Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of October 24; Updates from Databricks, Denodo, Qrvey & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of October 24, 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 24, 2025
Databricks Announces Table Update Triggers to Automate Lakeflow Jobs
Databricks released table update triggers allowing Lakeflow Jobs to automatically launch upon table changes. This event-driven approach boosts data freshness, reduces costs, and supports decentralized, responsive data pipelines aligned with data mesh principles.
Read more → https://www.databricks.com/blog/announcing-table-update-triggers-lakeflow-jobs
Dell Integrates NVIDIA, Elastic, and Starburst to Advance AI Data Platform Capabilities
Dell unveiled integrations with NVIDIA, Elastic, and Starburst to strengthen its AI data platform offerings. The synergy provides enhanced AI data processing, search, and analytics capabilities to fuel enterprise AI initiatives.
Domino Empowers Enterprise IT Teams to Deliver AI ROI at Scale by Maximizing Impact and Reducing Cost
Domino announced solutions designed to help enterprise IT teams optimize AI project ROI, balancing impact and cost. Their platform accelerates deployment and collaboration for AI models across the enterprise, ensuring scalable, sustainable AI initiatives.
MariaDB and Exasol Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Unified High-Performance Analytics at Unprecedented Cost Efficiency
MariaDB and Exasol partnered to deliver a unified analytics solution combining high performance with cost efficiency. The collaboration targets large enterprises seeking scalable, secure, and integrated data analytics capabilities.
Oracle Enhances Public Safety Suite for Real-Time Data Intelligence
Oracle enhanced its public safety suite, adding real-time data intelligence capabilities aimed at improving rapid response and situational awareness for emergency services and government agencies.
Power BI Introduces Smarter Report Copilot Experience for Rapid Analytics
Power BI upgraded its Report Copilot with enhanced AI capabilities for more intuitive visual creation, editing, and collaboration. Users benefit from better visual recommendations, expanded visual libraries, improved context awareness, and seamless iterative report building.
Read more → https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-improvements-to-the-report-copilot-in-power-bi/
Sisense Research Uncovers the Churn Paradox in Analytics Tool Satisfaction
Sisense research revealed that while 86 percent of developers report satisfaction with their analytics tools, 82 percent have switched tools, highlighting challenges in meeting evolving enterprise needs and emphasizing the importance of continuous innovation to retain users.
Read more → https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sisense-research-uncovers-churn-paradox-100000948.html
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.
NEW: Insight Jam Launches New Expert Mesh Groups in Beta
Why Mesh expert group sessions? Because trying to figure this stuff out alone is slow, very messy, and full of shiny promises that don’t deliver, whitepapers gather dust, and webinars don’t get past theory. Each group is led by an expert who’s been there. You’ll sit with 8–10 peers who are wrestling with the same challenges you are, and instead of fluff.
Insight Jam is Getting Set to Host Wayne Eckerson for the Jam Session ‘Six Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Power BI’ on October 24
Too many companies struggle to ensure adequate Power BI performance, optimize usage or adoption. If you are in this camp, tune in to this webinar to hear our consultants describe how to make Power BI effective at your organization with consistent usage, reporting standards and improved Power BI Performance. Drawing on real client experiences, we’ll walk through a proven methodology to uncover the root causes of common Power BI challenges and outline steps you can take to improve performance, maximize resources, and make the most of your licensing.
Solutions Review is Getting Set to Host Qrvey for ‘How SaaS Companies Win with Self-Service Analytics and AI’ on November 13
Join Qrvey for an expert-led session exploring how software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers can unlock new growth, retention, and monetization opportunities through embedded self-service analytics and AI. In this event, attendees will learn how to transform their data into a true competitive advantage by empowering customers with intuitive, on-demand insights and AI-driven automation directly within their applications.
On-Demand: Solutions Review Hosted 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.
On-Demand: Cher Fox Hosts the Jam Session: Making the Jump: Analyst vs. Product Owner
Whether you’re an analyst considering the leap to product ownership, a product owner looking to sharpen analytical skills, or an organization investing in upskilling initiatives, this discussion provides actionable strategies for career transitions, mentorship approaches, and practical advice for succeeding in agile environments. The panelists share surprising lessons learned, common pitfalls to avoid, and how curiosity and adaptability become superpowers in navigating modern product development.
SR Thought Leaders: The Unseen Backbone of Brilliance by Dr. Joe Perez
Think for a moment about the majesty of a towering skyscraper piercing the clouds or the cozy family home nestled in the cozy confines of a peaceful suburb. What is the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps its beauty, the welcoming warmth of its windows, or the sheer size of its existence. Rarely does our eye, or our initial thought, fall on what lies below – the intricate network of steel, concrete, and engineered dirt that supports it. But without this unseen backbone, the most awesome architectural marvel would be doomed to collapse.
SR Thought Leaders: Use Cases Are Dead! Long Live Use Cases! by Samir Sharma
The problem isn’t that use cases lack value; it’s that most organizations treat them like proof points rather than operating principles. This plays deeply into my belief and writings that the operating model is key here. Many companies chase quick wins, measure short-term ROI, and then move on to the next shiny problem. But that’s not transformation, that’s just experimentation in my opinion.
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