Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of April 5; Updates from Databricks, Qlik, Salesforce & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of April 5, 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 April 5, 2024

AVEVA PArtners with Databricks on Industrial AI

This collaboration will drive a closer integration between AVEVA Connect, AVEVA’s industrial intelligence platform, and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, offering customers a suite of capabilities to unlock the full potential of their data and AI investments.

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Qlik Launches Lineup for Qlik Connect 2024 Event

At Qlik Connect, attendees will receive the tools needed to bring their AI and data strategies to life through Qlik solutions, giving their organizations a trusted data foundation for effective analytics, business impact and competitive advantage.

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Salesforce Drops New Einstein Copilot for Tableau, in Beta

Einstein Copilot for Tableau is specifically tuned for data analysis and isn’t just about asking natural language queries about data. Fundamentally it’s all about providing business users with a tool to accelerate data insights, without the hassle of first learning to be a prompt engineer.

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Supersimple Nabs $2.2 Million in Venture Capital for AI-Native Analytics

The funding will be used to accelerate customer growth and advance the state of the art in explainable AI. The Supersimple team includes software developers, data scientists and product designers with proven track records building deeply adopted technologies and successful startups.

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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 for business software pros. 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.

Friday Jam Session @ Mini Jam LIVE: Expert Panel to Discuss AI and Data Engineering: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly on April 5

Featuring an exclusive panel with Keebo CEO and Co-Founder Barzan Mozafari and Tredence Inc. Vice President of Data Engineering Arnab Sen, a one-two punch of Insight Jam Community experts Robert Eve and Philip Russom, Ph.D. discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of data engineering in the AI era with an eye on the Snowflake ecosystem both vendor leaders are a part of.

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Now On-Demand: Mini Jam LIVE Expert Panel Discusses How AI is Re-Shaping Cloud Data Management on April 4

With the Chief Data Officer role in mind, a panel of experts led by William McKnight from Solutions Review’s Insight Jam Community discusses the state of AI in cloud data management, challenges and opportunities, AI’s impact on cloud data management strategies, and future directions – where we ask our panelists to provide their best forward-thinking advice for organizations at each stage of the innovation cycle.

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Using AI to Save Money on Snowflake: A Recommended Guide by Keebo

The problem is that Snowflake’s advice on “optimizing costs” is tough for many of their
customers to follow, and there should be an easier way to save money on Snowflake. In this article, Snowflake’s advice for reducing costs, and problems with Snowflake’s optimization methodology are examined.

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For consideration in future analytics and data science news roundups, send your announcements to the editor: tking@solutionsreview.com.