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• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Toilet paper supply data reveals no shortage during pandemic

  Stores can't seem to keep toilet paper in stock during the COVID-19 crisis, but data from a paper industry analytics system shows there isn't actually a two-ply supply issue.

• April 13, 2020 13 Apr'20

  Economic slowdown due to COVID-19 leads to Domo layoffs

  With the economy suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, BI vendor Domo laid off part of its staff on April 9. Domo has failed to turn a profit since being founded in 2010.

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  Gartner's Sallam: Top BI vendors poised for next disruption

  Leading analytics vendors appear poised to remain innovative as AI becomes pervasive in BI, Gartner's Rita Sallam explains in a discussion about BI's present and future.

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  Gartner's Sallam: Top analytics platforms share common traits

  In an interview, Gartner analyst Rita Sallam discusses what separates the top BI vendors from the rest as well as the trends that will shape the future of analytics.

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Domo BI platform helps Dal-Tile solve data management problems

  Overwhelmed by an influx of data, Dal-Tile, a leading manufacturer of ceramic tile products, went to Domo to try to solve its business intelligence problems.

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  Flowhub provides cannabis industry with tailored BI platform

  With marijuana now legal in some form in more than 30 states, Flowhub is selling business intelligence software to an industry still in its early stages.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  Domain-specific BI vendors gain foothold with expertise

  While leading BI vendors target large audiences with their analytics tools, many other companies target a single specialized industry and use their expertise to best serve users.

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Phocas BI tool proves its value for manufacturers, wholesalers

  With its focus on the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries, Phocas Software has carved out a niche for itself among other BI software vendors.

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Domo management expansion signals strategic shift

  Five months after it stated it would be pursuing strategic partnerships, Domo appears to be making a move toward implementing that strategy with the hiring of three new executives.

• August 13, 2019 13 Aug'19

  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.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  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.

• August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

  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.

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  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.

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  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.

• May 03, 2019 03 May'19

  SAS Viya cloud software at center of SAS analytics strategy

  The spotlight at SAS Global Forum 2019 was on the vendor's Viya analytics tools, which are getting new functionality and licensing options meant to spur deployments.

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  SAS Platform update expands AI in Viya cloud analytics tools

  A new version of the SAS analytics platform adds a variety of AI features to SAS Viya, the cloud-based software that SAS hopes will secure its place in the AI future.

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  Attunity acquisition expands data management for Qlik users

  Qlik's acquisition of Attunity is another sign of the BI vendor's data management ambitions -- and may help attract new users that want to unify big data and analytics.

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Tableau Ask Data gives BI users simple NLP data query tool

  Tableau's new Ask Data software uses natural language processing to enable users of any skill level to more easily search for data insights by typing text queries.

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  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.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Tableau new features include NLP, AI, machine learning

  Tableau unveiled AI and NLP tools intended to improve users' experience with its BI platform by adding smart capabilities to Tableau 2019, now out in a public beta.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  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.

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Alteryx 2018.3 gives users new data visualization options

  The latest version of Alteryx's data preparation and analytics software adds new visualization capabilities -- something that beta user Voxx Analytics says was needed.

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Tableau acquisition of MIT AI startup aims at smarter BI software

  Tableau acquires AI startup Empirical Systems in a plan to provide users with automated data modeling capabilities and enable broader BI and analytics applications.

• June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18

  BI vendors aim to ease visual data analysis by business users

  Despite the self-service BI push, enabling end users to take the lead on analyzing and visualizing data is often still a challenge -- one that vendors continue to address.

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  Qlik readies new Qlik Sense features for cloud, AI, big data

  Self-service BI vendor Qlik is beginning to add a promised set of advanced functionality to its Qlik Sense software, but the features will be delivered in stages.

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Tableau Prep tool aims to ease Tableau data preparation work

  Tableau users who previously had to rely on software from other vendors to prepare data now have a new option: Tableau Prep, the BI vendor's own data preparation tool.

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  IT analysts look for clarity on IBM analytics tools

  IBM's analytics software is strong technically but disjointed and hard to understand, say analysts who think simplifying things should be a priority at the company's Think 2018 conference.

• June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17

  Despite functionality gains, use of cloud BI tools elevates slowly

  Running business intelligence applications in the cloud has yet to take the BI world by storm. Researcher Howard Dresner offers insight on why and discusses the state of cloud BI software.

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Tableau pricing shifts to subscription to keep up with market demands

  The cost of Tableau software for most new customers will be calculated based on subscription fees rather than licenses, in a reaction to emerging market demands and challenges.

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  Self-service BI and analytics tools face evolving set of challenges

  Self-service BI tools have become the go-to standard for business intelligence software, but users are pushing vendors to rethink how they address enterprise needs and advanced analytics.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Ease of use is top priority in selecting self-service analytics tools

  A lot of factors go into a choosing a strong, modern BI tool. But several users say ease of use trumped all other considerations for them in picking self-service software.

• July 07, 2016 07 Jul'16

  Data science as a service provides instant access to analysts

  Data scientists are in high demand, but in such scarce supply that some companies outsource their data for analysis. DataScience Inc. CEO Ian Swanson explains how it works.

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Gartner shakes up annual ranking of business analytics tools

  This year's Magic Quadrant report from Gartner on business intelligence and analytics platforms reflects a shifting market for BI reporting tools and includes some big changes in its vendor rankings.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Report highlights growing role for location-mapping software

  A new report from Dresner Advisory Services says businesses see increased value in location intelligence software, but products need to improve.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Tableau adds Vizable mobile BI app to seek out more users

  Tableau Software's new Vizable tool is a free mobile business intelligence app for iPad users, which was built as a standalone product from the company's namesake BI platform.

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  MicroStrategy unveils its new take on self-service analytics

  MicroStrategy has introduced the first major new version of its BI software in six years, and it's playing for self-service customers with the MicroStrategy 10 release -- but with a focus on governance.

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Putting the data governance plan in self-service analytics

  As self-service analytics software becomes more common, users are calling on vendors to beef up governance capabilities.

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  New reports highlight state of BI reporting tools

  Two new reports from Dresner Advisory Services assess the features that users are looking for in BI tools and which vendors are delivering.

• April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15

  Magic Quadrant shows business intelligence and analytics shift, rift

  Gartner's 2015 Magic Quadrant report on business intelligence says more users are gravitating toward decentralized BI platforms -- leaving IT teams trying to catch up on governance.

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Cloud data management systems, sports analytics heat up

  In this edition of Talking Data, we discuss why businesses are looking to cloud-based data management systems and how analytics is reshaping sports media.

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Magic Quadrants focus on data discovery tools in this news recap

  Data discovery tools are a high priority for businesses, but vendor products can be lacking, the latest Gartner Magic Quadrants say.

• July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12

  Report: Self-service BI software empowers users, takes pressure off IT

  What are the must-have capabilities for self-service BI platforms? And what vendors are providing those functions? A new Forrester Wave report gives its take.

• May 03, 2012 03 May'12

  QlikView goes enterprise, but much work still to do

  QlikTech is pushing hard into enterprise BI with its QlikView software, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. But, he adds, more upgrades are needed to make QlikView a bona fide BI platform.

• February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12

  Data discovery vendors cast spell in Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI

  Business users turn to data discovery vendors like Tibco, Tableau and QlikTech for easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy analytics tools, much to the chagrin of IT, according to Gartner.

• October 26, 2011 26 Oct'11

  SAS ups ‘big data’ ante with high-performance computing platform

  SAS has partnered with Teradata and EMC Greenplum to release a high-performance analytics computing platform to handle 'big data.'

• July 22, 2011 22 Jul'11

  kCura masters e-discovery with text analytics

  Lawyers and analysts note a growing interest in text analytics for e-discovery and name software firm kCura a leader in a market that’s changed considerably in the last few years.

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Survey: Poor data quality most common business intelligence problem

  Poor data quality topped the list of most common obstacles standing between companies and successful business intelligence deployments, according to the BI Survey 9.

• July 07, 2010 07 Jul'10

  Latest Oracle BI software tries to close the ‘insight to action’ loop

  The latest iteration of Oracle’s Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition aims to close the loop between gaining insight and taking action

• June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10

  Microsoft highlights BI plans at Business Intelligence Conference 2010

  The Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference kicked off with a look at the company’s plans to bring BI to business users.