Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 16; Updates from Databricks, Power BI, Snowflake & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of August 16, 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.

Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 16, 2024

Databricks SQL Serverless is Now Available on Google Cloud

As a key component of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, Databricks SQL Serverless delivers the best performance with instant and elastic compute, lowers costs, and frees you to focus on delivering business value rather than managing infrastructure.

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DataClarity Adds GenAI Features to Embedded BI Tool

This groundbreaking update is specifically designed to empower Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers to embed customized, branded analytics into their applications, offering unparalleled flexibility, robust enterprise security, and governance, all with a low total cost of ownership.

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Dataiku Expands LLM Mesh Ecosystem

Dataiku is also closing a critical governance gap to ensure regulatory readiness and effective management of LLM technologies across the organization with the LLM Registry, which allows CIOs and their teams to qualify, document, and rationalize which LLMs should or should not be used across use cases.

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Microsoft Makes Admin Monitoring Workspace to US Government Cloud Tenants

The Admin monitoring workspace provides organizations with pre-built Power BI reports and semantic models which can be used to track tenant-level inventory and audit activities for the past 30 days. It is fully managed by Microsoft which means they will ensure that you receive the latest insights but also new updates as we incrementally add them.

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Snowflake Unveils Cortex Analyst

To deliver high text-to-SQL accuracy, Cortex Analyst uses an agentic AI setup powered by state-of-the-art LLMs. Available as a convenient REST API, Cortex Analyst can seamlessly integrate into any application. This empowers developers to customize how and where business users interact with results, while still benefiting from Snowflake’s integrated security and governance features, including role-based access controls (RBAC), to protect valuable data.

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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.

NEW: SR Expert Bob Seiner Says: Become Woke About Your Data

Becoming woke about your data is about recognizing its value, adopting a non-invasive approach to governance, ensuring everyone in the organization contributes, and acknowledging that data doesn’t take care of itself.

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NEW: SR Expert Bob Seiner Offers Commentary on Governing CDEs

Organizations face the challenge of identifying and governing the data that is truly critical to their operations. While it might seem tempting to label everything (or a lot) as critical, this approach can lead to inefficiencies and confusion. Instead, it’s essential to adopt a structured method for identifying and managing Critical Data Elements (CDEs).

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NEW: SR Expert Dr. Joe Perez Writes on Conducting Insights: From Copper and Aluminum to the Art of Data Storytelling

Imagine a data scientist with a diverse set of data, facing decisions similar to those of an electrician. Just as copper and aluminum must be carefully managed, so must different chart types (bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and pie charts) be chosen thoughtfully.

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Editorial: Expert Insights from IT Leaders on AI Data Quality

The thought leaders featured in this article have been instrumental in shaping the discourse around data quality in generative AI. Their work not only addresses the current challenges but also anticipates future developments, providing a roadmap for how to approach data quality in a way that is both forward-thinking and practical.

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On-Demand Jam Session: How to Create Hit Data Products in an AI World Feat. Bob Eve, Mike Magalsky, Promethium & Qlik

It’s our regular Jam Session! Kick back and watch or get on screen and chat with the experts. Robert Eve is bringing together 3 amazing experts for an informal and informative chat around building data products in an AI world.

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On-Demand: Solutions Review Hosts Informatica for the Spotlight: How to Build AI-Powered Data Pipelines and Put Them Into Action

With the next Solutions Spotlight event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with Informatica, a leader in data management and integration, to provide viewers with this unique webinar. Hear from industry experts like Siddharth Mishra and Abhilash Reddy to learn how to effortlessly prepare quality data and deliver it so it’s timely and relevant for GenAI.

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