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ThoughtSpot raises $100M in funding, now valued at $4.2B

The vendor completed its Series F round, and has more than doubled its valuation from $1.95 billion in August 2019 when it last raised venture capital funds.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 15, 2021

Data the difference at Olympics for Allyson Felix

Frustrated after winning silver in the 200 meters at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, the sprinter used analytics to identify weaknesses and alter her training before winning gold in 2012.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 12, 2021

Feeding America, Tableau use data to fight hunger together

The nonprofit has partnered with the Tableau Foundation since 2015, and it is enabling its network of food banks to make data-driven decisions with the analytics vendor's tools.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 12, 2021

GoodData unveils new UI focused on composability

With the launch of the second phase of its platform overhaul, the analytics vendor is enabling users to build their own visual experience without having to write code.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 11, 2021

The roadblocks of business intelligence growth

Training and cost are the two biggest business intelligence challenges impeding organizations' BI usage and expansion, according to a survey conducted by ESG.

By Peter Spotts • Nov. 9, 2021

Looker adds customization capabilities to analytics platform

In concert with its virtual user conference, the vendor introduced the idea of composable analytics, along with tools that enable users to compose customized embeddable dashboards.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 9, 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.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 9, 2021

Tableau to add new business science tools to analytics suite

Self-service data science tools are among the capabilities the analytics vendor unveiled during its virtual user conference and plans to add to its platform in coming updates.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 9, 2021

QuickSight Q a potential winner for Amazon BI platform

Since its introduction in 2016, Amazon QuickSight has offered solid but not top-of-market BI capabilities. The addition of a new natural language query tool could change that.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 8, 2021

Knowing the right data enrichment techniques is crucial

In 'The Enrichment Game,' the latest book by 'Data Guy' Doug Needham, you'll learn why and how to cull data to gain valuable insights and a business advantage.

By Technics Publications • Nov. 8, 2021

Oracle adds supply chain application to analytics suite

The tech giant added a prebuilt SaaS application for supply chain management to its set of Fusion Cloud applications. Other Fusion Cloud apps collect and monitor ERP and HR data.

By Eric Avidon • Nov. 3, 2021

Data science skills a focus of Tableau Conference 2021

The concept of business science -- using AI and ML to enable business users with data science skills -- will be in focus during Tableau's upcoming user conference.

Nov. 2, 2021

Alation: How to develop a data governance framework

Data governance should keep organizations from violating regulations while fostering data exploration and decision-making, but developing a strong set of guidelines is nuanced.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 27, 2021

Qlik adds Forts to analytics suite, enabling faster analysis

Qlik Forts, a tool that enables customers to access and analyze data where it resides rather than forcing them to first import it into Qlik, is now generally available.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 26, 2021

Toucan Toco expands beyond data storytelling

Once a niche vendor with a particular area of expertise, the startup's latest update includes data preparation and embedded BI tools, among others, as it broadens its scope.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 21, 2021

Google Cloud unveils roadmap for its analytics platform

The Google Cloud Platform roadmap, unveiled during the tech giant's recent virtual user conference, includes capabilities designed to simplify access to data and enable more users.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 20, 2021

What is Qlik?

Qlik is a software vendor specializing in data visualization, executive dashboards and self-service business intelligence products.

By Ed Burns • Oct. 18, 2021

MLB Statcast delivering real-time insights with Google Cloud

With Google Cloud to process and transform data collected during games by its tracking technology, Major League Baseball is delivering real-time insights to both fans and teams.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 14, 2021

Data warehouses and holistic business intelligence

Data warehouses help companies gather analytics on individual systems and data for a holistic view of company performance, spot correlations and make informed decisions.

By Maria Korolov • Oct. 13, 2021

Google Cloud unveils integration between Looker and Tableau

Two analytics vendors unveiled an integration Tuesday that enables users to benefit from the semantic modeling strength of one and the data visualization capabilities of the other.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 12, 2021

What is SAS Institute Inc.?

SAS Institute Inc. is a software vendor that specializes in advanced and predictive analytics software applications, as well as business intelligence and data visualization offerings.

By Ed Burns • Oct. 12, 2021

New Balance managing the pandemic with Tibco Spotfire

New Balance, a manufacturer and seller of athletic shoes and apparel whose in-store sales plummeted due to the pandemic, used Tibco's BI tools to develop its e-commerce strategy.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 11, 2021

Alteryx acquisition of Hyper Anna adds AI capabilities

The data management vendor has acquired Hyper Anna, an Australian startup, to add automated augmented intelligence capabilities to its data management and analytics platform.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 7, 2021

InsightSoftware acquires Exago to fold into Logi Analytics

InsightSoftware, which acquired embedded BI vendor Logi in April, has acquired fellow embedded BI vendor Exago and plans to integrate Exago into Logi.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 7, 2021

Gartner predicts exponential growth of graph technology

As both organizations and their databases struggle to manage growing amounts of data, experts see dramatic growth in the use of graph databases by 2025.

By Eric Avidon • Oct. 5, 2021