Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of July 18; Updates from Databricks, Qlik, Sigma & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of July 18, 2025.

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 July 18, 2025

Collate Raises $10 Million Series A to Revolutionize Data Intelligence

Collate has secured $10 million in a Series A funding round aimed at transforming the landscape of organizational data intelligence. The company’s platform helps enterprises unify, manage, and leverage their fragmented data sources for better decision-making, compliance, and AI-readiness—empowering teams to turn information chaos into strategic insight.

Read the full story: Collate $10M Series A for Data Intelligence

Databricks Announces Google Gemma 3 on-Platform

Gemma 3 12B is optimized for enterprise workloads, striking the ideal balance between capability and computational efficiency. It excels at core use cases like document processing, content analysis, code generation, and conversational AI, making it a strong fit for production-grade applications.

Read the full story: Announcing Google’s Gemma 3 on Databricks

Qlik Cloud Analytics Launches in the AWS Marketplace

Qlik has announced that its Qlik Cloud Analytics solution is now available in the AWS Marketplace, simplifying procurement, billing, and deployment for AWS users. The offering brings advanced AI-powered analytics and data integration into the AWS ecosystem, enabling organizations to unlock actionable insights and accelerate data-driven innovation across their cloud investments.

Read the full press release: Qlik Announces Availability of Qlik Cloud Analytics in AWS Marketplace

TigerGraph Secures Strategic Investment to Accelerate AI Infrastructure Innovation

TigerGraph has received a strategic investment from Cuadrilla Capital, which will fuel the graph database company’s push into next-generation enterprise AI infrastructure. The funding is set to enhance TigerGraph’s platform capabilities, expand go-to-market efforts, and support innovation for data-driven organizations tackling complex analytics and AI workloads.

Read the full press release: TigerGraph Accelerates Enterprise AI Infrastructure

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with Sigma on July 22

In this session, you’ll learn how Sigma makes it easy to securely embed dynamic, self-serve data applications directly into your product—providing customers with intuitive access to their data and driving greater engagement, adoption, and ROI. Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your data and differentiate your product with embedded analytics.

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The Digital Analyst with John Santaferraro Featuring IBM’s Bruno Aziza: Deep Blue, Deep Learning & the Future of AI

Bruno reveals why only 16 percent of organizations have achieved enterprise-scale AI adoption, shares battle-tested strategies from companies like PepsiCo and NatWest, and explains why the future belongs to leaders who can orchestrate agents at scale rather than just build them.

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Beyond AI: Preparing for Artificial Superintelligence by Douglas Laney

Every industrial sector utilizes AI technology to run their businesses, while automation services combine with content generation and tailored user interactions. The technology enables extensive economic operations that exceed anything conceived in this era by those whom Marvin Minsky referred to as “ignorant savages.”

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Why My Unlikely Journey Now Makes Perfect Sense by Samir Sharma

This post is a reflection on where I am today and where I have come from. When I describe my past, I always tell people I’ve not had a linear career, one that doesn’t tread the same boards towards a specific career path. My life has been a series of twists and turns that have taken me around the globe, working with some incredible people, companies and many if not all, industries.

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