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7 benefits of BI dashboards for businesses

To reap the full benefits of BI dashboards, they need to be designed to empower end users and improve the efficiency of BI software and the decision-making process.

By Alex Williams • Feb. 8, 2022

Trusted data key to MicroStrategy platform plans

The vendor plans to add new capabilities this year that will provide AI-generated guidance to better enable self-service users to take action using governed data.

By Eric Avidon • Feb. 7, 2022

Use of AI and automation together an analytics trend in ‘22

Analysts at BI vendor MicroStrategy's virtual user conference said the combination of the two technologies could deliver insights that lead to action in real time.

By Eric Avidon • Feb. 3, 2022

processing in memory (PIM)

Processing in memory, or PIM (sometimes called processor in memory), refers to the integration of a processor with Random Access Memory (RAM) on a single chip.

By Rahul Awati • Feb. 2, 2022

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.

By Eric Avidon • Feb. 2, 2022

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.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 31, 2022

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.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 31, 2022

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.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 31, 2022

HomeToGo turns data into action with Sisu analytics platform

Slowed by a rising volume of data, the vacation rental vendor adopted the startup analytics vendor's platform to speed time-to-insight and fuel its product and marketing decisions.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 28, 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.

By Packt Publishing • Jan. 28, 2022

IBM offloads Watson Health business data, analytics

IBM Watson Health assets acquired by Francisco Partners include extensive data sets and software, marking an end to IBM's efforts in the healthcare tech industry.

By Bridget Botelho • Jan. 24, 2022

Qlik IPO filing culminates a 5-year transformation

When the vendor was taken private in 2016, its plan was to add the capabilities needed to build a cloud-first platform that enabled real-time analytics.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 21, 2022

Tibco continues adding developer tools to analytics platform

Since its last major update in September 2021, the vendor has added to its array of prebuilt Spotfire Mods applications, including new AI Mods called Data Functions.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 20, 2022

How to identify and implement embedded analytics opportunities

Business users need to consider data science workflows and software development to identify opportunities for implementing embedded analytics for business value.

By George Lawton • Jan. 18, 2022

Databricks unveils first industry-specific lakehouse

The cloud data vendor launched a new lakehouse designed for retail and consumer goods customers that includes blueprints and best practices.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 18, 2022

IBM unveils acquisition of Envizi to add ESG analytics tools

With Envizi in the fold, the tech giant will be able to expand the environmental analytics capabilities of its platform and better enable customers who undertake ESG initiatives.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 12, 2022

Self-service capabilities crucial to analytics success

According to a new report from the Harvard Business Review and ThoughtSpot, empowering employees with self-service capabilities is fuel for a strong business intelligence program.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 12, 2022

Sigma Computing keeps focus on product enhancements

The startup recently secured $300 million in Series C funding, which its CEO said it plans to use to advance its product and expand its engineering capabilities.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 10, 2022

Alteryx agrees to acquire Trifacta for $400 million

The acquisition, expected to close during the first quarter of 2022, adds cloud-native capabilities to Alteryx's platform and is aimed at accelerating its move to the cloud.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 10, 2022

Qlik planning an IPO, files application with the SEC

The vendor plans to return to the public markets with an initial public stock offering after being taken private in 2016 when it was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 6, 2022

MicroStrategy enhances security, embedded analytics features

The vendor recently upgraded its products to the latest version of Log4j's software while also adding a new viewing experience and embedded BI capabilities to its platform.

By Eric Avidon • Jan. 5, 2022

What is predictive analytics? An enterprise guide

Predictive analytics is a form of advanced analytics that uses current and historical data to forecast activity, behavior and trends.

By Linda Tucci • Dec. 23, 2021

5 business intelligence trends to watch in 2022

Predicted trends for 2022 include rising adoption of automated insight delivery and augmented analytics capabilities, including natural language processing and AutoML.

By Eric Avidon • Dec. 22, 2021

The benefits of embedded analytics

The top business benefits of embedded analytics and BI include improving sales, gaining competitive advantages and getting maximum value from data to improve performance.

By Maria Korolov • Dec. 21, 2021

Benefits of predictive analytics for businesses

Predictive analytics' ability to forecast the future based on patterns in past data can give businesses a huge edge. Read about how to use this advanced form of business analytics.

By Donald Farmer • Dec. 17, 2021