This year’s Qlik Connect was officially my 10th Qlik annual user conference… From Qonnections to Qlik World to Qlik Connect, you could assume I have seen it all already, but I can honestly say that this one was the best (and most fun!) yet. But don’t take my word for it. The buzz from our wonderful community of Qlik partners and customers speaks for itself.

As I reflect (although a better word would maybe recover) on the incredible experience at Qlik Connect in sunny Orlando, I am filled with excitement and pride. This year’s event was particularly special because it was our first opportunity to showcase the expanded Qlik portfolio, including our robust data foundation, Qlik Talend Cloud, and Qlik Answers, our all-new knowledge assistant that delivers personalized, relevant answers to questions generated from a variety of unstructured data sources.

In 2006, a revolutionary data solution emerged from France: Talend Studio. Over the years, it has become the worldwide industry standard in Data Transformation, Big Data, Application Integration, and API low-code design. Fast forward to 2023/2024, and Talend Studio proudly serves over 10,000 unique users worldwide.

At Qlik World 2023, Mike Capone stood on stage and proudly announced the acquisition of Talend to form Qlik’s Data Business Unit. The Data BU had the charter to combine the best of Qlik Data Integration with Talend and Stitch Data to deliver market-leading data integration and quality solutions.

The rise of AI brings unprecedented opportunities, deeply rooted in the transformative power of data. As organizations strive for smarter, faster outcomes—whether accelerating product launches, streamlining supply chains, improving customer experiences, or enhancing workforce productivity—they must address five key needs for enterprise AI adoption: Move/ Transform - To effectively adopt AI, companies need to bring together and transform data of all types from all sources.