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July 22, 2021 22 Jul'21
Sisense unveils Extense Framework to enable embedded BI

After rebranding its platform early in 2021 to reflect a heightened focus on embedded analytics, Sisense introduced a set of new capabilities to enable developers.
July 21, 2021 21 Jul'21
Looker platform update adds new app development capabilities

Looker 21, which the vendor unveiled July 21, features the general availability of Looker's new portal for application developers and support for hosting on Microsoft Azure.
July 14, 2021 14 Jul'21
SAS, Microsoft a possible pairing after Broadcom talks end

Acquisition talks between SAS and Broadcom broke down a day after they were reported, but SAS may have hoped all along to attract another potential buyer.
July 12, 2021 12 Jul'21
Analytics vendor SAS an acquisition target of Broadcom

Longtime independent business intelligence vendor SAS Institute Inc. is in talks to be acquired by Broadcom, with a reported purchase price of $15 billion to $20 billion.

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social media analytics

Social media analytics is the process of collecting and analyzing audience data shared on social networks to improve an organization's strategic business decisions. Continue Reading
RFM analysis (recency, frequency, monetary)

RFM analysis is a marketing technique used to quantitatively rank and group customers based on the recency, frequency and monetary total of their recent transactions to identify the best customers and perform targeted marketing campaigns. Continue Reading
advanced analytics

Advanced analytics is a broad category of inquiry that can be used to help drive changes and improvements in business practices. Continue Reading

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The ultimate guide to big data for businesses

Big data is the fuel for today's analytics applications. This in-depth big data guide explains how businesses can benefit from it and what they need to do to use it effectively. Continue Reading
Hadoop vs. Spark: Comparing the two big data frameworks

Hadoop and Spark are widely used big data frameworks. Here's a look at their features and capabilities and the key differences between the two technologies. Continue Reading
Big data vs. machine learning: How they differ and relate

Big data and machine learning are a powerful analytics pairing. Here's an explanation of the difference between them and how they can be used together. Continue Reading

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Top trends in big data for 2021 and beyond

Big data is driving changes in how organizations process, store and analyze data. The benefits are spurring even more innovation. Here are four big trends. Continue Reading
The data science process: 6 key steps on analytics applications

The data science process includes a set of steps that data scientists take to gather, prepare and analyze data and present the analytics results to business users. Continue Reading
Top 5 predictive analytics use cases in enterprises

From marketing to healthcare, looking at past data can be beneficial to forecasting future trends. Read on to understand the most popular use cases for predictive analytics today. Continue Reading

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Compliance analytics helps data storage meet PII standards

Organizations are using predictive analytics and AI to sift through large data sets to ensure that any data stored is compliant with all personally identifiable information rules. Continue Reading
Combine cloud and IoT edge analytics for embedded analytics

Find out why enterprise architects are exploring new strategies that distribute analytics closer to IoT devices. Continue Reading
Big data analytics for healthcare improves patient care, operations

As the amount of patient data in hospitals continues to grow, healthcare big data analytics can help improve patient safety by providing valuable insights in near-real time. Continue Reading