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• 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 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.

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Concept of 'active intelligence' fuels Qlik's product roadmap

  Qlik said augmented intelligence features and embedded BI will feature prominently in future updates, which are expected to include capabilities such as data integration.

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  2020 analytics trends slowed by COVID-19 pandemic

  The priorities of organizations have changed due to COVID-19, and with that Qlik's Dan Sommer says the evolution of expected BI trends has been temporarily delayed.

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Collibra unveils Data Intelligence Cloud at user conference

  Data management vendor Collibra rolled out its new data intelligence platform featuring four new tools on Tuesday during Data Citizens '20, the vendor's virtual user conference.

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  ThoughtSpot aims to enhance cloud-based analytics searches

  The recently launched ThoughtSpot Embrace for AWS enables access to AI-driven analytics in Amazon Redshift, without requiring users to move or cache data.

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  SAS analytics platform used to fight opioid epidemic

  As the opioid epidemic rages on, SAS has developed tools to help the healthcare and law enforcement agencies involved in the fight against opioid addiction.

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  SAS Viya gets architectural overhaul in latest update

  SAS Viya 4, which SAS unveiled Tuesday during its virtual user conference, represents a total redesign of the platform to make it fully cloud-native.

• June 15, 2020 15 Jun'20

  SAS, Microsoft unveil new technology, go-to-market partnership

  SAS revealed an enhanced product and marketing partnership agreement with Microsoft the day before the analytics vendor's user conference. Microsoft will be SAS' preferred cloud provider.

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Data drives the decisions behind making movies

  From the moment a script is submitted to the time a movie is released, analytics drive just about every decision made during the making of a feature film.

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Survey finds BI and data analytics more important in pandemic

  Respondents to a Sisense survey say they're relying on data analytics even more now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, with small businesses taking the lead.

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Logi Analytics unveils new platform for developers

  With ease of use and customization capabilities in mind, Logi unveiled Logi Composer, a new platform for developing embedded applications.

• June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20

  Uplevel targets software engineering efficiency amid pandemic

  Uplevel, a startup analytics vendor whose platform aims to aid engineering efficiency, rolled out three new tools on Tuesday to assist developers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  Microsoft integration adds more AI to Tibco analytics suite

  Tibco continues to invest in augmented intelligence and machine learning capabilities, recently adding an integration with Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services aimed at developers.

• June 04, 2020 04 Jun'20

  2020 census data collection being affected by COVID-19

  The COVID-19 crisis could hurt the 2020 census by making it impossible for the Census Bureau to collect data by going door-to-door.

• May 28, 2020 28 May'20

  U.K. agency uses Oracle analytics to ID annual savings

  Mandated to reduce spending by a billion pounds over five years, a U.K. health agency that supports the national healthcare system used Oracle's BI platform to make it happen.

• May 27, 2020 27 May'20

  Analytics critical to decisions about how to return to work

  Data plays a critical role in the decisions organizations make as they bring employees back to work, for both increasing production and managing their physical space.

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  HR use case shows value of Oracle Analytics Cloud

  A use case presented during Oracle Analytics' virtual user conference shows how the vendor's platform can bring value to an organization thanks to its usability.

• May 20, 2020 20 May'20

  Sisense helps Soft Stuff pivot business during pandemic

  Soft Stuff, a wholesale distributor of gourmet foods, was able to change its business strategy amid the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to its use of Sisense's analytics platform.

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  COVID-19 crisis reveals need for better healthcare analytics

  The need for better analytics in the healthcare industry is being demonstrated during the COVID-19 crisis. SAS analytics users discussed the problem at the vendor's virtual conference.

• May 15, 2020 15 May'20

  Looker analytics platform adding app development capability

  Amid its integration into the Google Cloud Platform portfolio, Looker continues to focus on adding new embedded BI tools and creating new features for application developers.

• May 12, 2020 12 May'20

  Sigma Computing brings in new CEO

  Startup BI vendor Sigma Computing has hired Mike Palmer to take over as CEO and allow co-founders Rob Woollen and Jason Frantz to focus on product innovation.

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  Latest Power BI update focuses on ease of use

  Featuring new natural language generation and data modeling capabilities, the latest Power BI platform upgrade aims to help organizations develop a data-driven culture.

• May 08, 2020 08 May'20

  Domo analytics tool helps Utah deal with COVID-19 crisis

  The state of Utah, along with Iowa and Nebraska, is using the COVID-19 Crisis Command Center developed by Domo to inform its decisions during the coronavirus pandemic.

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  New no-code data modeling prowess added to Tableau platform

  Tableau 2020.2, the latest update from Tableau, features enhanced no-code data modeling capabilities and a mobile-first tool to view key performance indicators in a single location.

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  Employees empowered to make data-driven decisions spur growth

  A new report from ThoughtSpot and the Harvard Business Review finds that organizations empowering front-line employees to make analytic decisions poised to outperform their competitors.

• May 01, 2020 01 May'20

  AtScale 2020.2 adds new self-service, cloud capabilities

  The latest platform update from AtScale features new self-service analytics tools and the ability to run natively on the platforms of all three major cloud service providers.

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  Sigma Computing adds new no-code tools to analytics platform

  Sigma Computing added a no-code data modeling tool to its suite along with prebuilt dashboard templates aimed at introducing new users to business intelligence.

• April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20

  Cleveland Clinic's COVID-19 strategy driven by data modeling

  Cleveland Clinic is using data models developed in concert with analytics software vendor SAS to prepare for a potential surge in patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  Tamr launches Data Can Help to reduce supply chain risk

  Data Can Help is a new data curation service from Tamr designed to assist enterprises deal with the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  NLQ, developer tools highlight Sisense BI platform update

  The latest update from Sisense features a new natural language query tool built on graph technology and a hub for low-code/no-code embedded application development.

• 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 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  New cloud features highlight Qlik analytics platform update

  Enhanced SaaS capabilities and tools to help customers migrate their analytics operations to the cloud highlight the latest platform update from Qlik.

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Atrium offering combines powers of Salesforce and Tableau

  A new offering from the Atrium consultancy hints at how Salesforce's Einstein Analytics and Tableau may complement each other now that Salesforce has acquired Tableau.

• 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.

• April 10, 2020 10 Apr'20

  Self-service analytics spurs GoodData BI platform overhaul

  GoodData is in the process of redesigning its entire business intelligence platform to make it more accessible to self-service and citizen data scientist users.

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Economic downturn shows businesses true value of analytics

  Business intelligence is proving to be a critical tool for enterprises as they attempt to survive during the sudden economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Importance of analytics clear amid COVID-19 crisis

  With health organizations and business leaders alike trying to minimize the effects of COVID-19, analytics is playing a critical role in the decision-making process.

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  AI tools in analytics software key in fighting COVID-19

  With data skewed by incomplete testing, augmented intelligence and machine learning tools are helping data scientists create predictive models to inform the fight against COVID-19.

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Many employees still resist data-driven culture

  While most employees see the benefits of data to drive decision-making, many still resist analytics, according to a report from analytics database management vendor Exasol.

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  SAS analytics platform benefiting from AI investment

  Fueled by SAS' investment in AI and augmented intelligence features, the long-established vendor strengthened its BI platform with a host of new features and capabilities over the past year.

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  COVID-19 effect on analytics software development an unknown

  With COVID-19 forcing software engineers to work remotely rather than together in teams, they'll need to find new ways of collaborating in order to keep up the pace of innovation.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  New AI tools in the works for ThoughtSpot analytics platform

  Set against the backdrop of COVID-19, ThoughtSpot is trying to stick to a roadmap that includes new AI-infused features and eventually an initial public stock offering.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  ThoughtSpot CEO: COVID-19 creates unprecedented challenges

  ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair addresses the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, not only in terms of running a business, but also psychologically.

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  AI, no-code tools highlight Domo analytics platform update

  The latest update from Domo, unveiled during the vendor's virtual user conference, include a no-code tool for application development and a host of AI features.

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  BI vendors provide resources for COVID-19 analysis

  With the new coronavirus continuing to spread worldwide, analytics software vendors are joining in to help in slowing, and hopefully stopping, the pandemic.

• March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20

  TigerGraph delivers no-code tools, free use for COVID-19 analysis

  No-code tools that enable users to migrate to graph databases and model data for queries highlight TigerGraph 3.0. The vendor also extended free access to tools to track COVID-19.

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  2nd Watch launches data-management-as-a-service offering

  A new data management service from 2nd Watch aims to help organizations make data-driven decisions without having to rely on data scientists for their data preparation.

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Natural language query tools offer answers within limits

  Natural language query tools could one day allow end users to do all their data analysis without the aid of data scientists, but at this point the capabilities remain limited.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  Alteryx 2020.1 highlighted by new data profiling tool

  Holistic Data Profiling, a new tool to give users an overall view of their data during modeling, highlighted the latest platform update from the data management and analytics vendor.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  Small business analytics success hinges on resources, skills

  A new report from IT services vendor Onepath reveals that 86% of SMBs are unable to fully take advantage of their data. Those that do are better able to grow and succeed.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  SMBs struggle with data utilization, analytics

  SMBs know they need data and analytics tools to support business decisions, but few small and midsize firms are able to fully realize the benefits.

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  New coronavirus wreaking havoc on tech conference calendar

  As the coronavirus continues to spread, the organizers of some technology conferences have decided to alter or cancel their events for the safety of attendees.

• 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.

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Birst analytics key to partnership between Infor, Snowflake

  A new partnership between Infor and Snowflake will use BI tools from Birst, acquired by Infor in 2017, to enable users to build automated data warehouses on Snowflake.

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Tableau 2020.1 highlighted by Viz Animations, Dynamic Parameters

  Dynamic Parameters and Viz Animations highlight Tableau's first 2020 platform update and comes nearly four months after Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau closed.

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  MicroStrategy analytics suite fosters insurance co-op's growth

  Using MicroStrategy's BI platform, a Canada-based insurance co-operative has been able to spread analytics to end users throughout the organization.

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Yellowbrick Data, MicroStrategy partnership aims to enhance analytics

  The new partnership will enable flexible scalability, support for mixed workloads and multi-cloud support. The goal is to provide actionable insights into data.

• February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20

  Regulatory approval allows Google acquisition of Looker to close

  Google's purchase of analytics vendor Looker was approved by a United Kingdom regulatory agency, more than eight months after the acquisition was revealed.

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  AWS collaboration highlights Domo analytics platform update

  The new Domo BI platform update features a new collaboration with AWS to enable users to work with third-party data and a low-code tool for developers.

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Multi-cloud strategy becoming a necessity for BI vendors

  Multi-cloud capabilities are becoming a necessity for BI and analytics vendors as their customers migrate to the cloud and want the flexibility to use the cloud service provider of their choice.

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  Embedded BI the future of analytics

  Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, discusses HyperIntelligence, the vendor's zero-click embedded analytics tool, as well as the trend of embedded analytics.

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  HyperIntelligence improvements a focus for MicroStrategy

  Since MicroStrategy introduced HyperIntelligence a year ago, the embedded BI tool has received an overwhelmingly positive response, CEO Michael Saylor said in an interview.

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Innovation inspires user loyalty to MicroStrategy analytics suite

  As some longtime vendors struggle to keep up with the pace of innovation, customers stay loyal to longtime vendor MicroStrategy and its continually evolving platform.

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  HyperIntelligence upgrades highlight MicroStrategy 2020

  MicroStrategy 2020, the latest version of MicroStrategy's analytics platform, was released Wednesday and includes updates to the vendor's embedded analytics tool.

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Data confidence a problem data wrangling aims to resolve

  Joe Hellerstein, co-founder and CSO of Trifacta, talks about data wrangling and the ongoing trend of migration to the cloud, among other data management topics.

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Data wrangling software helps access, interpret relevant info

  Joe Hellerstein, co-founder and CSO of data wrangling software vendor Trifacta, discussed the benefits of data wrangling and the cloud migration trend, among other topics, in a Q&A.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  New funding fuels startup analytics vendor Kloud.io's growth

  Armed with $4 million in new seed funding, startup Kloud.io aims to expand its engineering and marketing efforts to fuel the growth of its no-code analytics platform.

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Tibco analytics platform gets NLG boost from new integration

  Tibco Spotfire's natural language generation capabilities received an upgrade as Tibco revealed an integration with Arria NLG Studio for BI.

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Sigma analytics platform's interface simplifies queries

  Featuring a spreadsheet interface designed to make queries simple for citizen data scientists, Sigma Computing is trying to make analytics available to all business users.

• 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.

• 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.