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July 2024

Turning Unstructured Data into Actionable Answers

Imagine a world where ALL your data works for you. We’ve already seen remarkable things happen with structured data at Qlik. Our associative engine was crafted to handle structured data in an exceptional way. Calculating, processing, and associating tabular data with precision. But here’s the catch: 80% of the world’s data is unstructured, and Forrester predicts this amount will double this year.

Qlik Answers - quick product demo - Do More with Qlik

Qlik Answers offers a solution with Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) allowing you to create conversational experiences with your data that exists in unstructured forms. Users can ask questions and receive reliable, consistent answers with links to source content, enhancing decision-making and business performance. Unlike other solutions, Qlik Answers is an out-of-the-box, self-service tool that simplifies deployment, reduces complexity, and ensures high security and compliance.

Unlocking Hidden Value: Navigating the Data-to-Insights Gap

Data is the key to better decision-making. Organizations diligently collect vast amounts of data, building data lakes and warehouses to unify it all. The promise is clear - To convert all this data into actionable insights and drive tangible business results. But the reality? Transforming data into actionable domain-specific intelligence and tangible business outcomes remains challenging.

Qlik Talend Cloud is Now Generally Available

Last month at our Qlik Connect conference, I outlined a vision for combining the best of Qlik Data Integration, Talend, and Stitch to deliver market-leading data integration and quality solutions for your AI, analytics, and operational initiatives. The reception was overwhelmingly positive, and the live demonstrations generated huge excitement. Therefore, I am happy to share the news that Qlik Talend Cloud is now generally available (GA)!

Session Level Data Update - App Analyzer - SaaS in 60

The latest update to the App Analyzer brings a new feature: session-level data. Now, the App Analyzer can answer vital questions, such as which users are accessing which applications, how long they stay in each app, what sheets they use, the duration on each sheet, and the frequency of navigation between sheets. It also tracks the number of concurrent users within an app or across all apps in the tenant.

Introducing Qlik Talend Cloud - Data products - SaaS in 60

Data products are highly trusted, reusable, and consumable data assets. They’re curated collections of high-quality datasets and business-approved metadata, designed to solve domain-specific business outcomes. They foster effective communication and accountability. Our Quality and Profiling Overview provides detailed quality metrics at both the data product and dataset levels.

Harnessing Global Perspectives for AI Industry Leadership

Besides a few initiatives, global efforts to address the unprecedented challenges and opportunities presented by AI remain fragmented. The recent "AI Safety Summit" provided a crucial opportunity to emphasize the importance of international perspectives to fully tap into AI's potential. It has helped guide the conversation around responsible AI development and governance, ensuring the benefits of AI are maximized while mitigating its risks.

SaaS in 60 - Qlik Talend Data Integration Navigation Improvements

This week, we’re excited to introduce changes that enhance your experience with Qlik Cloud’s Talend Data Integration. Key updates include new Activity Centers and improvements to the data integration homepage. Access Activity Centers via the new waffle menu in the upper left for easier navigation providing a consistent anchor throughout the platform. And coming Soon, a new landing page will combine the Getting Started and Home pages into a single starting point, with key actions highlighted at the top.

Everything you need to know about the new user experience across Qlik Cloud Analytics and Qlik Talend Cloud

Do attractive things work better? Some say they do, and for good reason. According to a widely cited Stanford research study, 94% of first impressions are design related. Visually appealing designs have the remarkable ability to influence user perception and make it easier for people to find solutions to the problems they encounter. This is a testament to the power of design in shaping the user experience.

How to Get the Unfair Advantage

When you look at stories of great success like these, emotionally it’s tempting to feel like these companies just got the “unfair” advantage – that lucky, elusive edge that set them apart and put them ahead of their competition and into the hearts of their customers. But often, it is something else… In my role as Chief Strategy Officer at Qlik, I have been looking at this more formally with my team.