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It’s time to abandon business intelligence tools

TechCrunch

Organizations spend ungodly amounts of money — millions of dollars — on business intelligence (BI) tools. Because BI has failed businesses. Unfortunately, many are dissatisfied with their current tools due to the loss of productivity, multiple “sources of truth,” and the lack of integration with their current tools and systems.

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Implementing a Version Control System for AWS QuickSight

Xebia

Introduction In today’s data-driven world, business intelligence tools are indispensable for organizations aiming to make informed decisions. Implementing a version control system for AWS QuickSight can significantly enhance collaboration, streamline development processes, and improve the overall governance of BI projects.

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Insight Partners leads $30M round into Metabase, developing enterprise business intelligence tools

TechCrunch

Open-source business intelligence company Metabase announced Thursday a $30 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. Due to Metabase often being someone’s first business intelligence tool, he is also doubling down on resources to help educate customers on how to ask questions and learn from their data.

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Business intelligence and analytics firm Pyramid Analytics raises $100M

TechCrunch

Business intelligence is an increasingly well-funded category in the software-as-a-service market. By handling large amounts of data to analyze and benchmark lines of business, BI promises to help identify, develop, and otherwise create new revenue opportunities.

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What is a business intelligence analyst? A key role for data-driven decisions

CIO

Business intelligence (BI) analysts transform data into insights that drive business value. What does a business intelligence analyst do? The role is becoming increasingly important as organizations move to capitalize on the volumes of data they collect through business intelligence strategies.

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From legacy to lakehouse: Centralizing insurance data with Delta Lake

CIO

Many still rely on legacy platforms , such as on-premises warehouses or siloed data systems. These environments often consist of multiple disconnected systems, each managing distinct functions policy administration, claims processing, billing and customer relationship management all generating exponentially growing data as businesses scale.

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Business Intelligence tooling showdown

Xebia

Recently, I tried out different tools in the Business Intelligence (BI) space in order to find one that suited my needs. We often need to get and provide insights from different types of data sources – think of issue management systems, but combined with code and its history. Out-of-the box dashboards are already quite useful.