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• Upswing in cloud business intelligence spawns migration issues

  More organizations are looking to run BI and analytics applications in the cloud. This handbook offers insights into moving on-premises BI systems to cloud environments. Continue Reading

• New Information Builders CEO targets modern CX, development

  In Q&A, new CEO Frank Vella discusses how Information Builders is modernizing its WebFocus platform to make it easier to use and changing the vendor's internal culture. Continue Reading

• Expert urges data pros to hone data science skills

  IT expert William McKnight shares job tips for data professionals looking to prosper in a changing enterprise. His first piece of advice: continually foster data science skills. Continue Reading

• Demand for data scientists is booming and will only increase

  Fueled by big data and AI, demand for data science skills is growing exponentially, according to job sites. The supply of skilled applicants, however, is growing at a slower pace. Continue Reading

• IT managers look to deploy BI, analytics in the cloud

  More organizations plan to use cloud-based BI and analytics and focus on data governance and predictive analytics, TechTarget's 2019 IT Priorities Survey found. Continue Reading

• AI, graph databases among top BI and analytics trends

  Leading trends in BI and analytics include machine learning, multi-cloud and graph databases. IT expert William McKnight details in a webinar how they'll affect enterprises.Continue Reading

• MicroStrategy 2019 platform touts 'zero-click' analytics

  MicroStrategy's latest BI platform supports a 'zero-click' analytics future with help from new voice and vision capabilities. The aim: quicker decisions and the democratization of data.Continue Reading

• Analytics trends we'll see in 2019

  BI and analytics software looks to evolve further in 2019, as tools will keep getting easier to use and more AI-powered technologies will augment user experiences.Continue Reading

• What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed

  Tableau's new Hyper data engine is designed to boost processing speeds in its BI and data visualization software. Making it work was a complicated process.Continue Reading

• At Logi Analytics and Tableau, beta feedback drives creation

  Constructive commentary from software beta testing can help work out bugs and bring about new ideas, which BI vendors Logi Analytics and Tableau can attest to.Continue Reading

• Data literacy training offerings key to BI vendors

  Tableau announced a basic certification training exam, adding to its roster of online data literacy courses. Self-service BI rival Qlik also has a big focus on data literacy.Continue Reading

• Choosing the best visualization tools for big data analytics

  Data-driven enterprises use visualization tools to tell the stories hidden in big data -- stories which help users turn information into profit. Here's how to choose the right tool.Continue Reading

• Looker 6 update adds analytics applications to BI tool

  With Looker 6, users of the BI platform can now access packaged applications that are designed for uses such as web analytics and digital marketing analytics.Continue Reading

• Automated predictive analytics tools spawn wannabe scientists

  They don't own the same depth of data science skills, but automated predictive analytics tools hatch a new breed of 'data scientists' who can produce actionable predictive models.Continue Reading

• Augmented analytics, automated tools facilitate data analysis

  From Tableau to Google, vendors increasingly incorporate augmented and automated analytics tools into their software to speed analytics work and open it up to more users.Continue Reading