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• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Google acquisition of Looker to boost Google Cloud analytics

  By acquiring Looker, Google will enhance its analytics and BI capabilities available through Google Cloud, while becoming a formidable force in the enterprise-level BI space.

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Latest Tableau BI software update upgrades map technology

  Tableau Software has released Tableau 2019.2, an update to previous BI software. It includes upgrades to location data, new vector maps and other requested upgrades.

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Sisense acquisition of Periscope yields versatile BI platform

  The Sisense merger with Periscope Data is expected to create a new, combined BI product that will cater to casual business users and advanced data scientists alike.

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Qlik multi-cloud, Kubernetes options drive cloud-first vision

  Qlik advances its plan to be a cloud- and SaaS-first analytics vendor with new multi-cloud and Kubernetes deployment options. But on prem still is a priority -- for now.

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Qlik debuts free data literacy certification

  Qlik unveiled a free data literacy certification in the hopes of making people -- both customers and non-customers -- more data literate.

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• 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.

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Most in-demand data science skills include ML, Python

  Experts detail the skills employers want most in data scientists -- notably machine learning and programming languages -- and why often the most valuable expertise comes with time.

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  Cloud AutoML, BigQuery ML upgrades expand Google stake in ML

  Google introduced a raft of updates to its cloud-based machine learning and AI products, including expanded capabilities for its AutoML and BigQuery ML tools.

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  Google's BigQuery ML needs big changes to compete

  On the eve of Google Cloud Next '19, experts assess the impact of Google's BigQuery ML since its release and their hopes for the automated machine learning tool's future.

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Equifax and FICO unite to move into alternative data market

  With the Equifax-FICO alliance, the credit giants are offering a combined Data Decisions Cloud suite they hope can solidify their place in the alternative data market.

• April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19

  $1 billion SAS AI investment recharges vendor's mission

  SAS' new AI initiative includes a $1 billion investment and partnership with AI chip vendor Nvidia. The goal is to bring advanced AI tech to end users.

• March 19, 2019 19 Mar'19

  Tableau-VoiceBase deal brings speech analytics data to users

  Tableau's partnership with AI speech analytics vendor VoiceBase enables users both inside and outside of the contact center to easily derive insights from speech analytics data.

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  NYPD's Patternizr crime analysis tool raises AI bias concerns

  The NYPD has rolled out Patternizr, a machine learning algorithm that helps analysts identify crime patterns but highlights the complexity around eliminating AI bias in real-world systems.

• March 11, 2019 11 Mar'19

  Users find data preparation tools vital to BI strategies

  Data preparation isn't the sexiest topic, but it's critically important to IT and business users, according to a study by Dresner Advisory Services.