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.

As I have explored in this “Sliding Doors” blog series, identifying the right door to create value with data can prove quite challenging - and once that door is opened, the journey ahead can seem daunting. But what if there was a way to make that journey a bit easier? Maybe it’s time to get back to basics… Who needs to hear this?

For data engineers, the Generative AI (Gen AI) era is a transformative shift in how we approach data architecture and analytics. Professionals at the forefront of this shift will be gathering in San Francisco, at the Data+AI Summit June 10-13. Attendees will be exploring tools that integrate with Databricks Intelligent Data Platform that decrease data management costs and improve data's impact on business outcomes.

Making operational decisions in a tight timeframe is critical to the success of an organization. Real-time data ingestion enables quicker data availability, in turn enabling timely decision-making. Real-time ingestion is foundational to our digital transformation at Discover Financial Services. As a senior manager leading the streaming and real-time data platforms at Discover, I don’t want to be in the data replication business manually.

Earlier today, Qlik announced its expanded role as a Snowflake Cortex launch partner, and this article explains how the two solutions work together to benefit our customers. Let’s begin by quickly reviewing Snowflake Cortex.

Our ability to tell stories is an art form as old as language itself. From ancient cave paintings to oral traditions passed through generations, the essence of stories has evolved alongside our communication methods. It began with visual tales etched on cave walls, transitioned into spoken narratives, and eventually found its way into written, printed, and typed forms.