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• 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.

• December 02, 2020 02 Dec'20

  Price differentiates Amazon QuickSight, but capabilities lag

  New embedded analytics capabilities highlight the latest additions to the QuickSight platform, but despite improving capabilities, its low cost remains its key attraction.

• November 25, 2020 25 Nov'20

  Coronavirus quickly expands role of analytics in enterprises

  While NLP and embedded BI were expected to be key analytics trends, the effect of the pandemic on enterprises' takeup of analytics instead was the biggest development of 2020.

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  Analytics keys Golden State Warriors' wins, on court and off

  After adopting a data-driven culture a decade ago, the Golden State Warriors transformed themselves from one of the NBA's least successful franchises to one of its best.

• November 20, 2020 20 Nov'20

  Knime focused on performance speed of analytics platform

  New nodes that enhance speed and efficiency are at the core of Knime's roadmap as the open source analytics vendor prepares its next update for release in December.

• November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20

  Enhanced admin controls highlight Alteryx platform update

  New features to augment administrative control over the data management process highlight Alteryx 2020.4, the latest update from the data management vendor.

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Snowflake to offer BI capabilities with Snowsight

  Snowflake plans to join its cloud computing competitors by offering BI capabilities starting in 2021, though the vendor's tool will have limited capabilities.

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  New Sigma Computing tool enables in-warehouse data editing

  Warehouse Data Editing, a no-code tool from startup analytics vendor Sigma, enables end users to update data without first having to upload it from their cloud data warehouse.

• November 13, 2020 13 Nov'20

  TigerGraph taking advantage of graph database growth

  TigerGraph continues to aggressively expand its customer base by focusing on ease of use as it updates its platform and offers free versions of its tools.

• November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20

  Continuous intelligence a trend on the rise

  As organizations look to gain a competitive advantage -- and many simply attempt to survive during the pandemic -- data streaming is helping them make decisions in real time.

• November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20

  Presidential polling data again misses the mark in 2020

  Just as they did in 2016, the election polls underestimated support for Donald Trump. Although he didn't defeat Joe Biden, the result was closer than the polls predicted.

• November 06, 2020 06 Nov'20

  Data a key driver in fight for social justice

  Analytics can be a critical tool in the social justice movement, but cultural and logistical hurdles can prevent nonprofits from using analytics to its full potential.

• November 05, 2020 05 Nov'20

  Mergers and acquisitions among BI vendors not yet done

  With the remaining longstanding independent vendors as the most likely acquisition targets, expect more consolidation in the BI industry over the next few years.

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Microsoft enhances integration between Power BI and Excel

  The latest Microsoft update to its popular spreadsheet features an integration with Power BI that lets the analytics platforms send structured data back and forth for analysis.

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  Qlik acquisition of Blendr.io adds integration capabilities

  Qlik acquired Blendr.io for an undisclosed amount in a move that will expand the BI vendor's ability to integrate with cloud data storage and SaaS platforms.

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  GoodData adds self-service modeling tools to analytics suite

  New self-service data modeling tools are the latest additions to the GoodData platform as the vendor overhauls its platform in an attempt to enable more users.

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Tibco expands analytics offerings with IBI acquisition

  In a move designed to add complementary capabilities to its platform, Tibco said it will acquire IBI, another veteran business intelligence vendor. Financial details were not disclosed.

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Logi Analytics keeps focus on embedded app development

  Kevin Greene is the new CEO of Logi Analytics after previously serving as the vendor's COO. In an interview, Greene discusses his vision for the vendor's future.

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  Data literacy skills key to cost savings, revenue growth

  As organizations develop data-driven cultures, they need to implement programs to teach employees how to work with and make decisions based on high-quality data.

• October 15, 2020 15 Oct'20

  Yellowfin 9.3 features embedded app development upgrades

  New application programming interfaces to help app designers build embedded BI apps are among more than 25 new features in the latest update of the Yellowfin analytics platform.

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  Looker adds mobile app, developer tools to analytics suite

  While Looker revealed no new integrations with Google, a mobile app and additional tools for developers highlight the new features the BI vendor unveiled during its virtual user conference.

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Tableau to launch racial justice Equity Data Hub

  After unveiling the Racial Justice Data Initiative, Tableau is building a new data hub to help organizations working in the fight against systemic racism.

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  Tableau, Salesforce integration now in full swing

  Tableau and its new owner unveiled their first collaboration during Tableau's user conference, but due to COVID-19 the vendors have faced unique challenges as they join forces.

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  Tableau roadmap features improved browser capabilities

  Tableau's plans for 2021 include providing an end-to-end analytics experience on the web that mimics what users are able to do within the vendor's platform.

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Tableau unveils first integration with Einstein Analytics

  Tableau adds AI power via an integration with Salesforce's predictive BI tool, the first collaboration between Salesforce and Tableau since the CRM giant acquired the BI vendor.

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Sisense unveils new integration with Azure Synapse Analytics

  Sisense adds to its multi-cloud capabilities with a new integration that will allow customers that store their data in Microsoft's ecosystem to quickly act on their data.

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Pandemic speeds up digital transformation in sports

  Professional sports teams and leagues are looking to the digital world as they seek other revenue streams due to the loss of fans in the seats during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Technology central to vote count in a tight election

  Tech tools will be key in a close election that requires recounts. While electronic signature verification systems have advanced, many digital voting machines are flawed.

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  ThoughtSpot IPO probably still a year away

  After hiring a CFO for the first time and making changes to the way it reports revenue, ThoughtSpot is positioning itself to go public in fall 2021.

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Power BI platform adds data storytelling capabilities

  In its ongoing attempt to extend the reach of analytics to more users, Microsoft, during its virtual user conference, unveiled a new data storytelling feature for Power BI.

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Hyperconverged Analytics a new experience for Tibco users

  Tibco CTO Nelson Petracek discusses the motivation for developing the vendor's new analytics experience, as well as the challenges of collaborating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Spotfire 11 release marks launch of new Tibco BI ecosystem

  The combination of latest Spotfire update and a new streaming data engine marks the launch of Tibco's new analytics ecosystem that combines analytics capabilities in one experience.

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  ThoughtSpot Cloud is a new SaaS version of vendor's platform

  ThoughtSpot introduced the first SaaS version of its platform on Tuesday, allowing customers to pay as they go and taking away the task of deploying and managing the software.

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  Analytics in construction has potential to save lives

  While minor injuries are on the decline in the construction industry, the rate of fatalities has remained flat, and BI could be a way to bring those numbers down.

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  Miscues in 2016 inform presidential polling data in 2020

  Polls and predictive analytics models are improved in 2020 after the failure to accurately predict the outcome of the 2016 election, but surprises still may loom.

• September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  New NLP capabilities highlight Qlik Sense update

  Enhancements to Insight Advisor, an AI-powered chatbot that helps users make decisions based on their data, are at the core of the latest update from Qlik.

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  Data-driven storytelling opens analytics to all

  Data storytelling, because it interprets and explains data, extends business intelligence to business users and not just those trained in data analysis.

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Alteryx 2020.3 highlighted by one-click data modeling tool

  New no-code data modeling and new text mining capabilities are featured in the latest platform update from Alteryx, which the vendor unveiled for general availability on Sept. 1.

• September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20

  New AI, data management features highlight ThoughtSpot 6.2

  The latest version of ThoughtSpot's platform features new capabilities fueled by AI and machine learning along with new data management tools.

• September 01, 2020 01 Sep'20

  Gender bias in tech an issue at conferences

  Tech conferences may seem like welcoming environments, but a study from IT services vendor Ensono reveals their structure can make women feel like outsiders.

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Tableau doesn't confirm layoffs after Salesforce downsizing

  Tableau on Wednesday declined to confirm if its employees were affected by layoffs at Salesforce, the BI and analytics vendor's parent company.

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Analytics startup Grid raises $12 million in funding

  Armed with $12 million in Series A venture capital financing led by New Enterprise Associates, BI startup Grid is in position to take its platform to market.

• August 21, 2020 21 Aug'20

  Customer location data leads to deeper level of insight

  Behavioral analytics tell more about a person's true self than consumer data, according to Gravy Analytics CEO Jeff White, and are therefore key to data-driven decisions.

• August 19, 2020 19 Aug'20

  New Qubole Pipelines Service targets streaming data

  Data lake vendor Qubole unveiled a data pipeline service, a new tool designed to enable organizations to manage their increasing amounts of streaming data.

• August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  Success of self-service BI depends on solid infrastructure

  A clear data governance policy and effective training are critical to enabling self-service analytics users to make data-driven decisions for their organizations.

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  'Data for good' movement spurs action in fight for causes

  Though often associated with financial analysis, analytics is being used to aid nonprofit organizations in their fight for causes that improve society as well.

• August 12, 2020 12 Aug'20

  Tableau 2020.3 highlighted by new data prep capabilities

  A new data preparation tool and enhanced predictive modeling capabilities highlight analytics software vendor Tableau's third-quarter platform update.

• August 12, 2020 12 Aug'20

  Importance of analytics heightened by COVID-19 pandemic

  Business intelligence is needed when times are bad, and it's the organizations who have created a data-driven culture that are best poised to thrive amid the COVID-19 crisis.

• August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20

  Baseball's Twins deploy Databricks to improve analytics power

  With the amount of data used to make player personnel decisions in baseball growing exponentially, the Minnesota Twins began using Databricks to improve their modeling capabilities.

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  Maine state government modernizes with Oracle Analytics

  Hampered by siloed data and a data warehouse constructed 25 years ago, Maine's state government used tools from Oracle to break down data barriers and improve BI capabilities.

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  TigerGraph adds cloud support, helps standardize graph coding

  With democratization of graph databases in mind, TigerGraph recently added support for Microsoft Azure and took steps to help standardize graph query language.

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  Looker, Google unveil first collaboration since acquisition

  Six months after Google's acquisition of Looker finally closed, the two unveiled their first collaboration during Google Cloud's virtual user conference.

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  AI, UX and embedded features all pillars of Power BI platform

  As Microsoft adds new features to Power BI, augmented intelligence and embedded analytics will continue to be a focus, Microsoft revealed during its Inspire user conference.

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  Alteryx ADAPT a program for laid-off workers, recent grads

  Alteryx is offering a free training program in data science to help people whose jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as new graduates entering the workforce.

• July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20

  ThoughtSpot, VoiceBase partner to provide complementary tools

  The complementary capabilities of ThoughtSpot's BI platform and VoiceBase's speech analytics tools can now be combined due to a new strategic partnership between the vendors.

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  Prescriptive analytics in healthcare finds use amidst pandemic

  Prescriptive analytics can provide organizations with actionable plans based on their gathered data and assist during a pandemic as well as in a post-pandemic world.

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  Howard Dresner talks current trends in analytics

  In an interview on the state of business intelligence, longtime analyst Howard Dresner said cloud migration and AI features like natural language processing remain major trends.

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  Alteryx continues focus on ease of use in analytics platform

  Ease of use is an ongoing focal point for Alteryx, which recently rebranded its suite of tools the Alteryx APA (Analytic Process Automation) Platform.

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Geospatial data a means for deeper understanding

  A presentation during Oracle's virtual user conference showed not only the value of spatial data but how it can be used with the vendor's tools.

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Tellius introduces SaaS version of its analytics platform

  Tellius, an analytics startup whose platform is built on AI and machine learning, introduced a SaaS version of its tools to help customers reduce costs.

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  Information Builders rebranded IBI, updates analytics suite

  Newly rebranded as IBI, the former Information Builders unveiled new features at its user conference in late June centered on AI and the cloud along with its new name.

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Sisu adds new ways of answering 'Why?' to analytics platform

  BI vendor Sisu on Tuesday revealed its second update since emerging from stealth in late 2019 featuring new tools aimed at quickly identifying why changes occur in data sets.

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  More AI, ease of use will shape Sisense analytics platform

  After spending three years at Alteryx most recently, Ashley Kramer is now Sisense's new chief product officer. In an interview, she discusses her vision for the vendor's platform.

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Lack of data literacy still a problem for many organizations

  Organizations' lack of confidence in their ability to understand and use data to make decisions blocks their efforts to become data-driven.

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Developer tools a key part of Yellowfin analytics platform

  With embedded analytics as a central tenet, Yellowfin continues to focus on application developers by giving them new tools and updating existing ones in its platform updates.