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

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of September 5, 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 September 5, 2025

Databricks Introduces Assistant: Autonomous Data Science Agent

Databricks has released the Databricks Assistant, an autonomous agent that streamlines data science workflows with conversational interface for queries, code suggestions, troubleshooting, and workflow automation. It helps users speed up analysis, reduces errors, and elevates productivity for data engineers and scientists.

Read more → https://www.databricks.com/blog/introducing-databricks-assistant-data-science-agent

DataSnap Expands with AI-Enabled Embedded Analytics for Modern Businesses

DataSnap has enhanced its platform with AI-enabled embedded analytics, helping businesses to accelerate informed decision-making and growth. The new features provide advanced data visualization, real-time analytics, and self-service capabilities directly within SaaS and business applications.

Read more → https://www.bigdatawire.com/this-just-in/datasnap-expands-with-ai-enabled-embedded-analytics-to-accelerate-growth-for-modern-businesses/

Firebolt Appoints Hemanth Vedagarbha CEO Amid Global Expansion

Firebolt has named Hemanth Vedagarbha as its new CEO to accelerate global expansion. The company, known for its high-performance cloud data warehouse, is targeting aggressive market growth, strategic partnerships, and strengthening its leadership team in response to surging demand for scalable analytics platforms.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/firebolt-appoints-hemanth-vedagarbha-to-ceo-as-global-expansion-accelerates-302543592.html

Gravity Launches Orion Multi-Agent AI for Enterprise Decision Intelligence

Gravity unveiled Orion, a multi-agent AI platform to transform enterprise decision intelligence. Orion uses coordinated AI agents to autonomously collect, enrich, and analyze data across business units, empowering executives with actionable insights for complex decision-making. The platform marks a new milestone in scalable, agent-driven enterprise analytics.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gravity-launches-orion-to-redefine-enterprise-decision-intelligence-with-multi-agent-ai-302543112.html?tc=eml_cleartime

Mixpanel Appoints Jen Taylor as CEO to Lead Next Growth Chapter

Leading analytics provider Mixpanel has named Jen Taylor, former Chief Product Officer at Cloudflare, as CEO to drive its next phase of expansion. Taylor will focus on strengthening product innovation, scaling AI-driven analytics, and building new global partnerships for Mixpanel’s fast-growing enterprise customer base.

Read more → https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250902201572/en/Leading-Data-Analytics-Platform-Mixpanel-Appoints-Jen-Taylor-as-CEO-to-Lead-the-Next-Chapter-of-the-Companys-Growth

Qlik Achieves AWS Generative AI Competency

Qlik has attained AWS Generative AI Competency, affirming its excellence in deploying generative AI solutions within the AWS ecosystem. This milestone validates Qlik’s ability to empower customers with scalable generative analytics, AI-driven automation, and secure cloud data integrations.

Read more → https://www.qlik.com/us/news/company/press-room/press-releases/qlik-achieves-aws-generative-ai-competency

WisdomAI Unleashes Autonomous AI Data Analyst

WisdomAI has launched its AI-powered data analyst, enabling businesses to automate complex analytics tasks, including report generation, trend analysis, and on-demand insights. The agent simplifies data exploration for non-technical users and speeds up the business intelligence lifecycle.

Read more → https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2025/09/04/wisdomai-unleashes-its-ai-data-analyst/

Expert Insights

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Industry Trends Session with Denodo on September 16: AI Deep Research

We’ll explore the kinds of questions Deep Research can tackle: Why is customer churn rising in a specific region? How will new regulations impact our supply chain? What is the optimal strategy for entering a new market? These are the complex, open-ended questions that go far beyond dashboards and canned reports, questions that require reasoning, synthesis, and real-time, trusted data.

Register on LinkedIn

New Episode of The Digital Analyst with John Santaferraro and Cloudera CTO Sergio Gago: How to Succeed with AI

As Cloudera’s new CTO, Sergio exposes the hidden “integration tax” that’s bankrupting AI initiatives and explains why private AI isn’t just a luxury—it’s a business survival strategy. This isn’t another AI hype discussion; it’s a battle-tested roadmap from someone who’s built companies, mastered quantum computing, and now leads the charge in enterprise AI unification.

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