Data analytics

Data analytics (DA) is the process of examining data sets in order to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain. See complete definition.

February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22
App development a focus of MicroStrategy analytics platform

The longtime independent vendor is making application development and embedded BI priorities in order to enable data-driven decision-making in real time.
January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22
Yellowfin acquired by B2B software specialist Idera

The formerly independent analytics vendor hopes to expand its customer base by getting acquired, while its app development tools made it attractive to its new parent company.
January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22
Microsoft steadily adding to Power BI analytics platform

The tech giant continues to add functionality to its BI platform, recently including a feature that will enable Premium users to run reports with only the freshest data.
January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22
Tibco, Citrix to merge after Citrix acquired by Vista

The combination will join the analytics vendor's capabilities with a digital workspace and app delivery platform used by 98% of the Fortune 500. The deal is worth $16.5 billion.

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