Navigating Change in Virtualization is Key to Innovation

For years, virtualization quietly powered the world’s digital infrastructure. Enterprises and government agencies relied on trusted platforms to keep workloads stable, secure, and efficient. But now, the landscape is rapidly shifting. Organizations are now looking for new capabilities in a virtualization platform, according to a new report by Red Hat, with 38% of companies desiring automation and AI-powered capabilities, and an anticipated 45% rise in the use of containers.

JSON schemas to control your Lenses & infrastructure provisioning

When we talk about JSON schema in the world of Kafka and streaming, you may assume the schema for the events/messages. But how many times have you fumbled in the configuration about trying to get an application deployed? Schemas that describe how to configure and deploy Applications or applications-as-code, are also important, allowing us to automate application landscapes. Especially as we will soon be a wash with catalogs for AI Agents, MCP servers etc.

Maximize Snowflake ROI with Hevo & Astrato

This 45-minute session dives into how Hevo, Snowflake and Astrato come together to give data engineers a faster, cleaner and far more scalable workflow. With Snowflake Data Superhero Piers Batchelor and Martin Mahler, CEO & Founder of Astrato Analytics leading the discussion, you will see how to cut pipeline friction, reduce refresh delays and deliver near real-time insights without constantly tuning or fighting your stack.

Unlocking Climate Action: The Power of Data, Collaboration, and AI

As the lead sustainability officer at Qlik, I've had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the collaborative spirit and escalating urgency driving climate action today. Events like Climate Week NYC, the C40 World Mayors Summit, and COP30, highlight a clear reality: commitments are essential, but implementation and accountability matter more — within private and public sectors alike. And at the heart of this transition lies a powerful trio: data, collaboration, and AI.

Ep 51 | Unlocking Healthcare's Data Potential With MDClone's Luz Erez

Turning complex, siloed medical data into accessible, actionable insight isn’t just a technical challenge; it’s a human one. In this episode of The AI Forecast, Luz Erez, physicist-turned-entrepreneur and CTO of MDClone, explores how synthetic data is transforming the way we use medical information for research, innovation, and patient care. Erez explains how MDClone’s platform manages tens of millions of patient records across hospitals worldwide—safely turning real data into synthetic datasets that preserve statistical accuracy while protecting privacy.

SAP Predictions for 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, now is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to what’s next for SAP. There’s no denying that the past year has been rocked by market uncertainty, new tariffs impacting shipments to the United States, and rapid changes to finance technology. Not only has this forced SAP finance and operations teams to quickly change course, but it also muddied the view of the future. How can SAP finance teams prepare for the year ahead?

Introducing Qlik MCP Server - Coming Soon

AI is transformative, but it’s only as good as the data it can access and the means it has to unlock it. Qlik’s MCP server provides a full set of tools that allow external LLMs to tap into Qlik’s unique capabilities for data and analytics—so AI can take advantage of our data products foundation and analytics engine to deliver powerful insight and automate tasks and workflows. Register your interest and be one of the first to try Qlik’s new agentic AI capabilities.