Data science and analytics
As businesses' data volumes continue to expand, data science has become vital for to inform decision making, strategic planning and marketing techniques. Learn about the latest data science and analytics techniques businesses are incorporating to help identify opportunities to streamline processes, identify potential business ventures and improve customer service.
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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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20 May 2025
Alation boosts agentic AI with Numbers Station acquisition
The acquisition adds capabilities such as Chat that enable users to embed agents in workflows to complement the vendor's existing plans for agentic development. 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
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
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
08 Nov 2024
What is qualitative data?
Qualitative data is descriptive information that focuses on concepts and characteristics, rather than numbers and statistics. Continue Reading
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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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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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Definition
31 Oct 2024
What is augmented analytics?
Augmented analytics is the use of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to enhance data analytics, data sharing and business intelligence. 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
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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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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Definition
23 Oct 2024
What is an inductive argument?
An inductive argument is an assertion that uses specific premises or observations to make a broader generalization. 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
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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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16 Oct 2024
Informatica update targets preparing data for AI development
The data management vendor's latest platform update includes features aimed at enabling customers to effectively ready their data for informing models and applications. Continue Reading
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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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09 Oct 2024
Snowflake the engine for fintech firm's AI transformation
Specialist TS Imagine is using the data platform vendor's Cortex capabilities to extract value from unstructured data and become more efficient by automating processes. Continue Reading
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09 Oct 2024
Alation launches AI governance suite to meet rising need
With interest in generative AI increasing, the vendor's new suite aims to help enterprises both mitigate risks as well as confidently use new applications. Continue Reading
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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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07 Oct 2024
Monte Carlo aids data observability with root cause analysis
The vendor's new capabilities are designed to enable Databricks and GitLab users to quickly discover and resolve the underlying causes of data quality problems. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2024
SingleStore's BryteFlow acquisition targets data integration
The data platform vendor's purchase adds full change data capture capabilities and is aimed at improving data ingestion and integration from applications and databases. Continue Reading
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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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26 Sep 2024
Cockroach Labs adds vector search, updates pricing options
The database vendor's new update includes an integration with pgvector that provides users with the vector search capabilities needed to feed RAG pipelines and develop GenAI tools. Continue Reading
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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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24 Sep 2024
New Grafana Labs features aim to simplify observability
The vendor's latest set of capabilities includes prebuilt applications and automated features aimed at making it easier to use observability tools to monitor data and IT processes. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Sep 2024
What is linear regression?
Linear regression is a statistical technique that identifies the relationship between the mean value of one variable and the corresponding values of one or more other variables. Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2024
Fivetran targets data security by adding Hybrid Deployment
The vendor's new feature aims to aid organizations that deal with sensitive data by enabling them to manage pipelines from private clouds and on-premises environments. Continue Reading
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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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Definition
12 Sep 2024
What is SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)?
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), also known as IBM SPSS Statistics since 2009, is a user-friendly software package used for the analysis of statistical data and to make data-driven decisions. 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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10 Sep 2024
Oracle keeps AI focus with database updates, new data lake
Updates to HeatWave and Database 23ai, along with the introduction of Intelligent Data Lake, are all aimed at better enabling customers to develop artificial intelligence tools. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2024
Exploding interest in GenAI makes AI governance a necessity
With more employees of organizations now using artificial intelligence tools to inform business decisions, guidelines that ensure their safe and secure use are critical. 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
09 Sep 2024
What is data storytelling?
Data storytelling is the process of translating complex data analyses into understandable terms to inform a business decision or action. Continue Reading
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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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04 Sep 2024
InfluxData targets performance, adds self-managed version
The time series database specialist's update addresses performance to better handle complex real-time workloads and includes a new option for on-premises and private cloud users. Continue Reading
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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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03 Sep 2024
Couchbase launches database tools to foster AI development
The vendor's new columnar capabilities and mobile-based vector search are aimed at helping customers access unstructured data to inform models and applications. Continue Reading
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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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28 Aug 2024
Cribl positions for IPO with $319M in latest funding round
The observability specialist's latest financing, along with strong recurring revenue and customer growth, helps set the vendor up to go public pending further financial milestones. Continue Reading
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27 Aug 2024
Pinecone launches serverless vector database on Azure, GCP
Serverless, first launched on AWS, is now available on all three major public clouds in a move aimed at enabling customers to control costs in the environment of their choice. Continue Reading
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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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Definition
23 Aug 2024
What is data validation?
Data validation is the practice of checking the integrity, accuracy and structure of data before it is used for or by one or more business operations. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2024
Collibra, Reltio integration targets discovery, governance
The new partnership aims to provide joint customers with complementary capabilities to help them better find relevant data for analysis and manage their data assets. Continue Reading
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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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20 Aug 2024
Industry experts share top tactics for AI-powered analytics
Unlock the power of AI in data analytics with expert guidance. Learn how to implement AI tools that drive strategic success and future-proof your business. 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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16 Aug 2024
What is data visualization?
Data visualization is the practice of translating information into a visual context, such as a map or graph, to make data easier for the human brain to understand and pull insights from. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2024
What is machine learning? Guide, definition and examples
Machine learning is a branch of AI focused on building computer systems that learn from data. 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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01 Aug 2024
New Snowflake service enables secure AI, ML deployment
Snowpark Container Services aims to provide the vendor's users with a secure environment for deploying and managing models and applications without having to move their data. Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2024
New features make Google's Spanner a database for AI
The introduction of graph processing, vector search and full-text search optimize Spanner for developing and managing modern applications and models, including GenAI. Continue Reading
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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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31 Jul 2024
Astronomer adds DBT Core support to data orchestration suite
The vendor's latest Astro platform update integrates the open source transformation tool to help users better prepare information for analytics and AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Jul 2024
What is an algorithm?
An algorithm is a procedure used for solving a problem or performing a computation. 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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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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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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18 Jul 2024
An explanation of advanced vs. predictive analytics
Predictive analytics is a type of advanced analytics. Learn more in this video. Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2024
Qlik launches Talend Cloud, aims to ensure data is trusted
The longtime BI vendor's new integration platform aims to deliver trust in the information users work with to inform analytics and AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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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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11 Jul 2024
Oracle's new Exadata architecture targets efficiency, cost
With Exascale, the tech giant aims to improve the efficiency of its relational database platform to handle GenAI workloads while dramatically reducing costs with new pricing. Continue Reading
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11 Jul 2024
Data quality specialist Soda secures $14M to fuel expansion
The Europe-based vendor intends to use its latest funding to shift its growth focus to the U.S. while also continuing to invest in its AI-fueled observability platform. Continue Reading
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10 Jul 2024
Graph technology helps battle election misinformation
Backed by a grant from Neo4j, including free use of its platform, Syracuse University is exposing coordinated networks that spread election misinformation on social media. Continue Reading
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02 Jul 2024
Databricks launches generative AI tools, including assistant
The vendor's assistant and automatically generated metadata descriptions together enable users to work with data using natural language and receive accurate outputs in response. Continue Reading
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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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27 Jun 2024
Databricks bids to marry AI and BI
At its recent Data+AI Summit, data platform provider Databricks introduced a product that might be a harbinger of a new wave of AI-backed Business Intelligence Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2024
SingleStore adds Iceberg integration, improved vector search
The data platform vendor's latest update targets GenAI development by enabling easier access to unstructured data, making searches more efficient and optimizing cloud consumption. Continue Reading
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26 Jun 2024
Oracle launches HeatWave GenAI to fuel AI development
The tech giant updated its database with new features aimed at simplifying model and application development cost-effectively, including in-database LLMs. Continue Reading
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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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24 Jun 2024
Rockset acquisition strengthens OpenAI's enterprise play
The GenAI pioneer went outside the AI realm for its second acquisition, looking to the smaller database analytics vendor for its real-time search and vector capabilities. Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2024
Actian goes to the edge with latest Zen database update
The data management and analytics vendor's embeddable database now includes streaming capabilities via support for Kafka and faster query times that enable decisions in real time. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Jun 2024
clinical data analyst
A clinical data analyst -- also referred to as a 'healthcare data analyst' -- is a healthcare information professional who verifies the validity of scientific experiments and data gathered from research. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2024
Reltio targets trusted data with GenAI, prebuilt tools
The vendor's latest update adds new customer insight capabilities, including an AI assistant, and industry-specific tools all aimed at providing a trusted foundation for analysis. Continue Reading
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14 Jun 2024
Anomalo unveils quality monitoring for unstructured data
The data quality specialist's capabilities will enable customers to monitor unstructured text to ensure the health of data used to inform analytics and AI models and applications. Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2024
New Databricks tools target AI quality, cost and security
The vendor's latest features aim to help customers improve model accuracy by securely developing compound systems that include multiple language models and RAG pipelines. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Jun 2024
share of wallet (SOW) or wallet share
Share of wallet (SOW) is a marketing metric used to calculate the percentage of a customer's spending for a type of product or service that goes to a particular company. Continue Reading
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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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06 Jun 2024
Databricks $1B-plus Tabular acquisition adds Iceberg support
The lakehouse specialist's latest purchase adds support for Apache Iceberg to its existing support for Delta Lake and is also a direct confrontation of rival Snowflake. Continue Reading
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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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04 Jun 2024
Snowflake demonstrates shift to AI with newest features
After a slow start to building an environment for developing AI applications, the vendor unveils new features that show it is catching up to its peers. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Jun 2024
What is data preparation? An in-depth guide
Data preparation is the process of gathering, combining, structuring and organizing data for use in business intelligence, analytics and data science applications, as explained in this guide. Continue Reading
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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