Analytics

Event-Driven AI: Building a Research Assistant with Kafka and Flink

This post was originally published on Medium on Nov. 20, 2024. The rise of agentic AI has fueled excitement around agents that autonomously perform tasks, make recommendations, and execute complex workflows blending AI with traditional computing. But creating such agents in real-world, product-driven environments presents challenges that go beyond the AI itself.

EP 6: To Prevent the Artificial Charlatan, Data Management Has to be Fun

The AI explosion has led to non-stop hype cycles as the technology continues to develop. But AI is only as good as the data behind it. The threat of lousy data is bad AI. Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO of Blue Badge Insights, joins The AI Forecast to discuss the AI hype–and how to prevent what he calls an “artificial Charlatan” of bad AI. He emphasizes the dependent relationship between data and AI and the former’s role in the success of the latter. Specifically, he addresses the data governance conundrum, and why in order for data technology to be successful, it has to be fun.

Introducing Analyst Studio: Where analysts become business catalysts

With the ever-growing focus on GenAI, many legacy BI tools have failed to invest in the analyst. By focusing solely on AI experiences for business teams, they’ve alienated data teams, relegating analysts to disjointed tools and data silos. When in reality, businesses still need people who can help decision-makers assess messy data to diagnose and evaluate business problems. In fact, in this age of AI, we need analysts more now than ever.

Fiplana Product Flyover

Financial planning should be seamless and insightful, yet many organizations find themselves trapped in a cycle of inefficiency and frustration, dealing with disconnected systems, data silos, and cumbersome manual processes. How do you change that? Meet Fiplana from insightsoftware, the ideal financial planning solution for organizations using Qlik.

insightsoftware Featured in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software

We’re thrilled to announce that insightsoftware has been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software for the second year in a row! This continued recognition highlights our unwavering commitment to helping CFOs and their teams tackle budgeting and planning challenges with confidence.

What's New in ThoughtSpot - 10.5 Cloud Release

ThoughtSpot Analytics Cloud 10.5 is now available! Create custom charts and use third-party charting libraries to visualize your data in new ways. Enhance your searches with advanced Query Sets using new smart conditions and UI. Compare your most recent KPIs against any data point to access flexible performance analysis.

New in Confluent Cloud: Extending Private Networking Across the Data Streaming Platform

As we step into the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the exciting advancements Confluent made in 2024. Our Q4 launch wrapped up the year with a host of powerful features paving the way for even more innovation in 2025. This launch is all about delivering private networking and enhanced security across the data streaming platform.