{"id":10380,"date":"2025-08-08T13:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/?p=10380"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:59:30","slug":"analytics-and-data-science-news-for-the-week-of-august-8-updates-from-databricks-qbeast-power-bi-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/analytics-and-data-science-news-for-the-week-of-august-8-updates-from-databricks-qbeast-power-bi-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 8; Updates from Databricks, Qbeast, Power BI &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10381\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2025\/08\/Analytics-and-Data-Science-2025-08-08-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2025\/08\/Analytics-and-Data-Science-2025-08-08-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2025\/08\/Analytics-and-Data-Science-2025-08-08-361x203.jpg 361w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2025\/08\/Analytics-and-Data-Science-2025-08-08-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of August 8, 2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For early access to all the expert insights published on <em>Solutions Review<\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/insightjam.com\/share\/8qpQN88MnQiKPNXU?utm_source=manual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join <em>Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a community dedicated to enabling the human conversation on AI.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 8<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><strong>Databricks Introduces OpenAI\u2019s New Open Models (gpt-oss 20B and 120B) on Their Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Databricks has partnered with OpenAI to launch two new open-weight models\u2014gpt-oss 20B and gpt-oss 120B\u2014available natively on the Databricks platform across AWS, Azure, and GCP via the Foundation Model API. These models support advanced reasoning and tool use, offering enterprise users more flexibility and customization options compared to proprietary models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/www.databricks.com\/blog\/introducing-openais-new-open-models-databricks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.databricks.com\/blog\/introducing-openais-new-open-models-databricks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DataRobot Now Available as SAP-Endorsed AI App in SAP Store<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DataRobot is now officially an SAP-endorsed application and available in the SAP Store. SAP customers can harness DataRobot\u2019s advanced AI and ML capabilities within SAP environments, enabling smarter automation and analytics. This expands enterprise AI adoption on a trusted platform with seamless integration.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datarobot.com\/newsroom\/press\/datarobot-now-an-sap-endorsed-app-available-on-sap-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.datarobot.com\/newsroom\/press\/datarobot-now-an-sap-endorsed-app-available-on-sap-store\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Power BI: Standalone Copilot Experience Enabled by Default Starting September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft will enable the standalone Copilot experience in Power BI by default beginning on or after September 5, 2025, for all tenants where Copilot is already turned on. Known as &#8220;Chat with your data,&#8221; this full-screen, chat-based AI interface allows users to ask questions and get answers across any report, semantic model, or Fabric data agent they have access to, providing a unified, cross-report data exploration experience. This update enhances user interaction with data beyond traditional report views, making insights more accessible via natural language queries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0 py-2 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/powerbi.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-standalone-copilot-in-power-bi-will-be-turned-on-by-default-in-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/powerbi.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-standalone-copilot-in-power-bi-will-be-turned-on-by-default-in-september\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qbeast Secures $7.6M Seed to Supercharge Open Data Platform Efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qbeast, a next-generation data optimization platform, has raised $7.6 million in seed funding to accelerate open Lakehouse analytics. Their multi-dimensional indexing dramatically reduces compute waste in open data formats like Delta Lake, Iceberg, and Hudi\u2014delivering up to 6x faster queries and up to 70% lower compute costs in production.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/08\/04\/3126675\/0\/en\/Qbeast-secures-7-6M-in-seed-funding-to-help-open-data-platforms-scale-efficiently.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/08\/04\/3126675\/0\/en\/Qbeast-secures-7-6M-in-seed-funding-to-help-open-data-platforms-scale-efficiently.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qlik Survey Shows Generative AI Tools Rapidly Transforming Enterprise Workflows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Qlik survey results reveal that generative AI tools\u2014like ChatGPT integrated via Qlik\u2019s OpenAI connectors\u2014are reshaping how businesses handle analytics and decision-making. Organizations report tangible gains in productivity, insight quality, and workflow speed, harnessing both structured and unstructured data for competitive advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/qlik-survey-generative-ai-tools-123000772.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/qlik-survey-generative-ai-tools-123000772.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redpanda Partners with Databricks to Deliver Unified Streaming for Modern Data Stacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Redpanda and Databricks have joined forces to offer a unified, high-performance streaming solution, integrating Redpanda streaming with Databricks Lakehouse. Enterprises can unlock fast, simplified data streams for real-time analytics, AI, and business intelligence\u2014without the complexity of legacy architectures.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story:\u00a0<a class=\"break-word hover:text-super hover:decoration-super underline decoration-from-font underline-offset-1 transition-all duration-300\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/redpanda-partners-databricks-deliver-one-130000777.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/redpanda-partners-databricks-deliver-one-130000777.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>For consideration in future analytics and data science news roundups, send your announcements to the editor: <strong>tking@solutionsreview.com<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of August 8, 2025. 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