ISG Software Research Analyst Perspectives

2024 Market Agenda for Analytics and Data: Automating Intelligence

Posted by Matt Aslett on 26 January 2024

Ventana Research recently announced its 2024 Market Agenda for Analytics and Data, continuing the guidance we have offered for two decades to help enterprises derive optimal value and improve business outcomes. Enterprises of all sizes in all industries and geographies strive to improve efficiency, productivity and customer experiences through analytics and data. Doing so relies on the ability to... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Management, natural language processing, data operations, Process Mining, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, analytic data platforms, Analytics and Data

Stream and Event Processing Require Real-Time Analytics

Posted by David Menninger on 25 October 2023

In my past perspectives, I’ve written about the evolution from data at rest to data in motion and the fact that you can’t rely on dashboards for real-time analytics. Organizations are becoming more and more event-driven and operating based on streaming data. As well, analytics are becoming more and more intertwined with operations. More than one-fifth of organizations (22%) describe their... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data, Digital Technology, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, Analytics and Data

Confluent’s Streaming Analytics Expands Stream Processing Use Cases

Posted by Matt Aslett on 05 September 2023

I recently wrote about the various technologies used by organizations to process and analyze data in real time. I explained that while the terms streaming data and events and streaming analytics are often used interchangeably, they are separate disciplines that make use of common underlying concepts and technologies such as events, event brokers and event-driven architecture. Confluent’s... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Data, Digital Technology, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events

GoodData’s Embedded Analytics Democratizes Data-Driven Decisions

Posted by David Menninger on 17 August 2023

The current market landscape of data and analytics is undergoing rapid evolution, presenting organizations with a wide array of challenges and opportunities. As data sources and warehouses steadily migrate to the cloud, a significant number of organizations still depend on conventional tools. This reliance on legacy systems hinders the seamless accessibility and adoption of analytics and business... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

EDA with Event Brokers Enable Stream Processing

Posted by Matt Aslett on 15 August 2023

Real-time business is a modern phenomenon, and business transformation has accelerated many business events in recent years. However, the execution of business events has always occurred in real time. Rather, it is the processing of the data related to business events that has accelerated instead of the event itself. Traditionally, the most efficient way to process data has been in batches,... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Data, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events

DataStax Adds Vector Search to Address Generative AI

Posted by Matt Aslett on 03 August 2023

As I have previously explained, we expect an increased demand for intelligent operational applications infused with the results of analytic processes, such as personalization and artificial intelligence-driven recommendations. These systems rely on the analysis of data in the operational data platform to accelerate worker decision-making or improve customer experience. AI-driven intelligent... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Data, Digital Technology, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

Sigma Computing Makes Cloud Analytics More Accessible

Posted by David Menninger on 13 April 2023

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the potential value that can be gained by processing big data. As data sources grow, it becomes important to have tools and methods to effectively process, analyze and visualize this information from disparate systems and warehouses. Our Analytics and Data Benchmark Research shows that the majority of the workforce in an organization is not using... Read More

Topics: business intelligence, embedded analytics, Analytics, Streaming Analytics

Streaming Databases Enable Continuous Analysis and Data Persistence

Posted by Matt Aslett on 23 March 2023

Success with streaming data and events requires a more holistic approach to managing and governing data in motion and data at rest. The use of streaming data and event processing has been part of the data landscape for many decades. For much of that time, data streaming was a niche activity, however, with standalone data streaming and event-processing projects run in parallel with existing... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Data, Digital Technology, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, analytic data platforms, Analytics and Data

Sisense is Sensible for Embedded Analytics and BI

Posted by David Menninger on 07 December 2022

Embedded business intelligence (BI) continues to transform the business landscape, enabling organizations to quickly interpret data and convert it into actionable insights. It allows organizations to extract information in real time and answer wide-ranging business questions. Embedding analytics helps tackle the issue of extracting information from data which is a time-consuming process. Our... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, natural language processing, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

Celonis Improves Business Processes with Process Mining

Posted by David Menninger on 14 October 2022

As I recently pointed out, process mining has emerged as a pivotal technology for data-driven organizations to discover, monitor and improve processes through use of real-time event data, transactional data and log files. With recent advancements, process mining has become more efficient at discovering insights in complex processes using algorithms and visualizations. Organizations use it to... Read More

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Process Mining, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

Confluent Addresses Data Governance for Data in Motion

Posted by Matt Aslett on 09 September 2022

I recently wrote about the need for organizations to take a holistic approach to the management and governance of data in motion alongside data at rest. As adoption of streaming data and event processing increases, it is no longer sufficient for streaming data projects to exist in isolation. Data needs to be managed and governed regardless of whether it is processed in batch or as a stream of... Read More

Topics: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events

Rockset Offers Cloud-Based Real-Time Analytics

Posted by Matt Aslett on 30 August 2022

I have written recently about increased demand for data-intensive applications infused with the results of analytic processes, such as personalization and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven recommendations. Almost one-quarter of respondents (22%) to Ventana Research’s Analytics and Data Benchmark Research are currently analyzing data in real time, with an additional 10% analyzing data every... Read More

Topics: Cloud Computing, Data, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, analytic data platforms, Analytics and Data

Palantir Operationalizes Analytics and Data for Actions and Decisions

Posted by David Menninger on 26 August 2022

Organizations are managing and analyzing large datasets every day, identifying patterns and generating insights to inform decisions. This can provide numerous benefits for an organization, such as improved operational efficiency, cost optimization, fraud detection, competitive advantage and enhanced business processes. By bringing the right, actionable data to the right user, organizations can... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Business Intelligence, Internet of Things, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

Streaming Data Success Relies on Managing Data in Motion and At Rest

Posted by Matt Aslett on 16 August 2022

I recently noted that as demand for real-time interactive applications becomes more pervasive, the use of streaming data is becoming more mainstream. Streaming data and event processing has been part of the data landscape for many decades, but for much of that time, data streaming was a niche activity. Although adopted in industry segments with high-performance, real-time data processing and... Read More

Topics: Big Data, Data, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, Analytics and Data

Expanding the Analytics Continuum: From Analysis to Action

Posted by David Menninger on 02 August 2022

I often use the term “analytics” to refer to a broad set of capabilities, deliberately broader than business intelligence. In this Perspective, I’d like to share what decision-makers should consider as they evaluate the range of analytics requirements for their organization. The analytics continuum comprises the many types of analyses organizations perform, including reporting, visualization,... Read More

Topics: Business Intelligence, natural language processing, Streaming Analytics, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

DataStax Provides a Platform for Data in Motion and at Rest

Posted by Matt Aslett on 27 July 2022

Streaming data has been part of the industry landscape for decades but has largely been focused on niche applications in segments with the highest real-time data processing and analytics performance requirements, such as financial services and telecommunications. As demand for real-time interactive applications becomes more pervasive, streaming data is becoming a more mainstream pursuit, aided by... Read More

Topics: Data, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events

Data-Driven Agenda for Organizations

Posted by Matt Aslett on 21 July 2022

When joining Ventana Research, I noted that the need to be more data-driven has become a mantra among large and small organizations alike. Data-driven organizations stand to gain competitive advantage, responding faster to worker and customer demands for more innovative, data-rich applications and personalized experiences. Being data-driven is clearly something to aspire to. However, it is also a... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data, Digital Technology, natural language processing, data lakes, data operations, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning

Zoho Unifies Data and Analytics

Posted by David Menninger on 07 July 2022

Organizations are continuously increasing the use of analytics and business intelligence to turn data into meaningful and actionable insights. Our Analytics and Data Benchmark Research shows some of the benefits of using analytics: Improved efficiency in business processes, improved communication and gaining a competitive edge in the market top the list. With a unified BI system, organizations... Read More

Topics: business intelligence, embedded analytics, Data Governance, Data Management, natural language processing, data operations, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

Denodo Advancing Data Virtualization in the Cloud

Posted by David Menninger on 28 April 2022

Organizations have been using data virtualization to collect and integrate data from various sources, and in different formats, to create a single source of truth without redundancy or overlap, thus improving and accelerating decision-making giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Our research shows that data virtualization is popular in the big data world. One-quarter (27%) of... Read More

Topics: embedded analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Streaming Analytics, AI and Machine Learning

Don’t Rely on Dashboards for Real-Time Analytics

Posted by David Menninger on 31 March 2022

I have written previously that the world of data and analytics will become more and more centered around real-time, streaming data. Data is created constantly and increasingly is being collected simultaneously. Technology advances now enable organizations to process and analyze information as it is being collected to respond in real time to opportunities and threats. Not all use cases require... Read More

Topics: business intelligence, Analytics, Internet of Things, Data, Digital Technology, Streaming Analytics, Streaming Data Events, Analytics and Data, AI and Machine Learning