Analytics

Salesforce extends its headless push into enterprise data via Informatica

The update could spare developers much of the integration and custom plumbing work typically required to build AI-driven workflows, although CIOs should be wary of cost, accuracy headaches, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

May 21, 20266 mins

Commercial ProvidersInformaticaMaster Data Management

The dark data problem hiding inside your AI agents

By Jeronimo De Leon

May 21, 20267 mins

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness ContinuityData Quality

7 signs your data isn’t ready for AI

By John Edwards

May 19, 20267 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData GovernanceData Quality

What is a data architect? Skills, salaries, and how to become a data framework master

By Thor Olavsrud

May 18, 20269 mins

AnalyticsData ArchitectureIT Skills and Training

Articles

What is data analytics? Transforming data into better decisions

Data analytics is a discipline focused on extracting insights from data, including the analysis, collection, organization, and storage of data, as well as the tools and techniques to do so.

By Thor Olavsrud

May 5, 2026 8 mins

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceData Science

SAS makes AI governance the centerpiece of its agent strategy

New tools promise centralized oversight of models, agents, and data as enterprises turn trust into a competitive advantage.

By Taryn Plumb

Apr 28, 2026 6 mins

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence

AI won't fix your data problems. Data engineering will

Your AI isn't broken, your data context is; you need solid data engineering to bridge the gap between a smart model and a reliable, real-world business agent.

By Carter Page

Apr 28, 2026 7 mins

AnalyticsData EngineeringData Quality

Google pitches Agentic Data Cloud to help enterprises turn data into context for AI agents

Google’s is moving to counter AWS and Microsoft in the emerging AI data stack race.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Apr 23, 2026 6 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceData Warehousing

Converged analytics is the refinery for the age of sovereign AI and data

Discover why converged analytics is not merely a complementary tool but a critical prerequisite for operationalizing complex AI agents at a global enterprise scale.

By EnterpriseDB

Apr 27, 2026 6 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceData Management

Snowflake offers help to users and builders of AI agents

Snowflake Intelligence gains automation features, while Cortex Code will be able to access more data sources in more ways.

By Lynn Greiner

Apr 21, 2026 5 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceData Warehousing

The next-generation observability architecture: Lessons from a decade of event-scale systems

Dashboards are great for steady states, but they buckle during real crises. We need a data layer that handles messy, exploratory queries without crashing or breaking the bank.

By Eric Tschetter

Apr 14, 2026 7 mins

Business IntelligenceDevopsDigital Transformation

The missing piece in every failed AI/BI rollout is already on your data team

AI knows what ‘churn’ means in a dictionary, but it doesn't know how your company defines it. Analysts are the secret sauce that gives AI the context to be right.

By Soham Mazumdar

Apr 8, 2026 15 mins

Business IntelligenceData ArchitectureRoles

How analytics and AI are reshaping the boundaries of IT leadership

IT leadership isn't just about tech anymore; it’s about knowing where building systems ends and making accountable, AI-driven decisions begins.

By Ranko Cosic

Apr 2, 2026 8 mins

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceIT Leadership

Cloud required DevSecOps. AI requires DevSecEng

DevSecOps was fine for the cloud, but with AI agents now provisioning their own credentials, we need DevSecEng to keep these autonomous bots from going rogue.

By Jason Fruge

Apr 1, 2026 8 mins

Application SecurityDevSecOpsDeveloper

How enterprises are rethinking collaborative analytics

Analytics have moved beyond being a technical function and are now considered a key strategic capability for many companies, from data ownership to shared decisions. But many executives still don’t see data management as truly collaborative between IT and business teams.

By Kate Vitasek

Mar 30, 2026 6 mins

Data QualityICT PartnersIT Strategy