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28 Jan 2022
Tableau dashboard tips and tricks from an expert author
In this excerpt from his new book on using Tableau CRM, data expert Mark Tossell takes readers step by step through best practices for dashboard creation. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2021
ThoughtSpot analytics platform continues to transform
The vendor committed to a cloud-first philosophy in late 2020, and since then added capabilities through acquisitions, targeted new user personas and continued to build new tools. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2021
Latest ThoughtSpot BI capabilities target new personas
With the addition of Data Workspace, the analytics vendor aims to enable power users within organizations to develop and deploy applications. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2021
Tableau makes data literacy a priority with new pledge
As organizations increasingly turn to data to inform decisions, more data workers are needed. To address demand, Tableau pledged to help train 10 million data learners worldwide. Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2021
Tellius-Looker analytics partnership enhances powers of both
A partnership between Tellius and Looker will enable users to combine Tellius' AI and machine learning technology with Looker's data modeling and app development capabilities. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2021
ThoughtSpot unveils support for Snowflake developer platform
ThoughtSpot expanded its partnership with a leading data cloud provider, revealing ThoughtSpot for Snowpark to better enable developers as they work in-warehouse. Continue Reading
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12 May 2021
SaaS adoption, real-time BI among top analytics trends
More enterprises using SaaS and the need for data in real time are among the top trends in analytics, according to Dan Sommer, senior director and market intelligence lead at Qlik. Continue Reading
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05 May 2021
Acquisition by ThoughtSpot adds data integration capabilities
ThoughtSpot both acquired Diyotta on May 4 to add data integration capabilities and released ThoughtSpot Everywhere, a new embedded analytics platform, for general availability. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2021
ThoughtSpot makes first acquisition, buys SeekWell
ThoughtSpot reached an agreement to acquire SeekWell on Wednesday, a move that will enable the analytics vendor to deliver insights to users in their workflows via SQL. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2021
ThoughtSpot sells $20 million equity stake to Snowflake
ThoughtSpot received a $20 million equity investment from a cloud data services provider in a move that helps validate the analytics vendor's strategic focus on the cloud. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2021
Do you need a data warehouse for business intelligence?
Some organizations have moved away from using data warehouses in their business intelligence strategies. Read on to find out how approaches to data storage for BI are changing. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2020
ThoughtSpot expands cloud capabilities with ThoughtSpot One
ThoughtSpot One, a new tool from analytics vendor ThoughtSpot, enhances the natural language search and data sharing capabilities of the SaaS version of the vendor's platform. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2020
ThoughtSpot Cloud is a new SaaS version of vendor's platform
ThoughtSpot introduced the first SaaS version of its platform on Tuesday, allowing customers to pay as they go and taking away the task of deploying and managing the software. Continue Reading
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26 Aug 2020
Analytics startup Grid raises $12 million in funding
Armed with $12 million in Series A venture capital financing led by New Enterprise Associates, BI startup Grid is in position to take its platform to market. Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2020
Tellius introduces SaaS version of its analytics platform
Tellius, an analytics startup whose platform is built on AI and machine learning, introduced a SaaS version of its tools to help customers reduce costs. Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2020
State of the self-service analytics market
Self-service analytics are important to strong enterprise analytics. Experts talk about how top vendors in the market are keeping up with user needs. Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2020
Tamr launches Data Can Help to reduce supply chain risk
Data Can Help is a new data curation service from Tamr designed to assist enterprises deal with the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2020
Toilet paper supply data reveals no shortage during pandemic
Stores can't seem to keep toilet paper in stock during the COVID-19 crisis, but data from a paper industry analytics system shows there isn't actually a two-ply supply issue. Continue Reading
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16 Apr 2020
New cloud features highlight Qlik analytics platform update
Enhanced SaaS capabilities and tools to help customers migrate their analytics operations to the cloud highlight the latest platform update from Qlik. Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2020
Self-service analytics spurs GoodData BI platform overhaul
GoodData is in the process of redesigning its entire business intelligence platform to make it more accessible to self-service and citizen data scientist users. Continue Reading
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01 Oct 2019
Qlik Sense Business improves Qlik's cloud, AI capabilities
Qlik's new product shows the vendor's strategy of providing a cloud-based service for users that's rich in augmented intelligence and machine learning capabilities. Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2019
Oracle Analytics Cloud update unifies BI products, pricing
Oracle Analytics Cloud now offers a consistent UI and all-in-one pricing for Oracle's analytics tools. But an on-premises BI update is also on the way for cloud holdouts. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2019
Augmented BI tools speed insights with less manual labor
Through AI, machine learning and NLP, augmented analytics reduces the manual labor of traditional BI work to more quickly and accurately locate and analyze relevant data. Continue Reading
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15 Apr 2019
How to integrate Power BI and SharePoint via embedded reports
Expert Brien Posey explains two methods for including Power BI reports on pages in SharePoint Online's cloud service: publishing a link to a report, or embedding one. Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2019
Avoid turbulence when shifting to data analytics in the cloud
When migrating BI and data analytics to the cloud, factor existing analytics processes, software evaluation, data protection and cost controls into a thoughtful plan of action. 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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23 Jun 2017
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks about ‘expanding universe’ of BI
Co-founder and CEO of MicroStrategy takes the long view on business intelligence and sees its universe expanding with mobile technologies Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2015
Handling unwieldy data with Salesforce Wave Analytics
With sales teams struggling to access and consume data, Salesforce Wave Analytics promises ease of use and accessibility. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2015
Will Salesforce Wave Analytics' upgrade be persuasive for users?
After a year on the market, Salesforce Wave, the BI platform, gets an upgrade. But there are continuing question marks about its value. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2012
SaaS BI app puts spotlight on corporate tickets
Three former employees of ticket reseller StubHub have created a Software as a Service application for tracking and analyzing the use of corporate tickets to sports and entertainment events. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2010
Gartner: The six elements of cloud analytics and SaaS BI
The term ‘cloud analytics’ means different things to different people. To gain any advantage from it, organizations must first agree on a definition, according to Gartner. Continue Reading