Business intelligence technology
Technical requirements needed to analyze huge amounts of corporate data are increasingly complex. Business intelligence technologies such as data discovery processes, data warehouses and data visualization have become essential for enterprises to tap into the business value of information. Learn about the latest BI technologies designed to help create value from big data.
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08 Jul 2025
Knime updates framework for agentic AI development
The open source analytics vendor is keeping up with competitors by providing features aimed at enabling users to create cutting-edge applications capable of autonomous action. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2025
ThoughtSpot evolving as BI becomes driven by AI
Recent releases, including the Agentic Analytics Platform and Agentic Semantic Layer, demonstrate that the vendor continues to be creative amid the changing analytics industry. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Jun 2025
What is SAP BW (Business Warehouse)?
SAP Business Warehouse (BW) is a model-driven data warehousing product based on the SAP NetWeaver ABAP platform. Continue Reading
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11 Jun 2025
Latest Databricks tools use AI to simplify AI development
Fueled by user feedback, the vendor's newest features include a framework that automates building agents and a no-code interface for creating the pipelines that feed applications. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2025
7 top cloud-based analytics tools for enterprise use
Cloud-based analytics tools offer flexible deployment, advanced visualization and integration capabilities to help organizations turn data into actionable insights. Continue Reading
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03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
The vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features. Continue Reading
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28 May 2025
Sisense unveils new suite of AI-powered capabilities
Featuring a natural language interface and autonomous capabilities to augment human analysis, the vendor's toolkit simplifies developing and embedding advanced applications. Continue Reading
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20 May 2025
New Microsoft database, analytics tools target agentic AI
New features across the tech giant's broad array of BI and data management offerings, including Fabric and OneLake, provide developers with tools for agentic AI development. Continue Reading
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15 May 2025
Qlik evolves to keep up with latest AI, analytics trends
The longtime BI vendor continues to expand beyond its historical base to keep current with what's happening in GenAI and agentic development, analytics, and data management. Continue Reading
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14 May 2025
4 types of simulation models used in data analytics
Combining different types of simulation models with predictive analytics enables organizations to forecast events and improve the accuracy of data-driven decisions. Continue Reading
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14 May 2025
Qlik unveils agentic AI capabilities, launches lakehouse
An insight generation tool and capabilities that unlock unstructured data are among the longtime analytics vendor's latest features, while a data lakehouse represents expansion. Continue Reading
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07 May 2025
SAS update targets responsible agentic AI development
The longtime independent analytics vendor's latest Viya platform update includes Intelligent Decisioning, a set of governance-infused capabilities for developing agents. Continue Reading
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06 May 2025
Snowflake launches auto industry-specific AI capabilities
The latest AI Manufacturing Data Cloud update adds features aimed at helping auto manufacturers deal with massive amounts of data being created by the industry's evolution. Continue Reading
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02 May 2025
Fivetran adds reverse ETL with acquisition of Census
The data integration specialist's purchase provides users with complementary capabilities that enable them to send transformed data back to applications where decisions are made. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2025
Telecom giant uses Tableau Pulse to drive analytics adoption
As part of an effort to enable its employees to make data-informed decisions, Virgin Media O2 is using the GenAI-powered insight generator to show workers what's possible. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2025
Yellowfin joins GenAI fray, launches new NLQ capabilities
The longtime BI vendor is the latest to add generative AI-powered natural language query capabilities aimed at enabling more users within organizations to use complex capabilities. Continue Reading
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15 Apr 2025
Tableau enters the agentic AI era with the launch of Next
The new platform features agents addressing needs such as data preparation and natural language-based analysis, and includes a semantic layer that targets relevancy and accuracy. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2025
8 top self-service analytics tools
Self-service analytics tools, such as Power BI, Tableau and Qlik, help users analyze data independently with AI, automation and intuitive dashboards. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2025
AWS boosts Q in QuickSight with AI-powered scenario analysis
Driven by customer feedback, the BI platform now enables nontechnical and expert users alike to model data and perform deep analytics using generative AI-fueled natural language. Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2025
Databricks partners with Anthropic to aid GenAI development
With the Claude line of models natively available in the Data Intelligence Platform, developers can securely combine data and AI models to build agents and other applications. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2025
Domo unveils agentic AI toolkit to simplify development
Agent Catalyst provides users with a four-step process for developing agentic applications, including selecting an LLM and connecting it to relevant proprietary data. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2025
DBT Labs launches AI copilot to boost developer efficiency
The assistant includes features such as autogenerated documentation and testing to relieve developers and engineers of repetitive tasks and free them up for more innovative work. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Mar 2025
What is data curation?
Data curation is the process of creating, organizing and maintaining data sets so people looking for information can access and use them. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2025
Sigma Computing launches Data Apps to boost analytics
The vendor's new application development feature enables users to create custom apps that combine data collection, insight generation and process automation to improve analysis. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2025
Vast Data targets secure, speedy agentic AI development
The vendor is furthering its expansion into AI development with features such as vector search and event streaming aimed at enabling users to build and maintain agents. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2025
New Databricks tools tackle lingering GenAI accuracy issues
Features such as centralized model governance and real-time monitoring aim to improve the accuracy of outputs so that enterprises can confidently scale beyond experimentation. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2025
Solving specific problems driving enterprise adoption of AI
When weighing the benefits and risks of deploying AI at scale, whether the tools solve specific problems can accelerate deployment, Sisense CEO Ariel Katz says. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2025
Qdrant update adds security measures for AI development
The vector database specialist's update includes features that enable secure AI development such as role-based access control and an API for managing cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2025
9 best practices for self-service analytics
Expecting business benefits from an analytics platform everyone can use? Take the right steps before putting the tool into users' hands. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2025
Alation unveils AI agents plus SDK for agentic development
The data catalog vendor's new agents for documentation and data quality monitoring represent innovation among metadata management vendors and could force competitors to respond. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2025
Teradata unveils vector store to fuel AI development
The longtime data management and analytics vendor's new feature will enable developers to discover the relevant data needed to train business-specific generative AI applications. Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2025
Snowflake adds OpenAI models with Microsoft integration
In a move that adds more model choices for AI developers, models including GPT-4o are now natively available in Cortex AI alongside models from Anthropic, Meta, Mistral and others. Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2025
Google boosts AlloyDB with added vector search capabilities
New features address the accuracy and performance of the in-database vector searches that discover relevant data for feeding and training AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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25 Feb 2025
Reltio adds real-time data delivery to fuel fast decisions
The vendor's new Lightspeed Data Delivery Network can be used to feed customer recommendation engines and other applications that need data instantaneously to fuel actions. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2025
Couchbase integrates with Nvidia NIM to aid AI development
By joining its Capella AI Model Services environment for AI development with Nvidia's microservices suite, the database vendor aims to make building and managing AI apps easier. Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2025
Cube semantic layer eases data access from Power BI, Excel
New integrations aim to better enable Microsoft users to directly access data in cloud data warehouses, which has been problematic given how different query languages interact. Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2025
Confluent, Databricks partner to simplify AI development
With a new integration, joint customers can more easily access real-time streaming data to develop, deploy and maintain trusted AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2025
Snowflake's new Cortex Agents enables agentic AI development
The vendor's new managed service, now in preview, provides developers with an API for combining structured and unstructured data with LLMs to create agentic applications. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2025
Ataccama adds data lineage to foster trust in AI, analytics
Given that the absence of trusted data hinders AI development, the vendor's new capabilities further its effort to provide users with the tools to ensure data can be trusted. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2025
Super Bowl teams show analytics gaining ground in NFL
As data-driven decision-making gains ground in pro football, both the Eagles and Chiefs have gained advantages from using advanced statistical analysis. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2025
Databricks' acquisition of BladeBridge boosts data migration
The data and AI vendor's latest purchase adds AI-powered ETL capabilities aimed at making it easier for new customers to transport data from competing data storage platforms. 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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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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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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23 Jan 2025
Pinecone provides Assistant for generative AI development
The vector database specialist is expanding beyond managing data with a suite of APIs and other tools that enable users to tap into their data to create chatbots and agents. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2025
TigerGraph launches Savanna to aid AI development
The latest evolution of the graph database specialist's platform aims to meet developers' data discovery and performance requirements as they build AI applications. Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2025
Snowflake takes aim at lowering GenAI development costs
By integrating its recently developed SwiftKV capabilities with LLMs, the vendor aims to make models more efficient so that customers pay less as they develop generative AI tools. Continue Reading
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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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15 Jan 2025
DBT Labs acquires SDF Labs to boost data transformation
By adding SQL comprehension capabilities, users will be able to validate code as it's written, speeding the transformation process and potentially improving data quality. Continue Reading
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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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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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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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09 Jan 2025
Oracle Exadata update boosts performance to meet AI needs
With database workloads growing due to the demands of AI development and real-time analytics, the tech giant's latest database infrastructure update focuses on efficiency. Continue Reading
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09 Jan 2025
Informatica natively integrates governance suite on GCP
An expanded partnership between the data prep specialist and tech giant makes it easier for joint customers to develop AI and analytics applications using properly prepared data. Continue Reading
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09 Jan 2025
18 data science tools to consider using in 2025
Numerous tools are available for data science applications. Read about 18, including their features, capabilities and uses, to see if they fit your analytics needs. Continue Reading
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Podcast
08 Jan 2025
Reshaping UX with behavioral data and AI
Companies are using AI to strengthen insights from behavioral data, transforming how they understand and respond to customer interactions. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2025
What is a robo-advisor? Everything to know before using one
A robo-advisor is a virtual financial advisor powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that employs an algorithm to deliver an automated selection of financial advisory services. Continue Reading
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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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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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23 Dec 2024
Surging AI development will heighten focus on data in 2025
Without proper training, models and applications will fail. As a result, enterprises will pay increased attention to the information used to train artificial intelligence tools. Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2024
Boomi's Rivery acquisition aimed at AI, real-time analysis
With the purchase, the data integration specialist adds change data capture capabilities for AI and real-time analytics. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2024
Record funding round reflects Databricks' differentiation
Based on its AI development and expansion within data management, the record $10 billion the vendor raised shows it is viewed differently from its competitors. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2024
Databricks' record $10 billion funding round to fuel growth
The data lakehouse pioneer has expanded into AI development and plans to use the funding to fuel further investments in AI, make acquisitions and expand go-to-market efforts. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2024
Nexla integration with Nvidia NIM boosts AI development
The complementary partnership combines the data integration vendor's discovery and retrieval capabilities with the tech giant's power to scale and secure AI development. 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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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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11 Dec 2024
Aerospike adds new vector search capabilities to database
With vector search a critical component of AI development, the vendor's latest vector search and storage capabilities target simplifying data discovery for training AI tools. Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2024
Acceldata unveils AI-powered data observability tools
The vendor's update includes features such as error detection with root cause analysis and schema reconciliation that use AI to automate finding and fixing data integrity problems. Continue Reading
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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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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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03 Dec 2024
AWS reimagines SageMaker as suite for data, analytics, AI
The service is now a unified platform featuring a data catalog, lakehouse and integrations with other AWS platforms. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2024
Couchbase unveils suite of services for developing AI
The new services include access to LLMs and unstructured data transformation aimed at enabling customers to build AI tools. Continue Reading
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26 Nov 2024
How to get data ready for AI development
Factors including a combination of commitment to data quality, proper technology and pertinent processes are key to preparing data for feeding models and applications. Continue Reading
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25 Nov 2024
12 top contact center platforms of 2025
Which came first: the evolution of the contact center or the evolution of its supporting software? It's the old chicken-and-egg debate. Either way, AI is the catalyst. Continue Reading
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22 Nov 2024
Snowflake fuels edtech vendor's data and AI initiatives
PowerSchool is creating personalized educational experiences for teachers, students, parents, administrators and others by using its data to train AI tools. Continue Reading
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20 Nov 2024
Snowflake partners with Anthropic to improve AI development
The alliance aims to make it easier and faster for the data cloud vendor's customers to use the Claude line of large language models when developing advanced applications. Continue Reading
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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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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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15 Nov 2024
Big data analytics and business intelligence: A comparison
BI and big data analytics support different types of analytics applications and using them in complementary ways enables a comprehensive data analysis strategy. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2024
Alteryx adds tools for cloud, hybrid analytics deployments
The vendor's update includes new data preparation and blending tools, improved interoperability with data warehouses and the preview of AI-powered insight generation capabilities. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2024
Monte Carlo adds more GenAI to data observability platform
The vendor's latest update features an LLM-powered tool that delivers recommendations for developing data quality monitors along with a DataOps dashboard and new integrations. 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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13 Nov 2024
The future of business intelligence: 10 top trends in 2025
Various trends are affecting the current state of BI initiatives and their future direction. Here are 10 key ones that corporate leaders and BI teams should be aware of. Continue Reading
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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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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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12 Nov 2024
Snowflake unveils AI development, security capabilities
The vendor's latest includes additions to Cortex AI that simplify developing conversational AI tools and new security measures after its environment was infiltrated in May. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2024
Metaplane app adds data observability for Snowflake users
The data observability specialist's new native app for the data cloud enables users to monitor data quality as they develop the analytics and AI tools that inform decisions. Continue Reading
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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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07 Nov 2024
AI in business intelligence: Uses, benefits and challenges
AI tools are becoming a key part of BI systems, both to add new analytics capabilities and simplify tasks. Here's what you need to know about using AI in the BI process. 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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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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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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30 Oct 2024
Alation browser-based extension aims to streamline analysis
The vendor's extension for Google Chrome embeds its tools in users' browsers to reduce time wasted toggling between applications and improve efficiency and speed to insight. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2024
Dremio updates data catalog to support all deployment types
Recognizing that some customers need to keep data on-premises, the vendor has extended the availability of its Data Catalog for Apache Iceberg beyond its cloud-based platform. Continue Reading
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25 Oct 2024
Informatica launches blueprints for developing generative AI
The vendor's new frameworks aim to simplify and speed developing GenAI tools and include data integration and governance capabilities along with connectors and best practices. Continue Reading
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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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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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22 Oct 2024
Reltio update delivers new AI-powered matching capabilities
The data unification vendor's latest AI tool is a prebuilt customer data matching tool that uses LLMs and machine learning to help users develop more complete customer profiles. Continue Reading