Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of December 13; Updates from Databricks, Neudesic, 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 13, 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 13, 2024
Adastra Acts as Launch Partner for Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio
As a launch partner for Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio, Adastra is at the forefront of this exciting evolution in analytics and ML, underscored by our recognition as a 2024 Global Data and Analytics Partner of the Year and 2024 EMEA Innovation Partner of the Year winner in the AWS Partner Awards.
Databricks Expands in the Middle East
The company recently welcomed Mohammad Alzaubi as General Manager to lead operations locally. Bringing a wealth of experience from IBM, SAP and Microsoft, Alzaubi will drive further adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform across a range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, energy, and retail.
Dataiku Launches New GenAI-Powered Stories Service
Dataiku Stories bridges the gap between static slide presentations, which are easy to create and share but often showcase outdated or untrusted data, and enterprise dashboards, which can be complex to build and maintain but access governed data. Now, with simple prompts, users of Dataiku Stories can discover and share powerful decision-making insights based on the latest, most trusted company information without sacrificing speed or accuracy – all within the Dataiku Universal AI Platform.
Datalogz Unveils New BI Ops Approach
The rise of BI underscores the need for governance that extends beyond traditional data warehouses. BI Ops is that solution, ensuring that the consumption layer operates as a well-governed, efficient, and secure extension of an organization’s data strategy.
Domo Partners with Richey May
In addition to setting its clients up with Domo, Richey May uses the platform as an analytics engine, which allows the firm to expand its offerings, including the recent addition of industry benchmarking. Then, using Domo’s built-in features like Domo Everywhere and Domo Publish, Richey May can easily aggregate and securely distribute industry reports to its clients, offering an additional layer of value and insights.
ISG Says Firms Want Self-Service and AI with Their Analytics
The ISG Buyers Guides for Analytics and Data, produced by ISG Software Research (formerly Ventana Research), say AI and machine learning expand the power of analytics technology to classify, predict and suggest behaviors that help improve business operations.
KNIME Releases New AI Companion
Unlike AI tools that generate scripts, KNIME’s intuitive visual workflows help data workers immediately understand how AI contributed to their work. Not only does the visual workflow act as documentation of every step in a data manipulation or data analysis process, but K-AI also adds its own narrative text to document its work, so you can easily review it.
Qlik Says Enterprises are Scaling Back AI on Lack of Trust
A lack of AI skills, governance issues and insufficient resources are all hindering successful AI deployment, causing many projects to get stuck in the planning stages. Ready-made solutions are a preferred way for global businesses to start working with AI solutions, and see return on investment in the technology.
Healthcare Analytics Provider Tuva Launches with $5 Million in Seed Round
Tuva Health provides tools for pharmaceutical companies, payers and providers to gather insights from EHR and claims datasets via an open-source data model. The company will use the funds to fuel growth, speed up product development and invest in commercial initiatives.
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.
The 6th Annual Insight Jam LIVE! Day 1 Recap: Analytics Strategies for AI Impact
The 6th annual Insight Jam LIVE! opened with a compelling focus on Data Management and Analytics, laying the groundwork for effective AI strategies. This day features an exceptional lineup of thought leaders and experts sharing actionable insights through keynotes and panels designed to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the data-driven enterprise.
Final Day of 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.
Solutions Review Editors Release Annual Curation of Data Analytics Predictions by Network of Experts
As we look ahead to 2025, data analytics continues to stand at the forefront of enterprise transformation, driving innovation, efficiency, and strategic decision-making. With the convergence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics, the landscape is evolving faster than ever before. Staying competitive means understanding not just where the industry is today, but where it’s headed next.
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 Eidolon AI Founders Ravi Ramachandran and Dave Brewster
They discuss the urgent need for frameworks to manage the coming proliferation of AI agents, the technical challenges of building agent architectures, and the importance of trust and governance in enterprise AI implementations. Tune in for insight on how AI agents will fundamentally transform business operations and why organizations need to start preparing for this shift now.
Friday Jam On-Demand Featuring 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 Samir Sharma: Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Technology
Look s around you, this no doubt has happened on your shift, if you are in a position of leadership, or in a team where you are feverishly going to data conferences and loitering with intent at all the vendor booths, only to be shepherded through the sausage machine! Out the other side of those conversations is an output, not an outcome.
NEW by Solutions Review Thought Leader John Santaferraro: How to Spot an AI Imposter - Part 4
At Ferraro Consulting we have come up with three technology innovations that separate the leaders from all others in their use of AI for business intelligence: a business semantic layer, an embedded AI engine, and advanced human in the loop feedback.
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