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• July 22, 2021 22 Jul'21

  Sisense unveils Extense Framework to enable embedded BI

  After rebranding its platform early in 2021 to reflect a heightened focus on embedded analytics, Sisense introduced a set of new capabilities to enable developers.

• July 21, 2021 21 Jul'21

  Looker platform update adds new app development capabilities

  Looker 21, which the vendor unveiled July 21, features the general availability of Looker's new portal for application developers and support for hosting on Microsoft Azure.

• July 14, 2021 14 Jul'21

  SAS, Microsoft a possible pairing after Broadcom talks end

  Acquisition talks between SAS and Broadcom broke down a day after they were reported, but SAS may have hoped all along to attract another potential buyer.

• July 13, 2021 13 Jul'21

  Expert: It's time for the death of the analytics dashboard

  Dashboards take substantial time to build and maintain, and they've become outdated with the current pace of business, says ThoughtSpot's chief data strategy officer.

• July 12, 2021 12 Jul'21

  Analytics vendor SAS an acquisition target of Broadcom

  Longtime independent business intelligence vendor SAS Institute Inc. is in talks to be acquired by Broadcom, with a reported purchase price of $15 billion to $20 billion.

• July 12, 2021 12 Jul'21

  Enabling collaboration a rising analytics trend

  A proliferation of tools that enable collaboration is an emerging trend among BI vendors as 2021 passes its midpoint. Adding AI capabilities, meanwhile, remains a major trend.

• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Top trends include value of analytics getting recognized

  The high valuations investors are placing on data and analytics vendors, as well as the importance of AI and self-service BI amid the pandemic, marked the first half of 2021.

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  MicroStrategy keeps focus on embedded analytics in update

  Embedded BI capabilities, including integrating single data assets, rather than entire dashboards into users' workflows, feature prominently in MicroStrategy's latest update.

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  Logi Analytics guided by a rigorous goal

  Guided by the desire to enable developers to create applications, embedded BI vendor Logi Analytics recently updated its platform and expanded its resources via M&A activity.

• July 01, 2021 01 Jul'21

  Eckerson Group unveils service to benchmark analytics

  Consulting firm Eckerson Group recently developed an assessment for the insurance industry to help companies compare their analytics programs with their peers.

• July 01, 2021 01 Jul'21

  TigerGraph expands reach of its graph database technology

  With demand for graph analytics on the rise, TigerGraph recently unveiled an expanded partner ecosystem that will enable the vendor to gain domain expertise as its userbase grows.

• July 01, 2021 01 Jul'21

  Yellowfin analytics platform update targets data storytelling

  The new platform update enables customers to include Yellowfin Stories, the vendor's data storytelling tool, on dashboards to create a unified workflow.

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  Tableau platform update features upgraded AI tools

  Tableau on June 29 unveiled new versions of Ask Data and Explain Data, tools that enable users with natural language processing, and two new integrations with Salesforce.

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Roadmap for Collibra platform includes more speed and scale

  Collibra's roadmap is focused on adding more speed, with a plan in place to quadruple the amount of data customers can access and use by the end of 2022.

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Tableau analytics capabilities aid World Food Programme

  The United Nations' World Food Programme is now using Tableau to inform its decision-making process and speed the time it takes to respond to crises worldwide.

• June 16, 2021 16 Jun'21

  Trio of trends influencing analytics, says Tableau's Beers

  Some key trends driving product development include a single interface to work with data, embedded BI, and AI and ML, according to Tableau's tech chief.

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  Election data revolutionizes the running of campaigns

  Political campaigns used to rely primarily on polls to inform decisions, but with advances in technology over the past 15 years they are now using advanced analytics techniques.

• June 11, 2021 11 Jun'21

  Speed, ease of use guide Snowflake approach to analytics

  Fast-data cloud vendor Snowflake continues to expand its platform with capabilities that enable organizations to quickly and easily work with their data.

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  ThoughtSpot unveils support for Snowflake developer platform

  ThoughtSpot expanded its partnership with a leading data cloud provider, revealing ThoughtSpot for Snowpark to better enable developers as they work in-warehouse.

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  AWS analytics helps vendor fight climate change

  Using a cache of analytics tools from AWS, Carbon Lighthouse is helping commercial property owners reduce carbon emissions while saving on energy costs.

• June 08, 2021 08 Jun'21

  Domo streamlines embedded analytics platform

  The vendor released a new version of Domo Everywhere, streamlining the embedded BI platform to make it easier to develop and distribute applications.

• June 04, 2021 04 Jun'21

  Bundesliga delivering insight to fans via AWS

  Through its partnership with AWS, Germany's top soccer league is delivering advanced analytic insights to fans and broadcasters in real time during matches.

• June 03, 2021 03 Jun'21

  AI capabilities a target for merger and acquisition activity

  Analytics vendors are on the hunt for augmented intelligence capabilities, and with acquisition activity heating up, vendors specializing in AI could be targets for BI vendors.

• June 03, 2021 03 Jun'21

  Evolution of analytics sped up by pandemic

  Just as the pandemic has forced organizations of all kinds to adapt, business intelligence tools have had to evolve as well to keep up with the changing needs of customers.

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  GoodData launches overhauled analytics platform

  Featuring a suite of microservices, GoodData released its new platform after nearly two years spent overhauling each of its individual capabilities.

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Utah agency tracks wildlife data with Google analytics tools

  Tools from the Google Cloud Platform enabled the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to manage the growing amount of data that overwhelmed its on-premises system.

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  Tibco update features embedded analytics, ModelOps tools

  Tibco unveiled a host of new features May 26 during its virtual user conference, including new embedded data science capabilities and a model deployment tool.

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  New Google tools aim to simplify data analytics lifecycle

  Google Cloud unveiled a trio of new tools, aimed at enabling users to work through the entire analytics workflow, during its virtual Data Cloud Summit.

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  British rowing team employs SAS analytics to prep for Olympics

  Forced to train remotely during the pandemic, the British rowing team has used SAS software tools to develop training programs for its athletes ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics.

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  AutoML, cloud-native tools highlight Alteryx platform update

  An automated machine learning tool and a cloud-native version of Alteryx Designer are among the new capabilities Alteryx unveiled during its virtual user conference.

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  SAS analytics platform adds native support for AWS, GCP

  SAS unveils cloud-native support for AWS and Google Cloud during SAS Global Forum, the vendor's virtual user conference. SAS introduced similar support for Microsoft Azure in 2020.

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Qlik analytics, DataRobot modeling fuel healthcare change

  Using Qlik's business intelligence capabilities and predictive modeling from DataRobot, an England-based healthcare organization is overhauling the way it addresses patient care.

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  SaaS adoption, real-time BI among top analytics trends

  More enterprises using SaaS and the need for data in real time are among the top trends in analytics, according to Dan Sommer, senior director and market intelligence lead at Qlik.

• May 10, 2021 10 May'21

  Active intelligence continues to guide Qlik roadmap

  Automated integrations and a new collaboration tool highlight Qlik's roadmap, which the vendor unveiled during QlikWorld 2021, its virtual user conference.

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Qlik keeps focus on real-time, actionable analytics

  In an interview, Qlik CEO Mike Capone discusses the vendor's focus on active intelligence, which means delivering actionable insights to users in real time within their workflows.

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Acquisition by ThoughtSpot adds data integration capabilities

  ThoughtSpot both acquired Diyotta on May 4 to add data integration capabilities and released ThoughtSpot Everywhere, a new embedded analytics platform, for general availability.

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Gartner: Data-driven decision-making never more important

  Organizations must take a concerted approach to most effectively take advantage of their data, Gartner analyst Gareth Herschel said during the advisory firm's virtual conference.

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Goals in Power BI a new data-driven performance tracker

  Microsoft unveiled a new performance-tracking tool for Power BI that enables organizations to create key business objectives and metrics and measure their progress.

• May 03, 2021 03 May'21

  New ML, AI features highlight Oracle Analytics Cloud update

  Augmented intelligence and machine learning capabilities feature prominently in the latest Oracle analytics platform update, which the vendor revealed on May 3.

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  Toucan Toco unveils native integration with Snowflake

  A France-based data storytelling startup unveiled its first native integration with a cloud service provider, aligning with Snowflake to improve security and speed queries.

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Graph analytics uniquely suited for fighting financial crime

  As organizations attempt to stop financial crimes, graph technology can be a significant tool given the way it finds and reveals complex relationships.

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  Chief data officer role key to data-driven decision-making

  Though the first CDO was hired nearly 20 years ago, many organizations are only now beginning to realize the value of data and seek someone to oversee their data operations.

• April 22, 2021 22 Apr'21

  Graph analytics being used in childhood cancer research

  With relational databases limited in how they connect data points, graph database tools from TigerGraph are aiding the Technical University of Denmark's childhood cancer research.

• April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21

  TigerGraph unveils support for GCP, adds new connectors

  Graph database vendor TigerGraph unveiled support for Google Cloud and new connectors to Snowflake and Tableau on April 21 during its virtual user conference.

• April 20, 2021 20 Apr'21

  Startup Veezoo emerges from stealth with NLQ-based platform

  Aiming to be 'Siri for enterprises,' an analytics startup emerged from stealth with a platform that enables users to interact with data using natural language.

• April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21

  Insightsoftware acquisition of Izenda targets embedded BI

  ERP vendor Insightsoftware acquired embedded analytics specialist Izenda on April 15, marking its second purchase of an embedded BI vendor this month.

• April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21

  Data scientist shortage leaves organizations uncertain

  Despite their desire to use data science in their decision-making process, some organizations can't find qualified data scientists to develop and run their data science initiatives.

• April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21

  Air Force's data overhaul makes analytics a priority

  With its data locked in legacy systems that didn't communicate with one another, in 2017 the Air Force started to overhaul of its BI stack to enable data-driven decision-making.

• April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21

  Logi Analytics acquired by ERP vendor Insightsoftware

  Logi Analytics, a BI vendor specializing in embedded business intelligence, was acquired on April 7 by an ERP vendor specializing in financial reporting and budgeting tools.

• April 02, 2021 02 Apr'21

  Tennis great Venus Williams a devotee of analytics

  Tennis great Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, views data as a differentiator when she's on the court -- sometimes what separates winning from losing.

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Strong data governance frameworks are fuel for analytics

  Good data governance can remove fear of data by striking a balance between restricting access to sensitive data and fostering a culture of data exploration and analysis.

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  ThoughtSpot makes first acquisition, buys SeekWell

  ThoughtSpot reached an agreement to acquire SeekWell on Wednesday, a move that will enable the analytics vendor to deliver insights to users in their workflows via SQL.

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Domo analytics suite focused on usability

  The Domo BI platform is aimed at enabling users of all skill levels. New and planned features stick with that easy-to-use approach, chief business officer Jay Heglar says.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Domo update adds embedded analytics, multi-cloud capabilities

  The latest platform update from Domo includes enhanced embedded BI, AI and multi-cloud capabilities. The features were unveiled during the vendor's virtual user conference.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Mark Nelson named new CEO of Tableau

  With Adam Selipsky headed to AWS, Mark Nelson has been named the new chief executive officer of Tableau. Nelson had been Tableau's head of product development since 2018.

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Tableau releases first integration with Einstein Analytics

  AI and machine learning capabilities developed by Salesforce are now available in Tableau, marking the first integration between the vendors since the CRM giant acquired Tableau.

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  GoodData to unveil analytics platform overhaul in April

  Self-service business intelligence and data as a service form the foundation of the overhauled platform GoodData plans to release in April following two years of retooling.

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  SAS hit with 100 layoffs amid digital transformation efforts

  SAS said it is still hiring for hundreds of open positions worldwide, despite cutting approximately 100 jobs. The independent analytics vendor employs nearly 14,000 people.

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Oracle aims to enable access to analytics via ease of use

  Oracle continues to add augmented intelligence features to its BI suite with the aim of enabling business users to work with data without needing the skills of a data scientist.

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Talend to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.4 billion

  Private equity firm Thoma Bravo reached an agreement to acquire Talend, an analytics vendor whose platform enables users to integrate data from disparate sources.

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  ThoughtSpot sells $20 million equity stake to Snowflake

  ThoughtSpot received a $20 million equity investment from a cloud data services provider in a move that helps validate the analytics vendor's strategic focus on the cloud.

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Tableau adds global vaccination info to COVID-19 Data Hub

  Tableau unveiled the Global Tracker, a new tool to help organizations track coronavirus vaccinations by country and enable them to make decisions related to the pandemic.

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Microsoft unveils per-user pricing for Power BI Premium

  Microsoft is making Power BI Premium, the top-tier version of the big tech vendor's business intelligence platform, available on a per-user basis for the first time.

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Sisu redesigns analytics platform to streamline workflows

  Sparked by feedback from both existing and potential customers, startup BI vendor Sisu redesigned its platform to make data exploration and analysis more efficient.

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Gartner emphasizes augmented analytics in new Magic Quadrant

  Augmented intelligence features and value are what separate leading BI platforms from the rest, Gartner analyst Rita Sallam said in a recent interview.

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  Qlik analytics platform keeps focus on active intelligence

  With new data catalog capabilities and enhanced SAP connectors, Qlik continues its focus on the concept of active intelligence to enable users to more easily gain insights.

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  Gartner predicts data storytelling will dominate BI by 2025

  With analytics still the domain of data experts, Gartner predicts data narratives will be the BI capability that makes analytics accessible to a broad audience.

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Latest Uplevel tool enables software engineering efficiency

  With Project Explorer, Uplevel enables development teams to improve efficiency by identifying potential risks and monitoring the overall health of projects.

• February 17, 2021 17 Feb'21

  Microsoft strengthens Power BI security with new capabilities

  The latest Power BI update features a series of new capabilities aimed at enabling organizations to secure their data as they move to the cloud and embrace remote work.

• February 17, 2021 17 Feb'21

  TigerGraph raises $105M in funding to fuel growth

  With $105 million in new financing, TigerGraph is planning to invest in more product development and expand its operations into new geographic regions.

• February 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  ThoughtSpot, Azure alliance boosts BI capabilities of both

  A new strategic partnership between ThoughtSpot and Microsoft Azure unveiled on Feb. 11 includes joint product development plans in addition to enhanced connective capabilities.

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  TSA tracks PPE supply data with MicroStrategy amid pandemic

  The TSA has taken advantage of its lengthy relationship with MicroStrategy to develop tools to oversee its supply of PPE and keep employees as safe as possible during the pandemic.

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  Sisense analytics suite renamed to reflect embedded BI focus

  The business intelligence vendor unveiled Sisense Fusion, a rebranded version of Sisense's platform named to reflect the vendor's new focus on embedded BI capabilities.

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  MicroStrategy plans include SaaS version of its BI platform

  MicroStrategy revealed during its user conference that a SaaS version of its platform is in the works, as are new embedded analytics and process automation capabilities.

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Embedded analytics prominent in latest MicroStrategy update

  New embedded BI capabilities and tools that enable collaboration are key features of MicroStrategy 2021, the latest platform update from the longtime BI vendor.

• February 02, 2021 02 Feb'21

  New Viya, Azure integration enables SAS analytics users

  A new integration between SAS Viya and Microsoft Azure makes Azure the preferred cloud for SAS customers and will enable a more seamless connection between the platforms.

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  BI vendor Phocas raises funds to build predictive analytics

  With its eyes on expansion and new analytics product development, a veteran Australian-based BI vendor raised $34 million in venture capital funding.

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Data governance for self-service analytics best practices

  Establish a strong data governance strategy that will support your self-service analytics environment by including these best practices in your organization's process.

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Expert: Agile data-driven decision-making key to growth

  Insight-driven decisions are crucial to the success and survival of organizations amid the current economic environment, advises an expert, as is the ability to act and react.

• January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21

  Customer analytics firms merge to take on Salesforce, Adobe

  Manthan Systems and RichRelevance, vendors specializing in customer analytics, recently merged to bring together AI-fueled insights with expertise in global retail.

• January 22, 2021 22 Jan'21

  Data governance framework key to analytics success

  Successful data-driven decision-making relies on good data at its core, and it's a strong governance plan that ensures the quality of an organization's data.

• January 22, 2021 22 Jan'21

  Looker, Google planning plenty of analytics collaborations

  While collaboration with its parent company is prominent in Looker's plans, so are investments in analytics capabilities including embedded BI and natural language processing.

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  Partnership enables Alteryx users to prep data in Snowflake

  Alteryx and a rising cloud data warehouse vendor unveiled a new partnership that will enable joint customers to more easily and inexpensively prepare data for analytics.

• January 15, 2021 15 Jan'21

  Data storytelling a key part of Yellowfin analytics platform

  Data storytelling remains a focal point for Yellowfin. Stories, the vendor's narrative generation tool, features heavily in both its latest platform update and roadmap for 2021.

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Assent Compliance automates text analytics with AWS

  With more than 20,000 documents to review each month, Assent Compliance, a supply chain data management vendor, turned to AWS to automate its text analysis operations.

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  Tibco acquisitions add capabilities to analytics platform

  The recent completion of Tibco's acquisition of IBI has the potential to benefit customers of both given the complementary qualities of the vendors' platforms.

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Data storytelling vendor Toucan Toco poised for growth

  Startup data storytelling vendor Toucan Toco has big goals for 2021, including doubling its annual revenues and expanding its customer base by about 50%.

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  DataOps engineer an emerging role in analytics

  As organizations accumulate more data and realize the need to implement a DataOps strategy, they are now seeking DataOps specialists to help implement and oversee data management.

• December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20

  Analytics trends to watch in the coming year

  Process automation and continuous intelligence are among the BI trends to watch in 2021 as organizations employ analytics to become more efficient and agile than ever before.

• December 18, 2020 18 Dec'20

  Analytics startups to watch in the coming year

  The startup BI vendors to watch in 2021 are those companies attempting to extend data analysis beyond data scientists and trained analysts to ordinary business users.

• December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20

  Data prep in browser highlights Tableau BI platform update

  New data preparation capabilities highlight the release of Tableau 2020.4, which was unveiled on Dec. 15 and includes a version of Tableau Prep Builder for the browser.

• December 11, 2020 11 Dec'20

  Data literacy necessary amid COVID-19 pandemic

  Data literacy is perhaps more important now than ever before as healthcare organizations, governments and enterprises struggle to deal with the effects of COVID-19.

• December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20

  New ThoughtSpot tool advances embedded BI capabilities

  ThoughtSpot this week unveiled ThoughtSpot Everywhere, an embedded analytics platform in preview, and a host of features on its roadmap, including pinboard filtering.

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  Snowflake's Slootman predicts future of cloud analytics

  Cloud data platforms that effectively eliminate data silos and reduce the need for multiple tools will emerge over the next few years, according to Snowflake's CEO.

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  Startup analytics vendor Einblick emerges from stealth

  Startup BI vendor Einblick emerged from stealth on Wednesday and aims to differentiate itself with a platform that integrates AI and machine learning with business intelligence.

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  ThoughtSpot expands cloud capabilities with ThoughtSpot One

  ThoughtSpot One, a new tool from analytics vendor ThoughtSpot, enhances the natural language search and data sharing capabilities of the SaaS version of the vendor's platform.

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  ThoughtSpot BI platform to focus on the cloud

  After developing a strong on-premises customer base, ThoughtSpot is undergoing a transformation with the cloud at the center of is product development strategy.

• December 04, 2020 04 Dec'20

  The top 5 enterprise advanced analytics use cases

  Advanced analytics adoption has been growing across industries. The technology has many growing use cases in enterprises, but these are the top five.

• December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20

  Microsoft's Azure Synapse Analytics now generally available

  After more than a year in preview, Microsoft's new analytics platform that brings together data integration, data warehousing and big data analysis is now generally available.

• December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20

  Enabled by AWS, Vyaire ramps up production of ventilators

  When demand for ventilators increased exponentially due to COVID-19, a developer of respirators turned to analytics tools from AWS to help determine how to meet the sudden need.