Data science and analytics
As businesses' data volumes continue to expand, data science has become vital for to inform decision making, strategic planning and marketing techniques. Learn about the latest data science and analytics techniques businesses are incorporating to help identify opportunities to streamline processes, identify potential business ventures and improve customer service.
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13 Nov 2024
Top 7 data preparation challenges and how to overcome them
Data preparation is a crucial but complex part of analytics applications. Don't let seven common challenges send your data prep processes off track. Continue Reading
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13 Nov 2024
ThoughtSpot AI agent Spotter enables conversational BI
The analytics vendor's new tool not only enables users to converse with data using natural language, but also has contextual awareness and autonomously makes suggestions. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2023
Qlik aims to enable outcomes with data and analytics tools
The longtime BI and data integration vendor doesn't only want to enable customers to analyze data and reach insights but also enable actions that result in real outcomes. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2023
Snowflake launches data cloud designed for manufacturers
The vendor's latest industry-specific platform -- its sixth -- is aimed at manufacturers and comes with best practices, a set of prebuilt applications and access to external data. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2023
Cenegenics modernizes with Domo's embedded analytics suite
The performance health specialist has achieved double-digit revenue growth in the year since adopting the BI vendor's suite and embedding data tools in the workflows of end users. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2023
Databricks launches new lakehouse for manufacturing
The platform for manufacturing companies comes with predictive maintenance and digital twin capabilities and is the vendor's fifth tool designed for a specific industry. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 Mar 2023
Monte Carlo simulation
A Monte Carlo simulation is a mathematical technique that simulates the range of possible outcomes for an uncertain event. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2023
crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is the practice of turning to a body of people to obtain needed knowledge, goods or services. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2023
Domo adds low-code, 'pro-code' tools to analytics suite
The vendor launched 10 new features in concert with its user conference, ranging from low-code tools that simplify analyzing data to 'pro-code' ones aimed at data scientists. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2023
Data pipelines deliver the fuel for data science, analytics
While analytics and data science lead to informed decision-making, the systems that ingest data from its source and prepare it for consumption are what make analysis possible. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2023
Google unveils new Looker tool, BigQuery pricing models
The tech giant revealed a standalone tool that opens up its analytics platform's semantic layer to users of any BI vendor and introduced usage-based pricing options for BigQuery. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2023
Pyramid Analytics launches integration with OpenAI
The integration melds the research lab and vendor's generative AI tech with many parts of the BI vendor's platform, including data preparation and visualization and model training. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2023
Acceldata update enhances data observability platform
The vendor's latest platform update adds four new capabilities, including low-code/no-code options for developing data quality standards and self-healing capabilities. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2023
Wellthy finds analytics success with ThoughtSpot
The self-service analytics specialist's platform has greatly increased the healthcare organization's efficiency after its old BI platform was too geared toward trained experts. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2023
Tableau update targets analytics collaboration, storytelling
The vendor's first 2023 update makes Data Stories available in Server after it was initially launched only in Cloud. In addition, the update includes an enhanced Slack integration. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2023
Tibco Spotfire targets efficiency of triggering actions
The latest version of the vendor's BI suite includes action logs that enable admins to see how end users are using a tool that lets them trigger actions from their dashboards. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2023
ThoughtSpot integrates with GPT-3 to boost analytics suite
With the integration, the analytics vendor plans to launch Sage, a tool designed to enhance natural language search and enable users to develop data products with generative AI. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2023
Amid slow growth, Josh James back as Domo CEO
With revenue at a standstill over the past three months and little growth projected for the next three, the vendor's founder is back in his old role, with growth as his main goal. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2023
Databricks adds new ML modeling tool to lakehouse platform
The machine learning modeling tool eliminates the need for users to manage complex serving infrastructures by enabling them to launch machine learning models as REST APIs. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2023
TigerGraph enhances fundamentals in latest platform update
Following recent updates that centered on query languages and machine learning, the graph database vendor's newest update includes new data ingestion and DevOps capabilities. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2023
Talend adds observability, enhanced ETL to data fabric suite
The vendor's Winter '23 platform update includes a host of new connectors and enhanced automation capabilities, in addition to targeting data observability and data integration. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2023
Customer success vs. customer support: What's the difference?
Customer support and customer success sound similar, but they're distinct business practices. Differences include approach, metrics, maturity and skills. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2023
Snowflake launches industry-specific data cloud for telecom
Designed specifically for telecom companies, the tool comes with prepackaged data sets and capabilities to enable quick onboarding and efficient data management and analytics. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2023
Google's Wright names embedded BI top analytics trend
While AI has developed into an important aid for making decisions, infusing data into the workflows of business users in real time is the most significant movement in BI now. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2023
Alteryx makes Analytics Cloud GA, adds new tools
A year after introducing a cloud-native version of its suite, the vendor has made the platform generally available with updates to tools such as Designer Cloud and Auto Insights. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2023
Databricks adds new developer tool to lakehouse platform
The vendor now enables developers to build applications and models using familiar tools in their most familiar environment before loading their work into a data storage repository. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2023
InfluxData raises $81M to advance time series capabilities
The vendor is the creator and lead sponsor of the open source InfluxDB database and plans to use the new funding to further product development as it aims for profitability. Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Feb 2023
scientific method
The scientific method is the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2023
DBT Labs acquires Transform to enhance Semantic Layer tool
The data transformation vendor plans to use the acquisition to enhance the functionality of its semantic modeling tool, which launched in public preview in late 2022. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2023
Starburst targets data discoverability with new capabilities
The vendor unveiled three new tools during its virtual user conference, including an automated catalog and a tool that automatically indexes and caches data. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2023
Acceldata raises $50M to boost data observability platform
The vendor plans to invest in attracting new Global 2000 customers and enhancing tools that enable users to monitor the health of their data throughout the analytics process. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2023
BI adoption poised to break through barrier -- finally
Analytics use within organizations has been stuck for more than a decade. But the combination of embedded BI, NLP and development of a data culture could result in a breakthrough. Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2023
Expanded AtScale, Databricks integration adds functionality
The semantic layer platform vendor's tools are now listed on Databricks' Partner Connect, and existing customers can now connect to Databricks SQL and Unity Catalog. Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2023
Data streaming platforms fuel for agile decision-making
Real-time analysis is critical as organizations try to compete amid economic uncertainty. Continuous intelligence data streaming technology is one way to do it. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2023
Spatial analysis a portal to deeper insights from data
When combined with other types of data, location information can add important context that leads to the well-informed insights that result in decisions and actions. Continue Reading
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20 Jan 2023
Snowflake acquires Mobilize.net tools to aid cloud migration
The vendor purchased SnowConvert, a set of tools designed to automate some of the onerous coding work required to migrate data out of on-premises databases to the cloud. Continue Reading
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Definition
19 Jan 2023
exponential function
An exponential function is a mathematical function used to calculate the exponential growth or decay of a given set of data. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2023
Qlik unveils roadmap for analytics, data integration tools
The vendor plans to increase its connectivity to SaaS applications so users can integrate data from more sources and to add new APIs for embedded BI and automation. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2023
Overrated and underrated trends in analytics
Strong data governance frameworks are seemingly always underrated, while new data architectures such as data mesh and the promise of automated machine learning might be overrated. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2023
decimal
Decimal is a numbering system that uses a base-10 representation for numeric values. Continue Reading
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11 Jan 2023
Sisense unveils integration with ChatGPT
The analytics vendor designed a new UI that enables customers to engage with the chatbot and use its capabilities to dramatically speed data preparation and enhance data analysis. Continue Reading
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09 Jan 2023
Qlik acquisition of Talend adds data fabric capabilities
Through its latest purchase, the longtime analytics vendor adds data fabric and self-service data pipeline development capabilities to its existing suite of data integration tools. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2023
Salesforce layoffs evidence Tableau has lost independence
The analytics vendor was significantly affected by the CRM giant's latest staff cut, which comes on the heels of an exodus of executives from Tableau that included its former CEO. Continue Reading
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04 Jan 2023
Experts predict NLP to be biggest BI trend this year
Given the advancements in chatbot technologies like the recent launch of ChatGPT, industry watchers expect analytics vendors to prioritize natural language query and analysis. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2022
ThoughtSpot, DBT partner to join BI and data modeling
The analytics vendor and open source tool have already developed integrations that combine self-service BI and semantic modeling, and now plan to fine-tune their functionality. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2022
Ascend.io tool offers free data ingestion for Snowflake users
Free Ingest encourages the vendor's customers to use its data import tools, rather than a third party's, to reduce the complexity and improve the security of data management. Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2022
Data forecast for 2023: Time to extract more value
Expect more organizations to optimize data usage to drive decision intelligence and operations in 2023, as the new year will be one of economic challenges for many. Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2022
Expert advice on how to start with self-service analytics
In addition to an easy-to-use BI platform, keys to developing a successful data culture driven by business analysts include a data catalog, executive support and good training. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2022
Data governance, AI among the past year's analytics trends
Organizations recognized data governance as an enabler of self-service BI and a way to keep data safe as well as that AI is best used to augment humans rather than replace them. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2022
Sigma Computing advances data collaboration with new tool
Live Edit not only enables collaboration during the decision-making process but also lets data engineers and business users work together as they develop new data products. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2022
Tableau update enables direct action from analytics insights
The vendor's fourth-quarter update includes an integration with Salesforce Flow that enables users to trigger actions in business applications directly from their BI dashboards. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2022
People and processes key to a successful analytics strategy
A commitment from the C-suite, including appointing data leaders, that leads to processes that enable data-driven decision-making are critical to successful BI. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2022
Disney improves data integration efficiency with AWS Glue
During the pandemic, Disney revamped its data integration process after the media and entertainment giant's existing data integration tools proved unable to meet its new needs. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2022
normal distribution
A normal distribution is a type of continuous probability distribution in which most data points cluster toward the middle of the range, while the rest taper off symmetrically toward either extreme. Continue Reading
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07 Dec 2022
vector
A vector is a quantity or phenomenon that has two independent properties: magnitude and direction. Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2022
AWS analytics tools help French utility go green
The cloud computing giant's suite enabled Engie SA to transition away from fossil fuels and now helps the French utility manage a network of renewable energy sources. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2022
Mortgage data vendor uses Qlik to build analytics platform
Polygon Research used tools from the analytics vendor to develop a SaaS platform consisting of nine dashboards that mortgage specialists can use to inform decisions. Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2022
Tableau CEO Mark Nelson steps down, no successor to be named
Nelson ascended to the leadership role in March 2021 after the departure of Adam Selipsky. Salesforce, which acquired the analytics vendor in 2019, will now take on its leadership. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2022
Simulation and predictive analytics boost forecast capabilities
Simulation and prediction analytics cover two different ways to forecast data. Together, they can boost capabilities, but organizations must craft them carefully to trust the results. Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2022
Amazon enhances QuickSight with added NLQ capabilities
The platform's latest update includes the ability to ask "why" of data and do forecasting without writing code as well as new cloud migration and paginated reporting capabilities. Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2022
operational intelligence (OI)
Operational intelligence (OI) is an approach to data analysis that enables decisions and actions in business operations to be based on real-time data as it's generated or collected by companies. Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2022
Starburst adds features to further data mesh approach
The data and analytics vendor advanced its SaaS platform with data discoverability and governance features and its enterprise platform with support for AWS Lake Formation. Continue Reading
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28 Nov 2022
Healthcare firm builds SaaS analytics tools with ThoughtSpot
The healthcare consulting firm used the analytics vendor's platform to develop tools that enable customers to reduce risk and increase efficiency related to the auditing process. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2022
TigerGraph Cloud update adds ML, data visualization tools
The latest from the graph database vendor includes a feature that enables users to build visuals without writing code and another that lets data scientists use familiar tools. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2022
Data analytics pipeline best practices: Data classification
Data analytics pipelines collect a variety of data categories requiring efficient data organization. These data classification best practices can help improve pipeline performance. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2022
named entity
In data mining, a named entity is a phrase that clearly identifies one item from a set of other items that have similar attributes. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 bridges on-premises to cloud
Enabling hybrid deployments that span the cloud and on-premises is the key goal for Microsoft's latest update of its 33-year-old relational database. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2022
Alteryx launches SaaS version of Designer in Analytics Cloud
The fully cloud-native version of Designer furthers the vendor's move toward the cloud, which began in early 2022 with the launch of its first cloud-based suite of tools. Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2022
Tableau packages tools in Analytics Performance Bundle
The combination of four tools comes at a cost savings for customers and is designed to better enable users to derive value from data by providing all needed capabilities in one. Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2022
Knime unveils collaboration hub for analytics, data science
Built to complement Knime's Analytics Platform, the cloud-native hub is an environment for sharing, collaborating and launching data tools into production across organizations. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2022
Logi Analytics focused, stable as part of Insightsoftware
The formerly independent embedded BI specialist is benefiting from its new parent company's aggressive acquisition strategy as well as its emphasis on product development. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2022
falsifiability
Falsifiability is the capacity for some proposition, statement, theory or hypothesis to be proven wrong. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2022
availability bias
In psychology, the availability bias is the human tendency to rely on information that comes readily to mind when evaluating situations or making decisions. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2022
Launch of Business Analytics Enterprise unifies IBM BI tools
The tech giant joined previously disparate capabilities in a single platform and unveiled a new hub where customers can view models and dashboards from various vendors. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2022
Qlik launches new cloud-based data integration platform
The new integration platform as a service joins data preparation and cataloging capabilities in one place, enabling organizations ready their data in real time for analysis. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2022
Election campaigns recognize need for analytics in politics
Candidates are now using data to build profiles of potential voters and target their outreach in much the same way enterprises use BI tools to personalize marketing efforts. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2022
Modernizing talent one of the keys to analytics success
Adding a chief data officer, hiring data engineers and implementing a data literacy program are crucial aspects of reaching a desired level of data maturity. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2022
Data science quiz: Test your knowledge
Interested in becoming a data scientist? This short quiz will test what you know about the data science process, required skills and how data scientists do their jobs. Continue Reading
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27 Oct 2022
ThoughtSpot launches integration with Google Sheets
The combination of the analytics vendor's NLP-based platform with the spreadsheet is designed to help joint customers derive insights from their data and take action. Continue Reading
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25 Oct 2022
citizen data scientist
A citizen data scientist is an individual who does some data science work for an organization but doesn't hold the title of data scientist or have a formal background in advanced analytics, statistics or related disciplines. Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2022
Startup Tellius raises $16M in new funding to fuel growth
The analytics vendor plans to use the capital to build up an ecosystem for analytics through new integrations and develop industry-specific applications to speed up time to value. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2022
TigerGraph unveils support for query language openCypher
The graph database vendor moves to support openCypher to attract customers unfamiliar with its GSQL query language while the industry works to develop a standard query language. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
precision agriculture
Precision agriculture (PA) is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crops. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
Guided analytics tool highlights Tableau platform update
Data Guide features augmented intelligence capabilities designed to assist users as they surface insights from their data and reach actionable decisions. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
deductive argument
A deductive argument is a logic construct with two or more premises and a conclusion where if the premises are true then the conclusion must also be true. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
Oracle analytics update adds CX app, semantic modeling tool
The tech giant's latest platform update adds capabilities designed to improve the productivity of business users and reduce organizations' reliance on IT teams. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
data scientist
A data scientist is an analytics professional who is responsible for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data to help drive decision-making in an organization. Continue Reading
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17 Oct 2022
dot product (scalar product)
The dot product, also called scalar product, is a measure of how closely two vectors align with each other, in terms of the directions they point. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2022
Marketing agency uses Looker to build data platform, grow
When overhauling its analytics operations, a digital marketing agency turned to analytics vendor Looker's tools to build data marts and enable self-service exploration and analysis. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2022
Power BI platform adds cross-tenant sharing, integrations
Power BI users can now safely share data and collaborate with partner and customer organizations, while new integrations with Microsoft 365 tools are now in preview. Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2022
Google Cloud consolidates analytics tools under Looker name
The tech giant renamed Data Studio, its primary BI platform before its acquisition of Looker, and unveiled a new enterprise version of the rebranded platform. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2022
Yellowfin enhances NLQ tool in analytics platform update
The release is the vendor's first since being acquired by Idera in early 2022 and builds on natural language query features it first launched in late 2021. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2022
SingleStore raises funding to fuel development, expansion
The database vendor plans to use the capital to fund product development, global expansion and marketing as well as keep some in reserve as a hedge against a potential recession. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2022
empirical analysis
Empirical analysis is an evidence-based approach to the study and interpretation of information. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2022
Qlik unveils pair of new integrations with Databricks
One is designed to enable joint users to easily ingest data into lakehouses, while the other aims to enable potential users to experiment with the platforms on a trial basis. Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2022
SAS, Microsoft make Viya available on Azure Marketplace
The vendors aim to market the analytics platform to a new audience of self-service customers that will be able to quickly deploy Viya and pay only for the compute power they use. Continue Reading
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26 Sep 2022
Starburst adds tools to enhance its data mesh capabilities
The vendor added data product and data set sharing features along with enhanced governance capabilities aimed at enabling organizations to decentralize their analytics operations. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2022
Google launches trio of new tools for its data cloud
The data management and analytics tools, including new data sharing and data lake platforms, are designed to let users access more data at lower expense. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2022
Sisense adds trio of new embedded analytics capabilities
A new integration with Git, a multi-tenant environment and enhancements to the Extense Framework are designed to further the embedded BI capabilities of the vendor's platform. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2022
Tableau unveils integration with Salesforce Genie
The combination is designed to enable joint customers of the analytics vendor and CRM giant to more easily connect to their customer data and surface insights. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2022
More automation, embedded analytics part of Tableau plans
New capabilities scheduled for release as part of the vendor's final two platform updates in 2022 are designed to speed the ability to reach insights and take actions. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2022
macrotrend
A macrotrend is a pervasive and persistent shift in the direction of some phenomenon on a global level. Continue Reading