024
MicroStrategy's latest delivers embedded AI-powered insights
The longtime independent analytics vendor's new platform update combines embedded BI with generative AI to deliver AI-powered insights to users within the flow of their work. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jun 2024
How generative AI can make data visualizations accessible
Data teams can use generative AI to make data visualization creation approachable for business users of all technical skill levels -- if organizations can manage the challenges. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2024
Sisense adds embeddable chatbot to generative AI toolkit
The embedded BI specialist introduced Analytics Chatbot, a tool that enables natural language interactions with data, and a feature that lets users easily create summaries. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Jun 2024
6 key features of embedded analytics software
Data-driven organizations need employees of all technical skill levels to be able to access and use data. Embedded analytics software has six features that make data more usable. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2024
Qlik analytics suite helps cities combat climate change
The longtime BI and data integration vendor's tools enable C40 Cities, a climate leadership consortium of nearly 100 cities, to operationalize critical environmental data. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jun 2024
Qlik meets user needs with realistic approach to generative AI
With trusted data as a foundation, the longtime analytics and data integration vendor has been pragmatic in its creation of an environment that enables generative AI development. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Qlik unveils GenAI assistant, tools to build trusted AI
The longtime analytics vendor's latest new features include data integration capabilities targeting data quality and a GenAI assistant that includes data lineage capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2024
Trusted data key for Qlik as it develops foundation for AI
The analytics and data integration vendor is focused on providing users with a foundation of trusted data as it develops an ecosystem for developing next-generation applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 May 2024
R programming language
The R programming language is an open source scripting language for predictive analytics and data visualization. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 May 2024
web analytics
Web analytics is the process of analyzing the behavior of visitors to a website by tracking, reviewing and reporting the data generated by their use of the site and its components, such as its webpages, images and videos. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2024
Microsoft Fabric gets new generative AI tech, more openness
As the tech giant builds out its unified platform for data management and analytics, new tools address ease-of-use with AI and data unification with integrations. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2024
Differentiation key as Sigma Computing raises $200M
The vendor's attempt to broaden BI use within organizations with a no-code spreadsheet interface helps its tools feel familiar while enabling deep data exploration. Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2024
Alteryx unveils AI assistant aimed at improving efficiency
The GenAI assistant, now in preview, aims to provide the data management vendor's users with best practices and other assistance as they develop analytics workflows in Designer. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2024
Generative AI adoption outpacing all other forms of AI
A recent survey by the research and advisory firm found that deployment of generative artificial intelligence has exploded after barely being a consideration in the past. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 May 2024
How to improve analytics maturity
Improve analytics maturity with advanced analytics capabilities and the proactive use of data. Navigate cultural challenges to progress to higher maturity levels. Continue Reading
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Definition
10 May 2024
operational efficiency
Operational efficiency refers to an organization's ability to reduce waste of time, effort and material while still producing a high-quality service or product. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 May 2024
ensemble modeling
Ensemble modeling is the process of running two or more related but different analytical models and then synthesizing the results into a single score or spread. Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2024
Databricks adds vector search, new LLM support to AI suite
The data lakehouse pioneer is targeting model accuracy with the GA of vector search capabilities that help customers find the data needed to train advanced analytics applications. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2024
MicroStrategy targets trusted AI with latest platform update
The vendor's platform now includes capabilities aimed at helping customers trust NLP responses, as well as automate workflows from dashboards and third-party applications. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2024
Tableau adds generative AI tools, tightens Databricks bond
The analytics vendor's new features include a tool that enables customers to explore metrics using natural language as well as connectors that improve its link to Databricks. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Apr 2024
association rules
Association rules are if-then statements that show the probability of relationships between data items within large data sets in various types of databases. Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2024
Logi analytics suite to add new GenAI, SaaS capabilities
Insightsoftware, parent company of the embedded BI specialist, unveiled a new generative AI assistant and SaaS version of Symphony to enable efficiency and cost savings. Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Apr 2024
business analytics
Business analytics (BA) is a set of disciplines and technologies for solving business problems using data analysis, statistical models and other quantitative methods. Continue Reading