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‘Climbing’ Big Data With Virtual Reality

Thanks to virtual reality technology, analysts can now "climb" big data. So says business intelligence platform vendor Looker, which claimed to take big data to new heights with a virtual reality app for exploring data as well as how businesses "interact with their data." Read more…

What’s Driving the Data Prep Market? TDWI Digs In

It's no secret in the analytics community that data quality is a problem. But how big a problem is it? TDWI, a respected provider of data warehousing insights, shed some light on the topic with a new report. In the "b Read more…

Data Science Operationalization in the Spotlight at Leverage Big Data ’16

How do you create business value from data science? It may be easy to answer from a theoretical standpoint, but actually turning data into business value in the real world is another matter entirely. This week, dozens of Read more…

The Rise and Fall of Qlik

Business intelligence software maker Qlik Technologies (NASDAQ: QLIK) today announced that it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $30.50 per share, or about $3 billion. As one of the larg Read more…

Trifacta Brings Partners Into Data Prep Fold

The market for self-service data preparation tools is having a golden moment in the sun, with analyst firms like Gartner deciding that it does, in fact, have legs to stand on its own. The health of that market is also wh Read more…

Despite Startup Slowdown, VCs Keep Investing in Big Data

The number of software startups is down almost 50 percent since the start of the Great Recession, according to a new report from Evan's Data Corp. Despite the slowdown, anecodocal evidence points to venture capital firms Read more…

The Data Foundation Driving YPlan’s Growth

The effective access and use of data company-wide is paramount for a company like us. At YPlan we supply a “going out” app that enables users to find and book events on short notice. We strive to provide the best con Read more…

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