As your organization grows, so does the complexity of managing data. It’s a critical challenge—get it wrong, and you’re facing a world of siloed and inaccurate data, compliance nightmares, and security risks. The consequences of poor data governance are not just operational hiccups; they can directly impact an organization’s performance. If you’re looking for a solution to tackle these challenges head-on, you’re in the right place.

Seznam.cz is the most visited internet portal in the Czech Republic. Launched in 1996, it now incorporates more than 30 other web services and has expanded to radio, TV, print news and more. With over 382 million monthly visits, the most popular site in the country even outranks Google. But sustaining this growth in the data-driven era would never have been possible without leaving behind Seznam’s outdated legacy systems.

I can’t count the number of times I’ve used the phrase: “There’s always a spreadsheet…” When I give a demo of the Keboola platform, I often start with Google Sheets as the data source of choice. The data source connector Google Sheets is one of the most popular components on our platform because, let’s face it, no matter the project, there’s always a spreadsheet involved.

This month’s newsletter is as stuffed as Santa’s bag, with exciting funding news, brand-new features, and knowledge-boosting events. Our Keboolian Santa even makes an appearance!

Google Gemini is the latest generative AI sensation and it’s now available in Keboola, our self-service data operations platform. This integration marks the next step for AI-powered data processing and unlocks new opportunities for Keboola users, language model enthusiasts, data scientists, application builders, and data engineers. But this is just the start.

From online workshops and feature spotlights to customer stories that can inspire your own processes, we’re sure you’ll find something to love in this month’s update 👇

Keboola, a self-service data operations platform, has raised USD $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by the private equity business of Viking Global Investors. Keboola’s mission is to connect and integrate all company data in one end-to-end Data Stack as a Service. This new approach to the Data Stack puts customers in full control of their data with a single platform. The significant funding builds on a USD $5 million Seed round closed in 2022.

Struggling to keep up with your organization’s hunger for data? That’s an obstacle that many data teams face when their data stack grows and they don’t have complete control over their complex data pipelines. If that’s a challenge you’re looking to solve, you’re in the right place. Below, we’ve curated our list of the best data observability tools every data team should know about.

Looking to take the load off your data engineers and IT pros? And help business users create and analyze datasets on their own? You’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll review the best self-service analytics solutions on the market today: We'll look at the main features of each tool, its pros and cons, its best use cases, and user reviews to help you make the right choice. Before we delve into each one, let’s set the tone of what to expect from a good service analytics tool.