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• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  IBM pushes automation, NLP in Cognos Analytics 11.1 update

  Cognos Analytics' new features include an AI assistant that responds in natural language, predictive analytics capabilities and tools for better data storytelling.

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

  New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster experience for self-service BI users.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Using visualizations and analytics in media content

  By using the best mass media BI practices, from data visualization to measuring metrics, companies like Condé Nast and Comcast are attracting consumers and raising revenues.

• 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.

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Tableau BI gets Extensions API in version 2018.2 update

  Tableau's BI software sees general release of a 2018.2 update with an API for dashboard extensions, while a 2018.3 beta adds more new analytics capabilities.

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• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  BigQuery ML moves machine learning into Google BigQuery

  Google is enabling BigQuery users to build SQL-based machine learning models inside the cloud data warehouse via a BigQuery ML technology now out in beta.

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Qlik-Podium acquisition aims to boost BI data management

  With its acquisition of Podium Data, Qlik seeks to amplify its enterprise BI data management capabilities and raise the level of competition with Tableau and Power BI.

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Data analytics in government efforts lack structure

  Data analytics in government agencies lack organization, focusing on immediate problems instead of attacking underlying causes without a unified strategy or system.

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Airbnb, Univision highlight best practices in BI

  At the Real Business Intelligence conference, Airbnb and Univision execs presented some of the BI strategies their organizations use to help drive growth and cut costs.

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  The future of BI is bright, as experts note evolving trends

  Fast-evolving tech trends like machine learning and cloud storage management will have big roles in BI in the coming years, especially with the dominance of cloud computing, experts say.

• 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.

• March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18

  Cambridge Analytica-Facebook case shows need for ethical data mining

  Ethical data collection practices are becoming even more important, as cases like Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook data challenge consumer trust in enterprise analytics.