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Selecting business intelligence vendors News

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.

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Data visualization software deserves a deep look before buying

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Supermarket co-op stocks up on big data platform to help spur sales

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Data-driven strategy grooms dog care franchise for growth

Camp Bow Wow is growing its day care and boarding business for dogs with the help of a data-driven approach that's powered by a hybrid POS and Tableau system. Continue Reading
Common Data Service for Analytics eases Power BI integration

Integrating data into Power BI for analysis can be a challenge, but Microsoft's Common Data Service for Analytics technology is designed to simplify the process for users. Continue Reading
Power BI Report Server adds new Power BI reporting options

Updates to Power BI Report Server expand the on-premises platform's reporting functionality and increase the number of data sources users can connect to when building Power BI reports. Continue Reading

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New Qlik CEO Mike Capone outlines his business strategy

Mike Capone, Qlik's new CEO, discusses recent layoffs and says the company needs to be more aggressive about touting its successes to avoid falling behind in the self-service BI market. Continue Reading
Tableau vs. Qlik Sense: Pros and cons of the rival analytics tools

The core products of Tableau and Qlik are starting to resemble each other more as the need for strong data visualization and scalability crystalizes. But differences remain. Continue Reading
Doors opening for open source data visualization tools

Open source data visualization technologies have matured to the point where users say the available tools can handle large amounts of their visualization workloads. Continue Reading

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FAQ: Integrating and securing BI mobile apps

BI mobile apps are no longer the next big thing. They should be a key factor in any business's overall information strategy. Continue Reading
Business intelligence trends affecting the BI market, industry

Learn about some business intelligence trends that are affecting the BI market and BI industry. Learn about packaged analytics software and agile BI. Continue Reading
The real value of mobile business intelligence (BI)

Thinking about adding mobile business intelligence (BI) tools to your BI and analytics strategy? Find out where the real value of mobile BI resides and get real-world examples. Continue Reading