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21 Nov 2022
What makes up an analytics pipeline?
Analytics pipelines were traditionally hidden away, but they're changing as more organizations focus on agility for their data. Learn what makes up a successful analytics pipeline. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2022
Databricks launches new lakehouse for financial services
The cloud data vendor's new set of capabilities for financial services customers is its second industry-specific lakehouse after it launched one for retail users in January. Continue Reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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03 Jul 2019
AI acquisitions lead to consolidation
Analytics and AI startups emerge regularly and grow quickly. Frequent acquisitions, however, seem to be creating a more consolidated industry, cementing some vendors at the top. Continue Reading
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03 Jul 2019
Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud
In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about the fast-moving company's plans for the next year. Continue Reading
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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
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27 Jun 2019
Music data visualization comes to life in Tableau collection
With its new collection of visualizations about music, Tableau demonstrates how users are using its platform to understand the information behind the music. Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2019
Power BI update firms up Microsoft analytics market
With its latest update to Power BI, Microsoft showed its commitment to its business intelligence platform and maintained its position as an industry leader. Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2019
MicroStrategy product development advances after Voice.com sale
Analytics and BI vendor MicroStrategy sells the Voice.com domain name and moves forward with product R&D in a competitive market that is consolidating quickly. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2019
How the Salesforce acquisition will affect Tableau users
In the wake of Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, it remains to be seen whether Tableau users will be pushed to the cloud and how Tableau's pace of innovation might be affected. Continue Reading
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10 Jun 2019
$15.7B Salesforce-Tableau acquisition a direct shot at Microsoft
By acquiring Tableau, Salesforce dramatically strengthened its BI and data visualization capabilities. The move boosts Salesforce's ability to compete with Microsoft. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2019
Google acquisition of Looker to boost Google Cloud analytics
By acquiring Looker, Google will enhance its analytics and BI capabilities available through Google Cloud, while becoming a formidable force in the enterprise-level BI space. Continue Reading
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15 May 2019
Sisense acquisition of Periscope yields versatile BI platform
The Sisense merger with Periscope Data is expected to create a new, combined BI product that will cater to casual business users and advanced data scientists alike. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2019
Information Builders CEO on cloud-first approach, machine learning
Information Builders' new CEO, Frank Vella, said the company's focus on cloud and machine learning will help it solidify a firm position in today's BI and analytics market. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2019
New Information Builders CEO targets modern CX, development
In Q&A, new CEO Frank Vella discusses how Information Builders is modernizing its WebFocus platform to make it easier to use and changing the vendor's internal culture. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2019
Qlik's CrunchBot acquisition adds AI chatbot to analytics
Qlik's acquisition of CrunchBot, an AI chatbot, aims to help users of its BI software get data easier and underscores a growing enterprise trend: conversational analytics. Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2019
AI, graph databases among top BI and analytics trends
Leading trends in BI and analytics include machine learning, multi-cloud and graph databases. IT expert William McKnight details in a webinar how they'll affect enterprises. Continue Reading
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08 Jan 2019
Analytics trends we'll see in 2019
BI and analytics software looks to evolve further in 2019, as tools will keep getting easier to use and more AI-powered technologies will augment user experiences. Continue Reading
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13 Nov 2018
At Logi Analytics and Tableau, beta feedback drives creation
Constructive commentary from software beta testing can help work out bugs and bring about new ideas, which BI vendors Logi Analytics and Tableau can attest to. Continue Reading
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30 Oct 2018
Data literacy training offerings key to BI vendors
Tableau announced a basic certification training exam, adding to its roster of online data literacy courses. Self-service BI rival Qlik also has a big focus on data literacy. Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2018
Tableau extensions get more dev tools for integrations
With the Tableau Developer Program, developers will be able to use a Tableau Online development sandbox and sample codes, among other free resources. Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2018
Tableau new features include NLP, AI, machine learning
Tableau unveiled AI and NLP tools intended to improve users' experience with its BI platform by adding smart capabilities to Tableau 2019, now out in a public beta. Continue Reading
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17 Oct 2018
Nationwide sees ups, downs with self-service Tableau tools
Tableau provides users at insurer Nationwide with a versatile, self-service analytics platform. But the IT team faces some challenges with the self-service software. Continue Reading
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01 Oct 2018
IBM pushes automation, NLP in Cognos Analytics 11.1 update
Cognos Analytics' new features include an AI assistant that responds in natural language, predictive analytics capabilities and tools for better data storytelling. Continue Reading
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17 Sep 2018
Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X
New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster experience for self-service BI users. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2018
Qlik Sense and predictive analytics in education flag troubled students
Using academic analytics and Qlik Sense, administrators at Virginia's Loudoun County public school district are looking to identify and help at-risk students faster and more accurately. Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2018
Tableau BI gets Extensions API in version 2018.2 update
Tableau's BI software sees general release of a 2018.2 update with an API for dashboard extensions, while a 2018.3 beta adds more new analytics capabilities. Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2018
The future of BI is bright, as experts note evolving trends
Fast-evolving tech trends like machine learning and cloud storage management will have big roles in BI in the coming years, especially with the dominance of cloud computing, experts say. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2018
Get the most out of your data, reap the benefits of BI tools
The business intelligence software market is large, vibrant and evolving. Learn the ins and outs to make sense of the options and experience the business benefits of BI tools. Continue Reading