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• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  ThoughtSpot IPO could be coming after vendor adds first CFO

  Hiring of a CFO for the first time signals that ThoughtSpot may be positioning itself for an IPO and comes six months after what was likely the vendor's final round of funding.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Storytelling using data makes information easy to digest

  In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of AI-based analytics vendor Narrative Science talk about how data storytelling can make analytics accessible to business users.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Data-driven storytelling makes data accessible

  In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of data storytelling vendor Narrative Science discuss their book on storytelling and how narratives can make analytics more accessible.

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Startup Uplevel targets software engineering efficiency

  Startup vendor Uplevel emerged from stealth on Wednesday touting a platform aimed at improving the efficiency of software engineers by using data analysis.

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  AtScale's Adaptive Analytics 2020.1 a big step for vendor

  AtScale's new update is centered around data virtualization for analytics and marks a significant overhaul of the data engineering vendor's platform.

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• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Power BI platform remains a vibrant, respected suite

  With the ability to update on a nearly constant basis, Microsoft's Power BI remains a strong analytics product despite not necessarily being at the forefront of innovation.

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Former SAP Concur exec Christal Bemont named Talend CEO

  Talend named Christal Bemont its new CEO on Thursday after Mike Tuchen stepped down after six years in the role. Bemont comes to Talend following 15 years at SAP Concur.

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Investing in tech startups an act of trust for VC firms

  Investing in tech startups, including BI vendors, is about finding that quality that makes a company special, according to Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates.

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Differentiation key for BI startups when attracting investors

  A strong value proposition is crucial to attracting venture capital investments, said Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates, in a Q&A about startup BI vendors.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  NLP, embedded BI and data literacy top 2020 analytics trends

  Improved natural language processing tools, more embedded BI applications and an increase in data literacy are among the analytics trends to watch in 2020.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  2019 BI trends included reality check for AI, consolidation

  AI features in BI products improved in 2019, but not at the pace predicted before the year began. Instead, advancement was incremental and consolidation was a dominant theme.

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Up-and-coming BI vendors to watch in 2020

  Promising BI startups look to gain a foothold in 2020 by focusing on underserved markets and embracing next-gen technologies not available in traditional analytics tools.

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Government IT pros: Hiring data scientists isn't an exact science

  There's no such thing as a data science unicorn, U.S. government experts caution. You'll need more than programmers and technical expertise on your data science team.

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Tableau 2020.1 unveiled for beta testing

  Featuring improvements to Explain Data, an AI product that aims to explain the reasons behind data points, the update is made up of 21 features.

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  Easy-to-use coding tools a new opportunity for BI vendors

  In a Q&A, Yellowfin CTO Brad Scarff talks about why analytics software vendors have recently introduced low-code tools for developers as part of their offerings.