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Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of September 11, 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n 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<\/em> editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, education updates, and other noteworthy analytics and data science news items.<\/p>\n For early access to all the expert insights published on Solutions Review<\/em>, join Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a community dedicated to enabling the human conversation on AI.<\/p>\n Alteryx Extends Governed Analytics And Business Logic Into External AI Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n Alteryx has launched conversational analytics, agent-building, MCP, and ChatGPT integration capabilities that let users access governed workflows, approved data, and business calculations through the AI tools where they already work. New features include Ask Alteryx for live data queries, Agent Studio for conversational agents built on governed datasets, an MCP server that lets agents discover and run Alteryx assets under existing permissions, and Alteryx Skills for third-party coding agents; Alteryx says its internal testing found workflows could reduce token consumption by up to 93% and improve task speed by up to 85% for raw data tasks.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Alteryx Launches New AI Capabilities to Bring Governed Analytics Anywhere Work Happens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n OpenAI Launches Data Agent For Conversational Analytics, Dashboards, And Follow-Through In ChatGPT Work<\/strong><\/p>\n OpenAI has introduced Data, an agent in ChatGPT Work that connects to approved enterprise data sources, investigates business questions, creates interactive dashboards, and can recommend or carry out approved follow-up actions through connected tools. It supports sources including Amazon Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks, MongoDB, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Datadog, Google Drive, and SharePoint; it also uses semantic definitions and context from systems such as dbt, GitHub, Snowflake Horizon, Databricks Genie Ontology, and BI dashboards while enforcing the connected account\u2019s existing table-, row-, and column-level permissions.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Now Everyone Can Put Data to Work<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n ScaleOut Software Updates In-Memory Data Grid For Real-Time AI And Analytics Workloads<\/strong><\/p>\n ScaleOut Software has released version 7 of its ScaleOut Product Suite, expanding its in-memory computing platform for real-time analytics, digital twins, and AI-supported applications. The update is intended to help organizations process and analyze rapidly changing operational data with lower latency and greater scale, supporting use cases that require continuous insight and decisioning rather than batch-oriented data processing.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 ScaleOut Product Suite Version 7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n ThoughtSpot Brings Governed Analytics And App Development Into ChatGPT Work<\/strong><\/p>\n ThoughtSpot is now available in the ChatGPT Work Plugin Directory with two plugins: Spotter, which delivers governed natural-language analytics answers, and SpotterCode, which turns natural-language instructions into configured embedded analytics applications. Both connect to a customer\u2019s existing ThoughtSpot instance and retain row-, column-, and attribute-level controls, federated identity, connector permissions, audit logging, and data-in-place access, allowing business users to query trusted metrics while developers automate tasks such as tenant provisioning and application setup.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 ThoughtSpot in ChatGPT Work: AI-Powered Analytics & Coding<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contributor Series: The Billion-Dollar ERP Question: If ERP is Over, What Should CEOs and Boards Do Now? by Anne Bruce<\/strong><\/p>\n McKinsey\u2019s May 2026 analysis,\u00a0The end of ERP as we know it? Five ways AI is disrupting ERP<\/u><\/a>, argues the question is no longer whether artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape enterprise resource planning (ERP), but how fast and how radically. For a chief executive officer (CEO) or board that just approved a nine-figure modernization program, that reads less like market commentary than like a margin call.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Mini Jam Q2, 2026: <\/i>AI in Practice: How L&D Are Actually<\/em> Changing Broadcasts June 25-26<\/b><\/p>\n AI\u00a0is quickly moving from experimentation to operational reality across education, workforce development, and practitioner\u00a0learning environments. What began as a conversation around tools has evolved into a much\u00a0larger\u00a0transformation\u00a0involving\u00a0skills<\/a><\/strong>, implementation strategies, institutional design, and\u00a0the future structure of learning itself<\/a><\/strong>. All-in, Mini Jam Q2, 2026 provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights, engage with experts, and stay at the forefront of the conversation on the human impact of AI on education.<\/span><\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Announces New EdTech Site on the Future of Work and Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n The site will provide\u00a0ongoing editorial<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert thought leadership<\/a><\/strong>, research-driven analysis on\u00a0the state of EdTech<\/a><\/strong>, and awards programming through\u00a0Mesh Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to cover fully this transformation.\u00a0Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0EdTech<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will also house\u00a0information gain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0quarterly virtual events<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert panels<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, and more from its sister brand\u00a0Insight Jam<\/em>\u00a0(1M+ on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>), the\u00a0home for the human conversation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n We Didn’t Build Solutions Review for AI, We Built it for Buyers by Tim King<\/strong><\/p>\n A nuclear bomb has been exploded in not only digital marketing, but enterprise tech buying. Buyers increasingly discover information through AI search and their favorite GenAI bot, social media platforms like LinkedIn, and synthesized answers rather than lists of blue links. Visibility still matters, but the question is evolving from \u201cCan you rank?\u201d to \u201cCan you be\u00a0anchored as trusted a source<\/a><\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Announces New EdTech Site on the Future of Work and Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n The site will provide\u00a0ongoing editorial<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert thought leadership<\/a><\/strong>, research-driven analysis on\u00a0the state of EdTech<\/a><\/strong>, and awards programming through\u00a0Mesh Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to cover fully this transformation.\u00a0Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0EdTech<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will also house\u00a0information gain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0quarterly virtual events<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert panels<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, and more from its sister brand\u00a0Insight Jam<\/em>\u00a0(1M+ on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>), the\u00a0home for the human conversation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Mini Jam Q2, 2026: <\/i>AI in Practice: How L&D Are Actually<\/em> Changing Broadcasts June 25-26<\/b><\/p>\n AI\u00a0is quickly moving from experimentation to operational reality across education, workforce development, and practitioner\u00a0learning environments. What began as a conversation around tools has evolved into a much\u00a0larger\u00a0transformation\u00a0involving\u00a0skills<\/a><\/strong>, implementation strategies, institutional design, and\u00a0the future structure of learning itself<\/a><\/strong>. All-in, Mini Jam Q2, 2026 provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights, engage with experts, and stay at the forefront of the conversation on the human impact of AI on education.<\/span><\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Insight Jam’s <\/em>Mesh Lab Episode 5 Now Available: Human-Centered Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n The conversation shifts beyond standard pedagogy to address the existential crisis facing students and workers as AI disrupts traditional ideas of productivity and purpose. Panelists emphasize the urgent need to stop measuring final outputs and instead focus on the creative, collaborative process of learning. Ultimately, the group argues that to foster uniquely human skills like adaptability in students, educators must first be granted the autonomy to exercise those exact same skills.<\/p>\n Watch on Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/i>Surpasses 250K on YouTube to Power Unmatched Media Momentum in Enterprise Tech & the Human Impact of AI<\/b><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0has officially surpassed\u00a0250,000 subscribers on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>, a milestone that\u2019s about more than just the number. This moment marks the payoff of a deliberate, two-year strategy\u00a0centered on authoritative video<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0human-led insight<\/a><\/strong>, and an early recognition of how AI search engines ingest information, assign trust, and surface sources at scale.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Editors Launch New ‘Human-AI Ledger’ Newsletter to Chronicle the Human Impact of AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Artificial intelligence is everywhere\u2014but understanding its human impact has never been more urgent. That’s where Solutions Review<\/em>‘s latest newsletter, The Human-AI Ledger<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, comes in. Designed to chronicle how AI is reshaping the way we learn, work, lead, and live, this newsletter explores the soft side of AI\u2014the non-technical, deeply human dimensions that determine whether this technological revolution helps us thrive or leaves us behind.<\/span><\/p>\n Sign up now to get a weekly debrief of the latest human-centric news, insights, and commentary coming out of this emerging discussion.<\/span><\/p>\nAnalytics and Data Science News for the Week of September 11<\/strong>, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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