Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of October 3; Updates from Alteryx, Databricks, SAS & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of October 3, 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 October 3, 2025

AI2 debuts ASTA DataVoyager for data-driven scientific discovery

AI2 introduced ASTA DataVoyager, a platform streamlining data-driven insights and analysis for researchers. It simplifies scientific discovery using AI-powered workflows for complex datasets in science and medicine.

Read more → https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/ai2-launches-asta-datavoyager-data-driven-discovery-and-analysis-for-science/

Databricks launches unified AI cybersecurity platform

Databricks unveiled Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity, delivering real-time AI-driven threat detection and response for enterprises. The system unifies security data, leverages partner integrations, and empowers security teams with agentic AI to proactively combat advanced threats while reducing costs and increasing visibility.

Read more → https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-announces-data-intelligence-cybersecurity

Dataiku picks investment banks for upcoming US IPO

AI analytics firm Dataiku has chosen banks to lead its anticipated US initial public offering. The move signals growing investor appetite for enterprise AI platforms as market adoption accelerates.

Read more → https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ai-data-analytics-startup-dataiku-picked-banks-us-ipo-sources-say-2025-10-01/

Expert Insights

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.

Solutions Review is Getting Set to Host Alteryx for ‘From Clean Data to Clear Insights’ on October 23

AI is most valuable when it’s seamlessly embedded into the way you already work. At Alteryx, we’ve introduced new capabilities that enhance the analytics experience with prebuilt workflows, intelligent automation, and practical AI assistance. This session will show you how these tools can help analysts and business leaders save time, improve accuracy, and deliver insights in ways that directly support business goals.

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On-Demand: Insight Jam Hosted Bob Eve and Michael Fauscette for the Jam Session – Competing Through Insights & Why Analytics Still Matter

In everyone’s mad dash to adopt AI, organizations may be inadvertently discounting traditional analytics platforms and the valuable insights they provide. Instead, firms need to heed Sun Tzu’s counsel, “Know yourself and you will win all battles.” To help you avoid taking your eye off the Analytics ball, we have assembled a team of experts.

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SR Thought Leaders: Light, Stone & a Monument that Teaches us About Data Visualization by Dr. Joe Perez

That lesson from the Taj Mahal’s design belongs in every dashboard. Sight is not a neutral instrument. What we notice first, what feels bigger or closer or more urgent, comes from cues that the data visualization designer should place with care. The builders in Agra understood that harmony is engineered, not wished into being. Chart makers live by the same truth.

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