Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of February 23: Updates from Altair, Nasuni, Tableau, and More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of February 23, 2024.

Keeping tabs on the most relevant analytics and data science news can be time-consuming. 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 February 23, 2024

Altair Expands Defense and Healthcare and Life Sciences Segment Leadership

Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, announced that Chip Colbert and Caroline Phares have joined Altair in leadership roles for two priority industry segments. Phares has been named vice president for healthcare and life sciences (HLS). Colbert has been named senior director for Federal and Department of Defense (DoD), part of Altair’s aerospace and defense vertical. Both individuals bring decades of valuable experience to propel Altair’s industry efforts further.

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Allegiant Stadium and Las Vegas Raiders drive sustainable operations with Microsoft Technology

Just blocks from the non-stop spectacle of the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is a striking black oval. Capable of hosting up to 65,000 guests, Allegiant is a cool oasis in the harsh desert environment and temperature extremes of southern Nevada. Maintaining comfortable temperatures inside the massive venue without exorbitant cooling costs requires extremely efficient operation of the stadium’s chiller plant and infrastructure. The stadium relies on sophisticated technology to achieve this, including a sustainability dashboard driven by Microsoft Power BI.

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Constellation Research Releases its 2024 ShortList for Cloud-Based Data Science & Machine Learning Platforms 

The report from Andy Thurai spotlights 9 cloud-based data science & machine learning platform solutions that companies should be paying attention to. These include Alibaba Cloud ML Platform for AI, Alteryx, Amazon Sagemaker, C3 AI, Datarobot AI Platform, Google Cloud Vertex AI, IBM Watson Studio On Cloudpak for data, Mathworks Matlab, SAS Visual Data Science Decisioning. Constellation evaluated over forty solutions in the Data Management marketplace and selected these companies based on market share, internal research, client inquiries, customer references, partner conversations, and more.

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Nasuni Launches Nasuni IQ to Unlock Data Silos for AI Services

Nasuni, a hybrid cloud storage solution, announced Nasuni IQ: data intelligence capabilities to help enterprises manage, assess, and prepare their unstructured data environment for artificial intelligence (AI). With Nasuni IQ, businesses can quickly monitor usage patterns, make proactive data management decisions, and better enable the delivery of intelligent insights. As the volume of unstructured data grows, a comprehensive data management strategy has become a top concern for businesses looking to leverage AI.

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Tableau Pulse Now Available, Bringing a New Era of Generative AI-Powered Insights

Salesforce announced the general availability of Tableau Pulse, making it easier for customers to make better, faster decisions with trusted generative AI and analytics. Tableau Pulse is free with all Tableau Cloud editions and Embedded Analytics solutions. Why it matters: One of the top challenges for business leaders is finding ways to extract insights from their data. AI is the answer, with 80 percent of senior IT leaders saying generative AI can help their organization better use data. Go deeper: Tableau Pulse uses generative AI to surface insights in natural language and visual format, making it easier to discover important metrics, gain insights, and ask questions.

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