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- April 17, 2024
17 Apr'24
AI-fueled efficiency a focus for SAS analytics platform
The vendor's latest product development plans include an AI assistant and prebuilt AI models that enable workers to be more productive as they explore and analyze data.
- April 09, 2024
09 Apr'24
Google Cloud to inject Gemini into data, analytics tools
The tech giant unveiled integrations between its LLM and BigQuery, Looker and its databases to provide customers with a foundation for developing GenAI models and applications.
- April 02, 2024
02 Apr'24
AI assistant from Tableau targets efficiency, deep analysis
The analytics vendor's copilot can recommend questions that might lead to otherwise undiscovered insights as well as understand follow-up questions that result in deep analysis.
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- March 27, 2024
27 Mar'24
New Databricks open source LLM targets custom development
The data platform vendor's new language model was designed to provide open source users with AI development capabilities similar to those provided by closed source models.
- March 27, 2024
27 Mar'24
Domo to add prebuilt models, chat capabilities to AI suite
The BI vendor's latest innovations include conversational analytics capabilities and prebuilt models designed to help customers forecast outcomes and conduct sentiment analysis.
- March 26, 2024
26 Mar'24
New embeddable MicroStrategy Auto bot expands AI beyond BI
The longtime analytics vendor's new bot enables customers to embed emerging technology in third-party applications just as they are now able to embed traditional BI.
- March 21, 2024
21 Mar'24
Databricks acquisition of Lilac targets GenAI development
The data platform vendor's latest purchase expands its generative AI development capabilities by adding improved access to unstructured data that can be used to train models.
- March 14, 2024
14 Mar'24
Sisense targets hardcore developers with new toolkit
The embedded BI specialist's latest update features a software development kit that enables developers to compose applications using prebuilt APIs, libraries and visualizations.
- March 14, 2024
14 Mar'24
Databricks partners with Mistral AI to aid GenAI development
The data cloud vendor joins Microsoft and Snowflake in partnering with -- and investing in -- the startup to provide customers with access to Mistral's open source language models.
- March 12, 2024
12 Mar'24
Snowflake boosting its commitment to AI, including GenAI
Recent moves, including the appointment of a new CEO and the formation of a new partnership, are representative of the vendor's heightened focus on artificial intelligence.
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- March 11, 2024
11 Mar'24
Ocient raises $49.4M in funding to fuel development, growth
The data platform vendor plans to use the new financing for product development and to fund sales and marketing efforts as it moves into its growth phase.
- March 05, 2024
05 Mar'24
Snowflake signals AI commitment with Mistral AI partnership
Days after appointing a new CEO, the data cloud vendor showed a heightened focus on emerging technologies by aligning closely with a rising large language model developer.
- February 29, 2024
29 Feb'24
Google Cloud unveils new GenAI-fueled data, analytics tools
The tech giant introduced extensive support for vector search and improved access to unstructured data while also making a pair of GenAI capabilities generally available.
- February 29, 2024
29 Feb'24
Snowflake CEO Slootman steps down, Ramaswamy takes over
Slootman resigns after five years at the helm of the data cloud vendor. Revenues grew fivefold under him and the company went public in a record-setting initial public offering.
- February 22, 2024
22 Feb'24
Tableau launches Pulse, a GenAI-fueled insight generator
The tool, which monitors data for metric changes and uses natural language to alert users, is the longtime analytics vendor's first generally available GenAI capability.
- February 20, 2024
20 Feb'24
Generative AI dominates Google's data and analytics roadmap
Following recent integrations between Gemini and the tech giant's major data and analytics platforms, more product innovations featuring LLMs are expected over the next few months.
- February 14, 2024
14 Feb'24
Alteryx, Databricks expand complementary partnership
The expanded partnership features new integrations designed to better enable joint customers to combine self-service data preparation and analysis with data science and AI.
- February 07, 2024
07 Feb'24
Treating data as a product a method to grow analytics use
Treating BI assets such as models and dashboards as commodities is an emerging trend as organizations continue to seek new ways of making analytics use more widespread.
- February 01, 2024
01 Feb'24
Databricks acquisition of Einblick enhances GenAI portfolio
The data lakehouse pioneer's latest purchase adds NLP capabilities to the generative AI features at the core of its new Data Intelligence Platform.
- January 31, 2024
31 Jan'24
ThoughtSpot update adds feedback loop to help train GenAI
The vendor continues to focus on generative AI, updating its conversational interface with more in-depth analysis capabilities and adding new methods of improving LLM accuracy.
- January 19, 2024
19 Jan'24
Qlik's Kyndi acquisition targets unstructured data, GenAI
The longtime analytics vendor's latest purchase adds support for unstructured data that can be combined with structured data to inform GenAI models and improve decision-making.
- January 12, 2024
12 Jan'24
Microsoft unveils new GenAI, data tools for retail industry
The tech giant is adding industry-specific features in Data Fabric along with GenAI Copilots designed to better personalize shopping as well as aid frontline workers in real time.
- January 09, 2024
09 Jan'24
Generative AI a key tech for analytics, but within limits
Despite its potential benefits, including increased productivity, users need to be wary of overreliance on generative AI given its propensity for delivering incorrect outputs.
- January 09, 2024
09 Jan'24
Dresner: Analytics trends include prioritization of BI
While generative AI is the BI craze of the moment, increased investments in BI, attempts to expand BI use to business users and embedded analytics are also in vogue.
- December 18, 2023
18 Dec'23
Alteryx to be acquired by private equity firms for $4.4 billion
Following slow revenue growth in recent quarters, the data management vendor will become a private company and be afforded time to restructure.
- December 18, 2023
18 Dec'23
Infusion of generative AI into analytics a work in progress
Many vendors have introduced tools that integrate LLM technology with their platforms, but most are still refining the tools to ensure their accuracy and security.
- December 08, 2023
08 Dec'23
Knime updates analytics platform with new GenAI capabilities
The vendor's latest release improves the accuracy of its GenAI chatbot, including citations so users can know the source of the chatbot's responses, and features a new UI.
- November 29, 2023
29 Nov'23
AWS unveils Amazon Q in QuickSight to add more generative AI
The tech giant's new generative AI chatbot could help more employees within organizations work with data by enabling them to query and analyze data using conversational language.
- November 15, 2023
15 Nov'23
Microsoft launches Fabric, adds Copilot for the new platform
The suite unites Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics and Data Factory in an integrated environment to better enable data management and analysis, including developing AI models.
- November 01, 2023
01 Nov'23
Snowflake previews slew of AI, governance, development tools
The data cloud vendor introduced more than a dozen features currently in various stages of development designed to help users build and govern data models and applications.
- October 27, 2023
27 Oct'23
Tableau update highlighted by new embedded analytics tool
In addition to Embedding Playground, the longtime BI vendor's latest platform update features new metadata management capabilities and an integration with Google Docs.
- October 19, 2023
19 Oct'23
GoodData launches new platform for AI, ML and BI workflows
The vendor's FlexHouse Analytics Lake provides a single environment for normally disparate data assets to simplify AI, analytics and machine learning development and analysis.
- October 19, 2023
19 Oct'23
DBT Labs updates Semantic Layer, adds data mesh enablement
New semantic modeling capabilities include support for dynamic joins, while added support for data mesh represents evolution beyond the vendor's roots in data transformation.
- October 12, 2023
12 Oct'23
Logi now Insightsoftware's unified embedded analytics suite
Logi Symphony combines capabilities from numerous Insightsoftware acquisitions and adds support for generative AI so that users can build and embed AI-infused applications.
- October 05, 2023
05 Oct'23
MicroStrategy launches new suite of generative AI tools
The longtime analytics vendor's suite incorporates LLM technology to make users more efficient by enabling them to use natural language to query, model and analyze data.
- September 28, 2023
28 Sep'23
Sisense unveils composable toolkit for app development
Compose SDK for Fusion is a composable set of APIs that enable developers to build customized advanced analytics applications to inform business users within their normal workflow.
- September 22, 2023
22 Sep'23
SAS unveils plans to add generative AI to analytics suite
After holding off on integrating with LLMs until it could ensure data security and accurate outcomes, the vendor is making industry-specific tools the focus of its AI strategy.
- September 20, 2023
20 Sep'23
Spotfire unveils generative AI plans, adds to pre-built apps
The analytics specialist introduced the private preview of Copilot, which will enable customers to ask questions of their data and receive responses without having to write code.
- September 20, 2023
20 Sep'23
Oracle unveils new suite for analytics, AI data management
The tech giant's new Fusion Data Intelligence Platform is aimed at fueling AI, BI and data management so customers can quickly take action based on analysis and insight.
- September 12, 2023
12 Sep'23
Staige: A new Qlik portfolio for traditional AI, genAI and ML
The analytics and data integration vendor's new suite combines AI and ML capabilities with generative AI to provide a secure and governed environment for development and analysis.
- September 07, 2023
07 Sep'23
Collibra acquires data notebook vendor for analytics tools
The data management specialist will add query and analysis capabilities to its portfolio of data quality and data governance tools with its new acquisition.
- August 31, 2023
31 Aug'23
Embedded analytics a way for organizations to broaden BI use
By delivering data to workers within their workflows in an easily digestible form, inserting BI into other applications is one way organizations can broaden the use of analytics.
- August 30, 2023
30 Aug'23
New set of Domo tools enables generative AI development
The analytics vendor's new artificial intelligence suite includes integrations with ChatGPT and other LLMs along with text-to-code translation that simplifies development.
- August 28, 2023
28 Aug'23
Google unveils generative AI integrations for data tools
Integrations between Duet AI and both Looker and BigQuery are among the features and integrations the tech giant is planning for its data and analytics tools.
- August 25, 2023
25 Aug'23
Occupancy analytics emerges to optimize space utilization
With many office buildings largely empty following the pandemic and the concept of smart buildings gaining momentum, a new segment of BI is helping organizations optimize space.
- August 01, 2023
01 Aug'23
Small language models emerge for domain-specific use cases
Because LLMs suffer from accuracy and security problems, some organizations are developing generative AI systems trained with their own company data to address specific use cases.
- July 27, 2023
27 Jul'23
Generative AI the dominant first half 2023 analytics trend
Numerous vendors have unveiled plans to integrate generative AI throughout their platforms, though few tools featuring the potentially transformative technology have been released.
- July 26, 2023
26 Jul'23
AWS unveils generative AI tools for QuickSight BI platform
The tech giant introduced two natural language processing features aimed at making dashboard developers more efficient and enabling more business users to work with data.
- July 12, 2023
12 Jul'23
Collins Aero reducing flight delays with Databricks platform
The data lakehouse vendor's tools form the foundation of analytics products designed to help airlines predict and prevent maintenance that results in delays and cancellations.
- July 11, 2023
11 Jul'23
Teradata makes VantageCloud Lake available on Azure
By making its cloud-native platform natively available on Azure, the data management and analytics vendor aims to more smoothly enable users to run machine learning and BI tasks.
- July 06, 2023
06 Jul'23
Business efficiency a place to start with generative AI
Increased efficiency is one of the main benefits of large language models, so one of the easiest ways for enterprises to start using LLM technology is by targeting inefficiencies.
- July 06, 2023
06 Jul'23
Generative AI hype evolving into reality in data, analytics
Organizations are already beginning to apply the technology to their data operations, helping expand analytics use to more employees and boosting the efficiency of data experts.
- June 28, 2023
28 Jun'23
ThoughtSpot buying Mode for $200M to add deeper analysis
The acquisition will extend the vendor's self-service BI platform with tools designed for data experts that enable data science, machine learning and predictive analytics.
- June 27, 2023
27 Jun'23
Snowflake targets generative AI with new capabilities
The vendor unveiled new features -- including new containerization capabilities in Snowpark -- to create a secure environment for developers to build LLM-infused applications.
- June 26, 2023
26 Jun'23
Databricks acquiring MosaicML to add more generative AI
The data lakehouse vendor's purchase of the generative AI vendor will enable customers to build and train language models specific to their needs by using their own data.
- June 22, 2023
22 Jun'23
Qlik adds generative AI capabilities via OpenAI connectors
The vendor launched OpenAI Analytics Connector and OpenAI Connector for Application Automation so that users can import generative AI and LLM technology to their Qlik deployments.
- June 15, 2023
15 Jun'23
Tableau analytics platform tightens connection to Salesforce
The update includes a tightened connection to Salesforce aimed at making it easier for joint customers to work with their customer data. The update also provides more functions.
- June 13, 2023
13 Jun'23
Analytics best practices include automation, cloud migration
While successful use of modern BI remains elusive for many organizations, those that derive value from their data share common traits, such as executive buy-in.
- June 09, 2023
09 Jun'23
MicroStrategy partners with Microsoft to add generative AI
The longtime independent analytics vendor revealed plans to integrate with the Azure OpenAI Service to infuse its platform with generative AI and large language model capabilities.
- May 24, 2023
24 May'23
Alteryx unveils generative AI engine, Analytics Cloud update
The longtime data management vendor developed a new AI engine that incorporates generative AI. It also unveiled new capabilities for the cloud-based version of its platform.
- May 23, 2023
23 May'23
Microsoft unveils AI boost for Power BI, new Fabric for data
The tech giant introduced a tool that will infuse its primary analytics platform with generative AI, as well as a new SaaS suite that combines Microsoft's data and analytics tools.
- May 09, 2023
09 May'23
ThoughtSpot unveils new tool that integrates OpenAI's LLM
The analytics vendor unveiled a variety of new capabilities, including Sage, which integrates OpenAI's generative AI technology to improve natural language search.
- May 09, 2023
09 May'23
SAS to invest second $1B in advanced analytics and AI
After investing $1 billion to overhaul its Viya analytics platform and develop industry-specific systems, the vendor is advancing its commitment to AI.
- May 09, 2023
09 May'23
Tableau to add generative AI with Salesforce's Einstein GPT
The BI vendor unveiled plans to combine its existing capabilities with its parent company's generative AI tool to make it more simple for customers to query an analyze data.
- May 05, 2023
05 May'23
Top analytics trends include cloud, AI/ML and embedded BI
As vendors attempt to make BI available to a broader audience -- and generative AI tools are still in preview -- the triumvirate of cloud migration, AI and embedded BI is vital.
- May 03, 2023
03 May'23
Ryan Aytay named new CEO of Tableau, filling vacant slot
The appointment comes five months after the resignation of Mark Nelson and follows months of tumult -- including layoffs -- at Salesforce, the analytics vendor's parent company.
- April 27, 2023
27 Apr'23
Sisense's Orad stepping down, Katz named new CEO
With the embedded analytics specialist recently reaching important financial milestones, the vendor's longtime leader is handing over stewardship to its current head of product.
- April 25, 2023
25 Apr'23
Knime updates Business Hub to ease data science deployment
The vendor is adding a tool that enables continuous integration and deployment of AI and ML models to help organizations better operationalize data science efforts.
- April 18, 2023
18 Apr'23
Qlik launches new pricing options for data integration suite
The longtime independent vendor now offers three capacity-based cost options for its data integration platform, and plans to soon add the same options for its analytics platform.
- April 14, 2023
14 Apr'23
Qlik aims to enable outcomes with data and analytics tools
The longtime BI and data integration vendor doesn't only want to enable customers to analyze data and reach insights but also enable actions that result in real outcomes.
- April 13, 2023
13 Apr'23
Snowflake launches data cloud designed for manufacturers
The vendor's latest industry-specific platform -- its sixth -- is aimed at manufacturers and comes with best practices, a set of prebuilt applications and access to external data.
- April 07, 2023
07 Apr'23
Cenegenics modernizes with Domo's embedded analytics suite
The performance health specialist has achieved double-digit revenue growth in the year since adopting the BI vendor's suite and embedding data tools in the workflows of end users.
- April 05, 2023
05 Apr'23
Databricks launches new lakehouse for manufacturing
The platform for manufacturing companies comes with predictive maintenance and digital twin capabilities and is the vendor's fifth tool designed for a specific industry.
- April 04, 2023
04 Apr'23
Fivetran, Monte Carlo target data observability at ingestion
An integration between the vendors enables joint users to get visibility into their data as it's ingested into the data pipeline and before bad data can cause downstream problems.
- March 30, 2023
30 Mar'23
Domo adds low-code, 'pro-code' tools to analytics suite
The vendor launched 10 new features in concert with its user conference, ranging from low-code tools that simplify analyzing data to 'pro-code' ones aimed at data scientists.
- March 29, 2023
29 Mar'23
Data pipelines deliver the fuel for data science, analytics
While analytics and data science lead to informed decision-making, the systems that ingest data from its source and prepare it for consumption are what make analysis possible.
- March 29, 2023
29 Mar'23
Google unveils new Looker tool, BigQuery pricing models
The tech giant revealed a standalone tool that opens up its analytics platform's semantic layer to users of any BI vendor and introduced usage-based pricing options for BigQuery.
- March 24, 2023
24 Mar'23
Pyramid Analytics launches integration with OpenAI
The integration melds the research lab and vendor's generative AI tech with many parts of the BI vendor's platform, including data preparation and visualization and model training.
- March 20, 2023
20 Mar'23
Acceldata update enhances data observability platform
The vendor's latest platform update adds four new capabilities, including low-code/no-code options for developing data quality standards and self-healing capabilities.
- March 17, 2023
17 Mar'23
Wellthy finds analytics success with ThoughtSpot
The self-service analytics specialist's platform has greatly increased the healthcare organization's efficiency after its old BI platform was too geared toward trained experts.
- March 15, 2023
15 Mar'23
Tableau update targets analytics collaboration, storytelling
The vendor's first 2023 update makes Data Stories available in Server after it was initially launched only in Cloud. In addition, the update includes an enhanced Slack integration.
- March 14, 2023
14 Mar'23
Tibco Spotfire targets efficiency of triggering actions
The latest version of the vendor's BI suite includes action logs that enable admins to see how end users are using a tool that lets them trigger actions from their dashboards.
- March 09, 2023
09 Mar'23
ThoughtSpot integrates with GPT-3 to boost analytics suite
With the integration, the analytics vendor plans to launch Sage, a tool designed to enhance natural language search and enable users to develop data products with generative AI.
- March 08, 2023
08 Mar'23
New integration links Teradata's VantageCloud with Azure ML
The data management and analytics vendor's integration with the tech giant's cloud service for ModelOps aims to better enable joint users to build, train and deploy ML models.
- March 07, 2023
07 Mar'23
Databricks adds new ML modeling tool to lakehouse platform
The machine learning modeling tool eliminates the need for users to manage complex serving infrastructures by enabling them to launch machine learning models as REST APIs.
- March 03, 2023
03 Mar'23
TigerGraph enhances fundamentals in latest platform update
Following recent updates that centered on query languages and machine learning, the graph database vendor's newest update includes new data ingestion and DevOps capabilities.
- March 01, 2023
01 Mar'23
Qlik to build slew of connectors for data integration suite
The vendor unveiled Connector Factory, a strategy to build hundreds of new connectors for its iPaaS platform to enable users to develop ecosystems for data management and analysis.
- February 28, 2023
28 Feb'23
Informatica adds free, no-code data integration tool
As part of its effort to make data management available to more than just data experts, the vendor is offering new free and low-cost tools that require little or no code.
- February 28, 2023
28 Feb'23
Talend adds observability, enhanced ETL to data fabric suite
The vendor's Winter '23 platform update includes a host of new connectors and enhanced automation capabilities, in addition to targeting data observability and data integration.
- February 22, 2023
22 Feb'23
Snowflake launches industry-specific data cloud for telecom
Designed specifically for telecom companies, the tool comes with prepackaged data sets and capabilities to enable quick onboarding and efficient data management and analytics.
- February 21, 2023
21 Feb'23
Google's Wright names embedded BI top analytics trend
While AI has developed into an important aid for making decisions, infusing data into the workflows of business users in real time is the most significant movement in BI now.
- February 16, 2023
16 Feb'23
Alteryx makes Analytics Cloud GA, adds new tools
A year after introducing a cloud-native version of its suite, the vendor has made the platform generally available with updates to tools such as Designer Cloud and Auto Insights.
- February 14, 2023
14 Feb'23
Databricks adds new developer tool to lakehouse platform
The vendor now enables developers to build applications and models using familiar tools in their most familiar environment before loading their work into a data storage repository.
- February 09, 2023
09 Feb'23
DBT Labs acquires Transform to enhance Semantic Layer tool
The data transformation vendor plans to use the acquisition to enhance the functionality of its semantic modeling tool, which launched in public preview in late 2022.
- February 08, 2023
08 Feb'23
Starburst targets data discoverability with new capabilities
The vendor unveiled three new tools during its virtual user conference, including an automated catalog and a tool that automatically indexes and caches data.
- February 08, 2023
08 Feb'23
Acceldata raises $50M to boost data observability platform
The vendor plans to invest in attracting new Global 2000 customers and enhancing tools that enable users to monitor the health of their data throughout the analytics process.
- February 01, 2023
01 Feb'23
BI adoption poised to break through barrier -- finally
Analytics use within organizations has been stuck for more than a decade. But the combination of embedded BI, NLP and development of a data culture could result in a breakthrough.
- January 30, 2023
30 Jan'23
Expanded AtScale, Databricks integration adds functionality
The semantic layer platform vendor's tools are now listed on Databricks' Partner Connect, and existing customers can now connect to Databricks SQL and Unity Catalog.
- January 26, 2023
26 Jan'23
Data streaming platforms fuel for agile decision-making
Real-time analysis is critical as organizations try to compete amid economic uncertainty. Continuous intelligence data streaming technology is one way to do it.
- January 25, 2023
25 Jan'23
Spatial analysis a portal to deeper insights from data
When combined with other types of data, location information can add important context that leads to the well-informed insights that result in decisions and actions.