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    Looker analytics platform adding app development capability

    Amid its integration into the Google Cloud Platform portfolio, Looker continues to focus on adding new embedded BI tools and creating new features for application developers.

    By • May 15, 2020
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    Sigma Computing brings in new CEO

    Startup BI vendor Sigma Computing has hired Mike Palmer to take over as CEO and allow co-founders Rob Woollen and Jason Frantz to focus on product innovation.

    By • May 12, 2020
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    Latest Power BI update focuses on ease of use

    Featuring new natural language generation and data modeling capabilities, the latest Power BI platform upgrade aims to help organizations develop a data-driven culture.

    By • May 11, 2020
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    Domo analytics tool helps Utah deal with COVID-19 crisis

    The state of Utah, along with Iowa and Nebraska, is using the COVID-19 Crisis Command Center developed by Domo to inform its decisions during the coronavirus pandemic.

    By • May 8, 2020
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    New no-code data modeling prowess added to Tableau platform

    Tableau 2020.2, the latest update from Tableau, features enhanced no-code data modeling capabilities and a mobile-first tool to view key performance indicators in a single location.

    By • May 7, 2020
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    Data scientist vs. machine learning engineer careers

    There are many careers under the data science umbrella, including data scientist and machine learning engineer. But what's the difference between the two? Read on to find out.

    By Maria Korolov • May 6, 2020
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    Employees empowered to make data-driven decisions spur growth

    A new report from ThoughtSpot and the Harvard Business Review finds that organizations empowering front-line employees to make analytic decisions poised to outperform their competitors.

    By • May 5, 2020
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    AtScale 2020.2 adds new self-service, cloud capabilities

    The latest platform update from AtScale features new self-service analytics tools and the ability to run natively on the platforms of all three major cloud service providers.

    By • May 1, 2020
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    Sigma Computing adds new no-code tools to analytics platform

    Sigma Computing added a no-code data modeling tool to its suite along with prebuilt dashboard templates aimed at introducing new users to business intelligence.

    By • April 28, 2020
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    How to choose self-service BI tools using analyst reports

    When deciding on what BI tools to use, many organizations turn to reports from analyst firms. Here's how to decipher the ratings to pick the right tools for your organization.

    By Lisa Morgan • April 28, 2020
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    Cleveland Clinic’s COVID-19 strategy driven by data modeling

    Cleveland Clinic is using data models developed in concert with analytics software vendor SAS to prepare for a potential surge in patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By • April 24, 2020
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    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.

    By • April 22, 2020
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    The most important soft skills for data scientist jobs

    Soft skills are an important part of data scientist jobs. From business value to interpersonal communication, many nontechnical skills are important to data science projects.

    By Maria Korolov • April 21, 2020
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    NLQ, developer tools highlight Sisense BI platform update

    The latest update from Sisense features a new natural language query tool built on graph technology and a hub for low-code/no-code embedded application development.

    By • April 20, 2020
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    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.

    By • April 20, 2020
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    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.

    By • April 16, 2020
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    Atrium offering combines powers of Salesforce and Tableau

    A new offering from the Atrium consultancy hints at how Salesforce's Einstein Analytics and Tableau may complement each other now that Salesforce has acquired Tableau.

    By • April 15, 2020
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    The COVID-19 impact on analytics professionals

    The global pandemic has forced many businesses to make quick changes. The COVID-19 impact on analytics professionals makes them imperative to changing business goals.

    By Lisa Morgan • April 14, 2020
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    Economic slowdown due to COVID-19 leads to Domo layoffs

    With the economy suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, BI vendor Domo laid off part of its staff on April 9. Domo has failed to turn a profit since being founded in 2010.

    By • April 13, 2020
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    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.

    By • April 10, 2020
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    OmniSci analytics tools to come embedded in HP workstations

    Under the terms of an agreement between OmniSci and HP revealed on Thursday, OmniSci's BI platform will come as a preloaded component on HP's Z8 line of workstations.

    By • April 9, 2020
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    Economic downturn shows businesses true value of analytics

    Business intelligence is proving to be a critical tool for enterprises as they attempt to survive during the sudden economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By • April 8, 2020
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    Key differences of a data scientist vs. data engineer

    Data scientists and data engineers often work together, and sometimes the positions are treated as the same. Read on to find out what makes the roles different from each other.

    By • April 7, 2020
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    Importance of analytics clear amid COVID-19 crisis

    With health organizations and business leaders alike trying to minimize the effects of COVID-19, analytics is playing a critical role in the decision-making process.

    By • April 3, 2020
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    AI tools in analytics software key in fighting COVID-19

    With data skewed by incomplete testing, augmented intelligence and machine learning tools are helping data scientists create predictive models to inform the fight against COVID-19.

    By • April 3, 2020