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• 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.

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• 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.

• January 20, 2023 20 Jan'23

  Snowflake acquires Mobilize.net tools to aid cloud migration

  The vendor purchased SnowConvert, a set of tools designed to automate some of the onerous coding work required to migrate data out of on-premises databases to the cloud.

• January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

  Qlik unveils roadmap for analytics, data integration tools

  The vendor plans to increase its connectivity to SaaS applications so users can integrate data from more sources and to add new APIs for embedded BI and automation.

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Overrated and underrated trends in analytics

  Strong data governance frameworks are seemingly always underrated, while new data architectures such as data mesh and the promise of automated machine learning might be overrated.

• January 11, 2023 11 Jan'23

  Sisense unveils integration with ChatGPT

  The analytics vendor designed a new UI that enables customers to engage with the chatbot and use its capabilities to dramatically speed data preparation and enhance data analysis.

• January 09, 2023 09 Jan'23

  Qlik acquisition of Talend adds data fabric capabilities

  Through its latest purchase, the longtime analytics vendor adds data fabric and self-service data pipeline development capabilities to its existing suite of data integration tools.

• January 06, 2023 06 Jan'23

  Salesforce layoffs evidence Tableau has lost independence

  The analytics vendor was significantly affected by the CRM giant's latest staff cut, which comes on the heels of an exodus of executives from Tableau that included its former CEO.

• January 04, 2023 04 Jan'23

  Experts predict NLP to be biggest BI trend this year

  Given the advancements in chatbot technologies like the recent launch of ChatGPT, industry watchers expect analytics vendors to prioritize natural language query and analysis.

• December 21, 2022 21 Dec'22

  ThoughtSpot, DBT partner to join BI and data modeling

  The analytics vendor and open source tool have already developed integrations that combine self-service BI and semantic modeling, and now plan to fine-tune their functionality.

• December 21, 2022 21 Dec'22

  Ascend.io tool offers free data ingestion for Snowflake users

  Free Ingest encourages the vendor's customers to use its data import tools, rather than a third party's, to reduce the complexity and improve the security of data management.

• December 16, 2022 16 Dec'22

  Data governance, AI among the past year's analytics trends

  Organizations recognized data governance as an enabler of self-service BI and a way to keep data safe as well as that AI is best used to augment humans rather than replace them.

• December 14, 2022 14 Dec'22

  Sigma Computing advances data collaboration with new tool

  Live Edit not only enables collaboration during the decision-making process but also lets data engineers and business users work together as they develop new data products.

• December 14, 2022 14 Dec'22

  Tableau update enables direct action from analytics insights

  The vendor's fourth-quarter update includes an integration with Salesforce Flow that enables users to trigger actions in business applications directly from their BI dashboards.

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  People and processes key to a successful analytics strategy

  A commitment from the C-suite, including appointing data leaders, that leads to processes that enable data-driven decision-making are critical to successful BI.

• December 06, 2022 06 Dec'22

  AWS analytics tools help French utility go green

  The cloud computing giant's suite enabled Engie SA to transition away from fossil fuels and now helps the French utility manage a network of renewable energy sources.

• December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

  Mortgage data vendor uses Qlik to build analytics platform

  Polygon Research used tools from the analytics vendor to develop a SaaS platform consisting of nine dashboards that mortgage specialists can use to inform decisions.

• December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

  Tableau CEO Mark Nelson steps down, no successor to be named

  Nelson ascended to the leadership role in March 2021 after the departure of Adam Selipsky. Salesforce, which acquired the analytics vendor in 2019, will now take on its leadership.

• November 29, 2022 29 Nov'22

  Amazon enhances QuickSight with added NLQ capabilities

  The platform's latest update includes the ability to ask "why" of data and do forecasting without writing code as well as new cloud migration and paginated reporting capabilities.

• November 29, 2022 29 Nov'22

  Starburst adds features to further data mesh approach

  The data and analytics vendor advanced its SaaS platform with data discoverability and governance features and its enterprise platform with support for AWS Lake Formation.

• November 28, 2022 28 Nov'22

  Healthcare firm builds SaaS analytics tools with ThoughtSpot

  The healthcare consulting firm used the analytics vendor's platform to develop tools that enable customers to reduce risk and increase efficiency related to the auditing process.

• November 18, 2022 18 Nov'22

  TigerGraph Cloud update adds ML, data visualization tools

  The latest from the graph database vendor includes a feature that enables users to build visuals without writing code and another that lets data scientists use familiar tools.

• November 16, 2022 16 Nov'22

  Alteryx launches SaaS version of Designer in Analytics Cloud

  The fully cloud-native version of Designer furthers the vendor's move toward the cloud, which began in early 2022 with the launch of its first cloud-based suite of tools.

• November 15, 2022 15 Nov'22

  Tableau packages tools in Analytics Performance Bundle

  The combination of four tools comes at a cost savings for customers and is designed to better enable users to derive value from data by providing all needed capabilities in one.

• November 15, 2022 15 Nov'22

  Knime unveils collaboration hub for analytics, data science

  Built to complement Knime's Analytics Platform, the cloud-native hub is an environment for sharing, collaborating and launching data tools into production across organizations.

• November 10, 2022 10 Nov'22

  Logi Analytics focused, stable as part of Insightsoftware

  The formerly independent embedded BI specialist is benefiting from its new parent company's aggressive acquisition strategy as well as its emphasis on product development.

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  Launch of Business Analytics Enterprise unifies IBM BI tools

  The tech giant joined previously disparate capabilities in a single platform and unveiled a new hub where customers can view models and dashboards from various vendors.

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  Qlik launches new cloud-based data integration platform

  The new integration platform as a service joins data preparation and cataloging capabilities in one place, enabling organizations ready their data in real time for analysis.

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  Election campaigns recognize need for analytics in politics

  Candidates are now using data to build profiles of potential voters and target their outreach in much the same way enterprises use BI tools to personalize marketing efforts.

• October 28, 2022 28 Oct'22

  Modernizing talent one of the keys to analytics success

  Adding a chief data officer, hiring data engineers and implementing a data literacy program are crucial aspects of reaching a desired level of data maturity.

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  ThoughtSpot launches integration with Google Sheets

  The combination of the analytics vendor's NLP-based platform with the spreadsheet is designed to help joint customers derive insights from their data and take action.

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Startup Tellius raises $16M in new funding to fuel growth

  The analytics vendor plans to use the capital to build up an ecosystem for analytics through new integrations and develop industry-specific applications to speed up time to value.

• October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

  TigerGraph unveils support for query language openCypher

  The graph database vendor moves to support openCypher to attract customers unfamiliar with its GSQL query language while the industry works to develop a standard query language.