Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of December 6; Updates from Alteryx, AWS, Qlik & More
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Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of December 6, 2024 - special 6th annual Insight Jam LIVE!: Strategies for AI Impact edition.
Keeping tabs on all the most relevant analytics and data science news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy analytics and data science news items.
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Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of December 6, 2024
Alteryx Names Andy MacMillan New CEO
He also spent time as the Chairman and CEO of Act-On Software, helping to transform the company's product portfolio. Previously, he held several positions at Salesforce, including leading its Data.com division, and also served in product leadership roles at Oracle and Stellent.
Amazon Announces Q Coding Assistant Enhancements
AWS expanded the capabilities of Amazon Q, its AI-powered coding assistant, to include features like generating documentation, conducting code reviews, and creating unit tests. These enhancements aim to boost developer productivity and streamline the software development lifecycle.
Pyramid Analytics Raises $50 Million from BlackRock
Pyramid's platform uses a combination of machine learning and AI to simplify processes and data analysis for its clients, which include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as Hallmark, Deloitte and Volkswagen. The Amsterdam-incorporated company, which has offices in London, New York City and Tel Aviv, declined to disclose its equity valuation following the investment.
Qlik Announces New Integrations with SAP, Databricks & Snowflake
These advancements empower enterprises to streamline data workflows, accelerate AI deployment, and gain faster insights, ensuring that business intelligence is built and scaled on quality, real-time data running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Tredence Secures AWS Consumer Product Goods Competency
As an AWS partner, Tredence has earned the AWS Consumer Goods Competency designation, which recognizes its expertise in delivering validated solutions to help consumer goods brands overcome operational challenges within the industry. By leveraging deep industry knowledge and proven AWS solutions, Tredence empowers clients to streamline their operating models and achieve greater efficiency at scale.
Visier Announces New Analytic AI Agent Platform
Designed to give organizations a Workforce AI Edge, this first-of-its-kind agent-based AI platform provides technical teams the foundation to launch their own team of AI-based agents that brings together all the critical enterprise data across people and work.
Expert Insights Section
Watch this space each week as our editors will share upcoming events, new thought leadership, and the best resources from Insight Jam, Solutions Review's enterprise tech community where the human conversation around AI is happening. The goal? To help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend through expert advice, best practices, predictions, and vendor-neutral software evaluation tools.
What to Expect at the 6th Annual Insight Jam LIVE!: Strategies for AI Impact, December 10-13
The 6th Annual Insight Jam LIVE! is the original celebration of enterprise tech and a 4-day virtual event dedicated to equipping builders, implementers, and experts with actionable strategies for maximizing AI’s impact across the enterprise.
Centered on the theme Strategies for AI Impact, the event features more than 25 Expert Keynotes and Roundtable panels with participation from over 100 executives and thought leaders.
December 19: Solutions Review is Set to Host Neudesic, Microsoft, Databricks & Solutions Review Thought Leader Wayne Eckerson for an Exclusive Roundtable on Scaling Your AI with an Intelligent Data Platform
With the next Expert Roundtable event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with Neudesic, Microsoft, Databricks, and Eckerson Group to hear from experts at Databricks, Microsoft, and Neudesic as they share practical learnings and best practices to ensure successful AI outcomes.
NEW Episode of The Digital Analyst with Solutions Review Thought Leader John Santaferraro Featuring ThoughtSpot Chief Data Strategy Officer Cindi Howson
They discuss how, despite the widespread hype around GenAI, actual enterprise adoption remains narrow, with most use cases focused on marketing and sales. The conversation explores the challenges of implementing AI in analytics platforms, the importance of culture in technology adoption, and how to evaluate AI-enabled analytics solutions.
NEW by Solutions Review Thought Leader Robert Eve: To Succeed in 2025, Data Engineers Need to Become More Lazy!
When asked how he addresses difficult and complex challenges, Microsoft founder Bill Gates replied, “I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” Gates’ advice seems counterintuitive regarding the difficult and complex challenges data engineers will face in 2025. That is until you consider recent advancements in AI-enabled data engineering tools.
NEW by Solutions Review Thought Leader Dr. Joe Perez: 3 Million Miles of Insight: Transforming Complex Stories Through Data Visualization
Every dataset is a vehicle waiting to be driven, every visualization a roadmap to undiscovered insights. And just like Gordon’s Volvo, the most remarkable journeys are those where we dare to go further, look deeper, and transform the seemingly impossible into the unforgettable.
NEW by Solutions Review Thought Leader Samir Sharma: Data Strategy is Not an IT Problem
I’ve been thinking long and hard about this, as it’s a subject dear to my heart. I’ve been grappling with this in my head for a long time and as the industry moves in a certain way, I have to say it: data strategy is not an IT problem!
NEW by Solutions Review Thought Leader Samir Sharma: Are You Ready for AI's Realities?
From conference stages to office corridors to political campaigns, there’s no denying it, AI is the obsession of the world right now. But there is a bigger question here, are companies prepared for what it takes to make AI work for them?
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...only the hits, only the pace-setters, only the true market leaders! Great roundup.