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June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21
ThoughtSpot unveils support for Snowflake developer platform

ThoughtSpot expanded its partnership with a leading data cloud provider, revealing ThoughtSpot for Snowpark to better enable developers as they work in-warehouse.
May 12, 2021 12 May'21
SaaS adoption, real-time BI among top analytics trends

More enterprises using SaaS and the need for data in real time are among the top trends in analytics, according to Dan Sommer, senior director and market intelligence lead at Qlik.
May 05, 2021 05 May'21
Acquisition by ThoughtSpot adds data integration capabilities

ThoughtSpot both acquired Diyotta on May 4 to add data integration capabilities and released ThoughtSpot Everywhere, a new embedded analytics platform, for general availability.
March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21
ThoughtSpot makes first acquisition, buys SeekWell

ThoughtSpot reached an agreement to acquire SeekWell on Wednesday, a move that will enable the analytics vendor to deliver insights to users in their workflows via SQL.

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State of the self-service analytics market

Self-service analytics are important to strong enterprise analytics. Experts talk about how top vendors in the market are keeping up with user needs. Continue Reading
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How to integrate Power BI and SharePoint via embedded reports

Expert Brien Posey explains two methods for including Power BI reports on pages in SharePoint Online's cloud service: publishing a link to a report, or embedding one. Continue Reading
Information Builders CEO on cloud-first approach, machine learning

Information Builders' new CEO, Frank Vella, said the company's focus on cloud and machine learning will help it solidify a firm position in today's BI and analytics market. Continue Reading
Cloud-based analytics a 'natural' for online travel-booking provider

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Cloud streaming analytics prescribes big data remedies

It seems like everything's in motion these days. Streaming data is no exception. With the avenues of information proliferating, it's critical that companies extract value from incoming data in real time, enabling them to devise successful business ... Continue Reading