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Reveal moves Infragistics BI platform into embedded analytics

With the release of Reveal, an embedded business intelligence platform, longtime software vendor Infragistics is expanding its presence in the analytics space.

By Eric Avidon • Aug. 13, 2019

What’s behind the Domo machine learning tool Did You Know

Domo's Did You Know feature uses machine learning algorithms to automatically pull analytics information out of data sets for business users. Here's how it works.

By Donald Farmer • Aug. 9, 2019

Deal boosts MicroStrategy platform’s foray into government

Through its new deal with ImmixGroup, a distributor of enterprise software to the public sector, MicroStrategy aims to increase sales of its BI platform to government agencies.

By Eric Avidon • Aug. 9, 2019

Pyramid sees opportunity in staying an independent BI company

As competitors merge forces, Pyramid Analytics not only chooses to stay independent but also sees an opportunity to grow into the space left behind by the wave of consolidation.

By Eric Avidon • Aug. 8, 2019

Splunk Business Flow evidences company’s heightened focus on BI

Long known as a data security and IT monitoring vendor, Splunk is honing its data analytics tools and making the foray into business intelligence.

By Eric Avidon • Aug. 7, 2019

Merger and acquisition activity is altering the BI landscape

From Qlik's acquisition of Podium Data in July 2018 through Salesforce's purchase of Tableau Software in June 2019, the last year in BI has been characterized by a wave of consolidation.

By Eric Avidon • Aug. 2, 2019

Data ethics issues create minefields for analytics teams

Organizations have to map out ethical boundaries for data mining and analytics applications, according to participants in a roundtable discussion on data and ethics.

By Craig Stedman • Aug. 2, 2019

How to navigate today’s business analytics governance challenges

Don't let a traditional analytics mindset lure you into complacency when it comes to advanced analytics governance. Here are the biggest governance roadblocks and how to avoid them.

By Scott Robinson • July 29, 2019

Looker’s acquisition by Google seen in a good light for users

Overshadowed at the time by Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, a few months later, Google's acquisition of Looker is still seen as a major positive for Looker's users.

By Eric Avidon • July 29, 2019

Analyst forecasts the next big things in BI

In a Q&A, Wayne Eckerson looks at the state of the business intelligence industry, and self-service analytics, and discusses what new innovations excite him about the future.

By Eric Avidon • July 25, 2019

Enterprises that use data will thrive; those that don’t, won’t

A data divide is growing between enterprises that embrace business intelligence and those that don't. It's the data elite that will survive, analyst Wayne Eckerson says in a Q&A.

By Eric Avidon • July 25, 2019

Updated AtScale platform streamlines analysis of big data

By improving the machine learning and augmented intelligence capabilities of its platform, AtScale's newest release attempts to speed up data querying.

By Eric Avidon • July 17, 2019

ThoughtSpot strategic partnerships help add capabilities

Through its partnership strategy, ThoughtSpot is adding to its capabilities as a BI software vendor the same way others are improving theirs by mergers and acquisitions.

By Eric Avidon • July 16, 2019

IBM battling to change perception of Cognos Analytics BI platform

While some see IBM's BI suite as being too complicated and expensive for citizen data scientists, the company is adding updates to try and attract the modern user.

By Eric Avidon • July 11, 2019

Howard Dresner talks business intelligence trends

In this Q&A, analyst Howard Dresner talks about trends in the business intelligence software market, industry consolidation and what excites him about analytics.

By Eric Avidon • July 11, 2019

Today’s top data pipeline management challenges

IT executives say pricing models, agility and auditability are some of the biggest challenges they have faced in managing today's increasingly complex data pipelines.

By Maria Korolov • July 11, 2019

AI in digital marketing powers hidden advertisements

With AI in advertising and marketing, companies can provide potential customers with more personalized results, while also increasing engagement rates.

By Mark Labbe • July 10, 2019

The direction of business intelligence is changing to forward

Predictive analytics will be one of the key trends shaping the next generation of business intelligence platforms, as will the ability to share data.

By Eric Avidon • July 8, 2019

Independent vendors Qlik, MicroStrategy upgrade BI platforms

Independent business intelligence and analytics vendors Qlik and MicroStrategy update their platforms in a move to stay ahead of their competition.

By Eric Avidon • July 2, 2019

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: Comparing BI software choices

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some of their strengths and weaknesses.

By Craig Stedman • July 2, 2019

Music data visualization comes to life in Tableau collection

With its new collection of visualizations about music, Tableau demonstrates how users are using its platform to understand the information behind the music.

By Eric Avidon • June 27, 2019

Power BI update firms up Microsoft analytics market

With its latest update to Power BI, Microsoft showed its commitment to its business intelligence platform and maintained its position as an industry leader.

By Eric Avidon • June 24, 2019

MicroStrategy product development advances after Voice.com sale

Analytics and BI vendor MicroStrategy sells the Voice.com domain name and moves forward with product R&D in a competitive market that is consolidating quickly.

By Eric Avidon • June 21, 2019

Social media analytics best practices tempered by privacy laws

Social media provides a fertile landscape of information and insight into consumer behavior, but collecting and analyzing that data carries all sorts of privacy pitfalls.

By Lisa Morgan • June 19, 2019

How the Salesforce acquisition will affect Tableau users

In the wake of Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, it remains to be seen whether Tableau users will be pushed to the cloud and how Tableau's pace of innovation might be affected.

By Eric Avidon • June 17, 2019