Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of November 1, 2024.
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 November 1, 2024
Amazon Datazone Now Integrates with Tableau and Power BI
Collaborating closely with partners, Amazon tested and validated Amazon DataZone authentication via the Athena JDBC connection, providing an intuitive and secure connection experience for users. With this integration, you can now seamlessly query your governed data lake assets in Amazon DataZone using popular business intelligence (BI) and analytics tools, including partner solutions like Tableau.
Chase For Business Extends BI and Analytics Tool to Small Businesses
These data-driven insights help owners make smarter decisions, refine marketing strategies, and streamline operations. All insights are based on aggregated, anonymized data to protect consumers’ identities and personal information. When small businesses accept card payments through Chase, they can unlock even deeper insights and analytics specific to their business operations.
Dun & Bradstreet Extend Partnership
This broader collaboration will enable customers to leverage Dun & Bradstreet’s global datasets using Databricks’ Delta Sharing, providing seamless and secure access to company and financial insights. This integration improves time to value and offers a trusted foundation for both data delivery and AI capabilities.
IBM Brings Apptio to Microsoft Cloud
The Azure marketplace is a preferred choice for enterprise IT purchases, and IBM offerings on the Azure Marketplace enable customers to purchase software how they want to, while drawing down on their Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment investments.
insightsoftware Launches Reporting for Workday
Research conducted by insightsoftware found that 75 percent of finance professionals spend at least five to six hours weekly recreating financial reports, totaling 300 hours annually. This underscores the need for more adaptable and user-friendly reporting solutions that allow finance teams to extract greater value from their ERP data using familiar tools like Excel.
Qrvey Named a Top Product to Watch
Proddys are awarded to products that are useful to product managers and product teams across categories such as roadmapping, analytics, and product adoption platforms. Winners are selected by the Product School community of product professionals and a jury panel of product experts.
Tredence Expands Supply Chain Command Center to Snowflake AI Data Cloud
Already deployed by several clients, this advanced joint Go-to-Market (GTM) solution now offers additional features to integrate supply chain functionalities such as inventory optimization, demand forecasting, and price optimization, reducing risks and costs. The Supply Chain Command Center provides joint clients with interoperable, scalable data storage; elastic compute; secure access to industry-leading large language models; and built-in governance for data and apps.
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Solutions Review Set to Host Impetus, Deluxe, and Forrester Research for Exclusive Expert Roundtable on Unlocking the Power of Enterprise GenAI, November 14
With the next Expert Roundtable event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with Impetus to bring you a discussion from experts from Forrester Research, Impetus, and Deluxe Corporation that will help you take a dive deep into the real-world success stories of enterprises that are leading the charge with GenAI while discussing current and future trends.
SR Expert @ Insight Jam Bob Eve: Analytics 2025: Ignore These Trends at Your Peril
With 2025 around the corner and AI’s disruptions continuing, Albert Einstein’s wise counsel above seems especially prescient for every technology leader today. And perhaps most relevant to leaders in the analytics domain. New thinking is required. New capabilities must be considered. New investments need to be made.
Solutions Review Set to Host Infragistics for an Exclusive Spotlight Webinar on Custom Embedded BI Solutions, November 6
Hear from industry expert Jason Beres, VP of Developer Tools, and discover how the Visualization Catalog allows you to create a library of reusable visualizations, making the process of building dashboards and generating insights faster and easier.
NEW Episode of the Insight Jam Podcast Featuring Data Dynamics CEO Piyush Mehta
They discuss how AI has transformed data into a critical asset while exploring the challenges organizations face in managing, protecting, and leveraging their data effectively. Stick around for Piyush’s insights on future of work, the impact of AI on technology careers, and maintaining company culture in a hybrid work environment.
NEW Episode of The Digital Analyst (John Santaferraro) Featuring Mike Ferguson
Ferguson emphasizes the need for organizations to focus on practical use cases identified by employees rather than getting caught up in technological hype, while also addressing concerns about scalability, cost, and compliance.
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