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Hilbert nabs $28 M to ease analytics projects for consumer-focused companies
51+ min ago (473+ words) UPDATED 20: 51 EDT / APRIL 15 2026 Hilbert AI Co. , a provider of analytics software for business-to-consumer brands, today announced that it has closed a $28 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Companies gather data about shoppers" buying preferences to find ways of optimizing…...
Scaling the AI factory through conversational analytics
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (334+ words) UPDATED 17: 27 EDT / APRIL 15 2026 The AI bottleneck isn't the model " it's everything that has to happen to the data before the model can even touch it. Conversational analytics is now emerging as the bridge to turn already-curated data into decisions without…...
AI-driven decision-making reshapes analytics
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (494+ words) UPDATED 17: 16 EDT / APRIL 15 2026 AI-driven decision-making has arrived, putting a focus on trusted data and strong governance so outputs stay reliable at scale. The shift is rewriting the relationship between people and data. Instead of relying on dashboards and reports to…...
Starburst adds AI front end in a bid to make conventional business intelligence dashboards obsolete
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (711+ words) UPDATED 18: 46 EDT / APRIL 14 2026 Starburst Data Inc. today introduced an artificial intelligence capability designed to let business users query and analyze enterprise data using natural language, positioning the offering as a shift away from traditional business intelligence dashboards toward more interactive,…...
Databricks streaming data ingestion service is now available
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) UPDATED 13: 40 EDT / FEBRUARY 23 2026 Databricks Inc. today announced the general availability of Zerobus Ingest, a new serverless service within its Lakeflow Connect suite that simplifies and accelerates real-time data ingestion into the Databricks Lakehouse. Zerobus Ingest lets applications stream event-level data…...
Modernizing SIEM with a bottom-up data lake strategy
2+ week, 2+ day ago (323+ words) UPDATED 15: 38 EDT / MARCH 30 2026 Security information and event management has become essential for enterprises trying to avoid a costly data swamp while preserving visibility across massive environments. Clearly, modernizing SIEM is now less a technical upgrade than a business imperative. "Security…...
Enterprise data transformation faces an AI reality check
3+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) UPDATED 14: 05 EDT / MARCH 20 2026 Companies are increasingly focused on enterprise data transformation, using AI to turn vast stores of unstructured information into actionable intelligence for automated agents. But what does it take to make decades of unstructured data usable for AI…...
Service Now buys Pyramid Analytics to streamline access to business intelligence
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (253+ words) UPDATED 21: 11 EST / FEBRUARY 12 2026 Service Now Inc. is expanding into the realm of "generative business intelligence" through the acquisition of an Israeli big-data startup called Pyramid Analytics B. V. The specifics of the deal announced today were not disclosed, but Globes reported that…...
Snowflake acquires Observe to enhance its observability capabilities
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) UPDATED 16: 06 EST / JANUARY 08 2026 Snowflake Inc. today announced that it's buying Observe AI Inc. , a well-funded startup with an eponymous observability platform. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. When rumors of the acquisition first emerged last month, The Information…...
Thought Spot agents aimed at automating the analytics lifecycle
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (532+ words) UPDATED 09: 00 EST / DECEMBER 10 2025 Thought Spot Inc. today introduced a suite of business intelligence agents designed to automate major components of the analytics workflow, spanning data modeling, dashboard creation, embedded development and real-time analytical queries. The four agents " Spotter Model, Spotter…...