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Data and Analytics Trends for 2026

Another year has flown by at breakneck speed. In the data and analytics space, the past year has seen an AI gold rush where BI and analytics solutions raced to offer AI-powered insights to best meet end users’ rising expectations. But despite AI being named the most important trend of the next five years in an insightsoftware survey, it isn’t an exact science as organizations contend with AI projects that fail to launch and the risk of AI hallucinations.

Focal Systems: Boosting Store Performance with an AI Retail Operating System and Real-Time Data

Every second a product sits out-of-stock on a shelf, revenue quietly drains away. Customers walk out empty-handed, and businesses lose customers as well as valuable insights into what’s actually happening on the floor. At Focal Systems, we have built Shelf AI, a system that continuously “sees” store shelves, detects stockouts, and guides teams to replenish in time—so products are on the shelf when customers need them.

Tricentis extends its excellence into the era of AI-augmented testing

AI is redefining how software is created and delivered. It’s transforming development speed, decision-making, and user expectations all while introducing new layers of complexity and risk. To keep pace, testing is evolving beyond automation into true AI-augmented testing, where intelligent systems help teams predict risk and defects, optimize coverage and efficiency, and deliver at the speed of AI-driven change. The industry has moved forward – now users need to catch up.

Introducing Bitrise Build Hub: Build infrastructure for mobile app development at scale

Meet Bitrise Build Hub, the lightning-fast infrastructure for GitHub Actions! We designed Build Hub for teams who need elite mobile performance without leaving their ecosystem. It’s the power of a specialized, mobile-first platform, running in harmony with your existing GitHub Actions workflows. Learn all about it from Senior Solutions Engineer Naveen Nazimudeen.

CMS Interoperability : Reimagining Prior Authorization with Conversational AI

Prior authorization has long been one of healthcare’s most time-consuming and costly administrative processes, creating friction between payers, providers, and patients. Manual data entry, back-and-forth faxes, and complex coverage rules often delay care delivery and frustrate both clinicians and members. In this webinar, we'll explore how conversational AI — combined with FHIR-based interoperability, contextual understanding, and an agentic approach — can revolutionize the prior authorization process. Discover how AI-driven, human-like interactions can transform prior authorization into a seamless, intelligent workflow.