Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of March 6; Updates from Coforge, Databricks, WisdomAI & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of March 6, 2026.

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 March 6, 2026

AtScale Taps Vertica’s Former Chief Architect To Harden The Semantic Layer For AI

AtScale has appointed Chuck Bear—best known as the former Chief Architect of Vertica—as its new Chief Architect, tasking him with evolving AtScale’s semantic layer into production-grade infrastructure for AI and BI on live analytical data. Bear will focus on correctness, predictable performance, and concurrency as AI agents, not humans, become the primary consumers of semantic models across complex cloud data ecosystems. The hire follows fresh strategic investment from Snowflake Ventures and signals AtScale’s push to position the semantic layer as the context backbone for governed enterprise AI.

Read on for more→ https://www.01net.it/atscale-appoints-vertica-veteran-chuck-bear-as-chief-architect-to-advance-the-semantic-foundation-for-enterprise-ai/

Coforge’s Data Cosmos Aims To Turn Fragmented Enterprise Data Estates Into AI-Ready Ecosystems

Coforge has advanced its Data Cosmos platform, positioning it as a next‑generation, AI‑enabled, cloud-native data and analytics foundation for large enterprises. The platform bundles data modernization, integration, governance, orchestration, and agentic AI components built on reusable blueprints and domain-specific accelerators to tackle fragmentation, legacy modernization, high maintenance costs, and uneven self-service analytics. Backed by a multi-cloud partner ecosystem, Data Cosmos is designed to run across hybrid environments so customers can modernize data estates and adopt GenAI without discarding existing investments.

Read on for more→ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260302334117/en/Coforge-Advances-Data-Cosmos-a-Next-Gen-AI-Enabled-Cloud-Native-Data-and-Analytics-Platform-Designed-to-Accelerate-Enterprise-Transformation

Azure Databricks Lakebase GA Brings Serverless Postgres Directly Onto The Lakehouse

Azure Databricks has made Lakebase generally available, delivering a managed, serverless Postgres service that writes operational data directly to lakehouse storage on Azure. Lakebase separates compute from storage, supports instant branching and zero-copy clones for safe experimentation, and uses Unity Catalog so operational apps, analytics, and AI share a unified governance and security model. The goal is to collapse brittle ETL pipelines and let teams build real-time, AI-driven applications and agents on the same governed data foundation they use for analytics and ML.

Read on for more→ https://www.databricks.com/blog/azure-databricks-lakebase-generally-available

insightsoftware’s Simba Intelligence Promises “Hallucination-Free” AI By Wiring Agents Directly Into Live Governed Data

insightsoftware’s Data + Analytics division has launched Simba Intelligence, an AI semantic platform that connects AI models and agents directly to governed, live enterprise data without moving it. A semantic layer applies business rules and governance at query time, while audit trails and source-aware semantics ensure every AI answer is consistent, traceable, and defensible for regulators and executives. Positioned as a response to Gartner’s warning that 60% of AI projects will fail without AI-ready data, Simba Intelligence aims to eliminate hallucinations at the data source so AI-driven decisions can be trusted in production.

Read on for more→ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/03/3248419/0/en/insightsoftware-Data-Analytics-Launches-Simba-Intelligence-the-AI-Semantic-Platform-That-Eliminates-Hallucinations-at-the-Source.html

Robert Herjavec Bets On Lovelytics As A Databricks-First AI Consulting Powerhouse

Lovelytics, an AI-focused data and analytics consulting firm and leading Databricks services partner, has announced a strategic investment from Robert Herjavec, the cybersecurity entrepreneur and star of Shark Tank, who is also joining its Board of Directors. Herjavec will partner with CEO Scott Love on go-to-market, brand, and scaling enterprise AI deployments, bringing his experience building Herjavec Group (now Cyderes) into one of North America’s largest cybersecurity firms. Lovelytics positions the investment as validation of its model and as fuel to grow headcount, expand offerings, and cement its status as a destination employer for Databricks and AI talent.

Read on for more→ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shark-tanks-robert-herjavec-makes-strategic-investment-in-lovelytics-joins-board-of-directors-302697732.html

Quantexa Uses QuanCon To Pitch Decision Intelligence As The Operating System For AI-Driven Orgs

At QuanCon 2026, Quantexa is showcasing platform updates and partner wins to position its Decision Intelligence platform as the connective tissue between data, AI, and human decision-making. The company highlights AI-enabled Decision Intelligence capabilities to augment and automate complex decisions while maintaining transparency, plus new “trusted data foundations” that unify fragmented data into contextual networks without traditional MDM. Quantexa is also emphasizing “operational decisioning at scale,” embedding decision intelligence directly into workflows across risk, financial crime, customer intelligence, and public-sector missions.

Read on for more→ https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/03/3248042/0/en/Quantexa-Showcases-How-Decision-Intelligence-Powers-the-Next-Generation-of-AI-Driven-Organizations-at-QuanCon-2026.html

QuickLaunch Publishes 45-Page Blueprint To Kill Data Silos In 8–12 Weeks

QuickLaunch Analytics has released a free, 45+ page “Data Disconnect” blueprint that lays out a three-phase Connect–Centralize–Conquer framework for eliminating enterprise data silos and building an AI-ready analytics lakehouse. The guide walks teams through automating pipelines from ERP, CRM, finance, and operational systems; centralizing data on platforms like Databricks or Microsoft Fabric; and layering governed Power BI semantic models to unlock cross-functional insights. Case studies highlight outcomes such as $8–10M in savings, 70% reductions in reporting time, and 50% efficiency gains when organizations move from manual exports and disconnected reports to a unified analytics foundation.

Read on for more→ https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/abnewswire-2026-3-5-quicklaunch-analytics-releases-free-blueprint-to-break-down-data-silos-and-accelerate-enterprise-data-integration

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Insight Jam is Getting Set to Host Donald Farmer for the Expert Briefing: The Last Mile to AI & Why Analytics Leadership Matters on March 31

While AI can generate insights at unprecedented speed and scale, it cannot verify those insights against business reality, interpret them within organizational context, or take accountability when decisions go wrong. That responsibility still belongs to people. In this live Insight Jam session, Donald Farmer introduces the concept he calls the last mile: the critical gap between AI-generated output and trustworthy business action.

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The Editors Lens: The Last Mile: Analytics Leadership & Enterprise AI Value by Tim King

The future of analytics leadership development belongs to programs that prepare leaders to own the last mile with clarity, confidence, and authority. Anything less leaves organizations with powerful insight and no one truly responsible for its use.

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Insight Jam Launches Mesh Lab Episode 2 to Build a Framework for Work & Learning in the Age of AI: The Human Advantage

Insight Jam Mesh Lab is a year-long, monthly series of expert-led discussions dedicated to exploring and shaping the next generation of frameworks for work and learning in the age of AI. Rather than reacting to tools or trends, Mesh Lab is designed to initiate a sustained, cross-sector conversation about how human capability itself must be re-architected as AI becomes embedded across education, enterprise, and leadership.

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NEW Series Live: The Human Conversation with Doug Atkinson Featuring David Linthicum

David Linthicum, former Deloitte Cloud Chief Strategy Officer and 35-year AI veteran, joins Doug to discuss why 90% of AI projects fail, which industries are most vulnerable to disruption, and what happens when the corporate ladder loses its bottom rungs.

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Thought Leaders: Why Value is Misunderstood Across Organizations by Samir Sharma

For the CEO, value is action. It’s about executing strategy with confidence, allocating resources where they create the most leverage, improving revenue, reducing unnecessary spend, and anticipating risks before they materialize. If the board’s expectations of value aren’t clear, the CEO is forced to chase outputs instead of outcomes.

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Solutions Review Surpasses 250K on YouTube to Power Unmatched Media Momentum in Enterprise Tech & the Human Impact of AI

Solutions Review has officially surpassed 250,000 subscribers on YouTube, a milestone that’s about more than just the number. This moment marks the payoff of a deliberate, two-year strategy centered on authoritative video, human-led insight, and an early recognition of how AI search engines ingest information, assign trust, and surface sources at scale.

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Solutions Review Editors Launch New ‘Human-AI Ledger’ Newsletter to Chronicle the Human Impact of AI

Artificial intelligence is everywhere—but understanding its human impact has never been more urgent. That’s where Solutions Review‘s latest newsletter, The Human-AI Ledger, comes in. Designed to chronicle how AI is reshaping the way we learn, work, lead, and live, this newsletter explores the soft side of AI—the non-technical, deeply human dimensions that determine whether this technological revolution helps us thrive or leaves us behind.

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