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DataLabs opens sale of the first own product

If you have ever dealt with Qlik applications development, you have probably encountered the difficulties of applying version control during development.

DataLabs found a solution to this problem.

QOps is a console tool that removes the complexities of version control and automates Qlik applications development and deployment. The product works in PowerShell, integrates with Qlik, GIT, GITLab/GitHub.

Who will benefit from this product?

You can learn more about the product on the website: qops.datalabsua.com

Or in consultation with the DataLabs team:

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Qlik: Gartner's Magic Quadrant Leader

Recently Gartner has published the annual report where gives information about conditions of analytic platforms and business analytics, market and its trends. According to the report, Qlik has a dominant position of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for analytics and BI platforms for 11th consecutive year.

«Qlik – is a leader in this Magic Quadrant. It has a strong product vision for ML and AI-driven augmentation».

Qlik’s strengths and benefits that were signed in the report:

Full report you can download HERE

We’re being chosen

«Tools developed by DataLabs are extremely impressed. It doesn’t look like QlikView, it looks like a website».

A firm Ansell (Health & Safety provider) hired DataLabs to create an analytics system to gather all its ERPs’ data. They developed and continue to host a system using QlikView to check APIs to have the ERPs’ data in a single dashboard.

Senior manager FP&A, Business Intelligence, Ansell said: «DataLabs knows the technology well, allowing them to build a very strong platform where all data is easily accessible. The tool they developed was extremely impressive. Their team is responsive, open to new challenges, and communicative».

Qlik makes cloud analytics more accessible to every customer

Qlik announced new packaging and adoption programs that will give customers more options and make cloud-based analytics simpler and more cost-effective to adapt. These programs comprise new packaging of Qlik Sense Enterprise with SaaS only as well as Client-Managed options. Additionally, QlikView customers can easily adopt Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS and host their QlikView documents in the cloud at the same time.

James Fisher, the Chief Product Officer of Qlik stated, “Customers are eager to leverage the scale and cost efficiencies of analytics in the cloud, and at the same time leverage augmented and actionable analytics to turn insights into action.” He added that with their latest Qlik Sense offering and new Analytics Modernization Program “it’s easier than ever for every Qlik customer to adopt and leverage cloud-based analytics and benefit from new AI and cognitive technologies across their entire organization.”

In the second quarter of 2020, Qlik customers will be able to coordinate the deployment of Qlik analytics with their IT strategies more effectively via two options, SaaS or Client-Managed. Those who choose Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS will reduce management issues and minimize infrastructure costs by deploying exclusively in Qlik’s cloud. Meanwhile, customers who go for Qlik Sense Enterprise Client-Managed can deploy either on-premise or in a private cloud depending on their governance or data requirements. They can also license both and make the most of Qlik’s unique multi-cloud architecture.

Qlik’s Analytics Modernization Program will further provide QlikView customers with expanded flexibility and choice. It allows them to adopt Qlik Sense steadily, at their own pace without disruption to existing QlikView operations.

Steph Robinson, Qlik Manager Business Intelligence IT at JBS USA said, “We’re excited about the growing adoption of analytics we’re seeing in our employee base with Qlik Sense”. He noted they continue to leverage QlikView apps that have been already created but also give their developers an opportunity to adopt Qlik Sense at their own pace. “Being able to leverage our existing QlikView apps, while also extending analytics capabilities through Qlik Sense, has accelerated our journey to modern BI and is helping our organization become more data-driven”.

The Analytics Modernization Program opens up the following possibilities for QlikView users:

Doug Henschen, VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research pointed out, “As organizations increasingly migrate applications and data to the cloud, they look to maximize the value of that data to drive strategic advantage.” He continued saying that “by providing these new options to move analytical workloads to the cloud as quickly and easily as possible, Qlik is responding to growing customer expectations and where we see the industry headed.”

Other exciting developments Qlik Sense customers should look forward to are various new features in the April Qlik Sense release that will help them broaden analytics adoption through the cloud. Among new elements, there will be new visualization and dashboarding enhancements, the ability to share charts, notifications within the management console, and improved data file management and data connections for data flow into individual Qlik Sense workflows.

DataLabs team stays at home

We have over five years of remote work experience providing services to clients from Australia to the West Coast. But usually we worked from our offices, where it is very convenient to sit next to each other and deal with important issues together or chat over a cup of coffee somewhere by a kitchenette.

However, coronavirus significantly affects even remote teams, forcing them to adapt and change established processes.

It has been over a month since we started working from our homes. Now our workday begins with a cup of coffee and conversations via Microsoft Teams during which we chat, joke around and discuss the latest news. On SharePoint and in Confluence, we have common spaces for working with documentation. Most work-related topics are discussed during an audio and video meetings in Teams. Shared workspace is on virtual servers in data centers.

We are working to provide the business with much-needed analytics, help keep abreast of current events and make informed and quick decisions.

And most importantly, we stay at home today and continue to work hard to support our heroes at the forefront of the fight against both coronavirus and Russian aggression.

Together We Will Win!

#stayhome

Qlik becomes a part of Snowflake Partner Connect Program

This week Qlik partnered with Snowflake, a cloud data warehouse. The partnership involves Qlik’s integration with the Snowflake Partner Connect program which will provide Snowflake customers with a two-week free trial to fully experience Qlik’s first-class data integration software. The free trial comprises tutorials for swiftly ingesting and delivering data in real-time to Snowflake. Extension of the trial enables users to export data from numerous popular enterprise database systems, mainframes and SAP applications. With Qlik Data Integration platform, it’s also possible to automate the creation and updates of analytics-ready data sets in Snowflake.

“Our customers want to accelerate their modernization efforts by utilizing highly performant and robust solutions to replicate data into Snowflake,” stated Colleen Kapase, Snowflake VP of WW Partners and Alliances. “With Qlik’s real-time data integration capabilities, customers will realize an immediate benefit to easily bringing that data directly into Snowflake. We are excited about Qlik joining our partner connect program, bringing new capabilities for customers to modernize to Snowflake.”

Snowflake Partner Connect empowers new users to effortlessly connect with and integrate specific Snowflake business partners straight into their experience when creating trial accounts. With Qlik Data Integration, customers can access a wide selection of enterprise data sources in real-time and gain the most value during a Snowflake evaluation. After completion of the trial, there is an easy way to purchase the full license of Qlik Data Integration.

“Snowflake gives us a scalable data lake environment, bringing data together in one location from any source. This enhances decision making across all our varied business functions, including manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and financing,” affirmed Dallas Thornton, Director of Digital Services at PACCAR. “Qlik’s data integration software is a huge driver in the value we see with Snowflake. Since it streams disparate data sources using change data capture into Snowflake from any platform – be it cloud, x86 databases, mainframes, or AS400 – our users now have one environment in Snowflake from which to analyze data in near real-time.”

“We’re excited to expand our partnership with Snowflake by joining their partner connect program, helping enterprises accelerate their journey to cloud data warehousing,” proclaimed Itamar Ankorion, SVP Technology Alliances at Qlik. “Qlik has a complete solution for Snowflake that continuously ingests all targeted data, automates the warehouse/mart creation without scripting, and makes data and insights readily accessible across the organization with world-class analytics.”

About Qlik

Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, one where everyone can use data to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. Only Qlik offers end-to-end, real-time data integration and analytics solutions that help organizations access and transform all their data into value. Qlik helps companies lead with data to see more deeply into customer behavior, reinvent business processes, discover new revenue streams, and balance risk and reward. Qlik does business in more than 100 countries and serves over 50,000 customers around the world.

Qlik became a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for the 10th year in a row!

Yesterday Qlik announced they had been named a Gartner’s Magic Quadrant Leader for Analytics and BI Platforms for 10th year in a row. This recognition marks not only a decade of Qlik’s continuous leadership in the quadrant but also inclusion in Gartner’s MQ since 2006.

“Qlik is helping customers accelerate business value through data, providing a full range of capabilities to go from raw data to real-time insights and action,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik. “Our company continues to grow profitably, and our strong performance has enabled us to invest in delivering an end-to-end platform that includes data integration, AI-driven insights, and conversational analytics. With our recent acquisition of RoxAI we are providing automated intelligent alerting for real-time decision making as we continue to invest in capabilities that increase data’s value for every organization.”

The report, which Gartner releases annually in February, provides an unbiased evaluation of analytics and business intelligence (ABI) platforms, analyses the market and highlights its biggest trends. This time, an appraisal of the platforms is no longer based on their data visualization capabilities since those are becoming mainstream. Instead, the focus is shifting towards integrated support for enterprise reporting capabilities and augmented analytics.

“Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted data preparation, insight generation, and insight explanation — to augment how business people and analysts explore and analyze data — are fast becoming key sources of competitive differentiation, and therefore core investments, for vendors.” – Gartner, 2020

Gartner lists the following strengths of Qlik:

“Empowering employees with the right information and the confidence to make decisions with it is vital,” said Director of Business Intelligence, Visualization and Reporting at Nationwide Building Society. “Qlik has proven to be fantastic in helping to consolidate disparate data, break down internal silos and drive value. By making data more visible and intuitive, business teams have gained new insights across many processes, increasing efficiency and fostering a data-enabled culture.”

You can download a copy of the full report here.

Happy 2020! DataLabs team celebrated New Year's Eve

2020 is already here, and DataLabs team had a great time welcoming it!

Although the weather wasn’t festive at all, we couldn’t help but feel the holiday spirit. After all, we had put some work in adorning our office and decorating the Christmas tree, so everyone was thoroughly excited when the long-awaited day finally came.

It was a late Friday afternoon when we left the office building and headed to a restaurant. It was a lovely place with a tasteful exterior and a relaxed, cozy ambiance.

First, we were served delicious canapés and an exquisite cheese plate. Next, the salads arrived. There was a beef salad, a seafood salad, and a peculiar grapefruit salad with feta and avocado. We also ordered potato wedges and a tasty grilled meat platter.

After the main course, we decided to take some photos since the restaurant offered a few nice backgrounds.

We even briefly revived our inner child by taking pictures in a vacant children’s room!

While eating dessert, we agreed on going to the central ice rink next. No matter how far from Christmassy the weather can be, the Dnipro’s central ice rink will fill anyone with the festive spirit. Brightly lit with yellow Christmas lights, it’s situated right across the magnificent Christmas tree.

There were lots of people that evening, and the area was buzzing with excitement, laughter, and joy. It was so contagious that even those of us who didn’t know how to skate decided to join in. With some teamwork, we all had fun and learned something new!

The finishing touch to the amazing evening was a nice stroll through the central park, which is exceptionally beautiful around this time of year.

2019 was wonderful, and we can’t wait to see what heights our company will reach in 2020.

Season’s greetings and Happy New Year to everyone!

Logi Analytics received the highest vendor rating for embedded BI according to Dresner

In the recent Embedded BI Market Study by Dresner Advisory Services, Logi Analytics has received the highest rating out of 15 vendors. The study has recognized Logi as number one for the fifth consecutive year.

“While Embedded BI is still eclipsed by marquee BI practices such as reporting and dashboards, it ranks ahead of other widely discussed initiatives such big data, Internet of Things, and social media analysis,” said Jim Ericson, VP and research director at Dresner Advisory Services. “We continue to observe that embedded BI remains on a long-term uptrend and retains high importance in organizations.”

The Dresner study result isn’t the only accolade Logi Analytics has earned this year. In October, Logi was rated as the top embedded BI vendor in The BI Survey 19 from the Business Application Research Center (BARC). Earlier this year, for the fourth time in a row, Logi got a top score for OEM and embedded BI in the Gartner’s 2019 Critical Capabilities for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.

“Most applications are becoming analytic applications, with dashboards, reports, data visualizations, and predictive analytics at their core,” said Steven Schneider, CEO of Logi Analytics. “Logi is proud to help some of the smartest software leaders in the world embed analytics in their applications. Being named the leader for the fifth year in a row by Dresner validates the important work our customers are doing.”

This is the seventh annual Dresner Advisory Services report on Embedded Business Intelligence, and it’s a part of the “Wisdom of Crowds” market survey series.

About Logi Analytics

Logi Analytics is the leading analytics platform focused on embedding analytics in commercial and enterprise applications. Founded in 2000 as LogiXML, the company helped web developers easily embed data into websites. Nowadays, Logi is a powerful platform that gained trust of over 2100 application teams who use it to create more valuable applications, engage users, and differentiate their software products.

The company’s headquarters are in McLean, Virginia, U.S. with offices in the UK and Ireland.

About Dresner Advisory Services

Dresner Advisory Services is an independent advisory firm founded by Howard Dresner, a notable thought leader in the BI sphere and performance management who coined the term “Business Intelligence” in 1989. Over the past 20 years, he has conducted numerous in-depth researches and is an expert in analyzing BI market.

Through the unbiased, non-sponsored, and crowd-sourced Wisdom of Crowds® market research, Dresner Advisory Services provides an alternative perspective on Business Intelligence and related markets.

BARC named Qlik a BI industry leader

The BARC annual report showed that Qlik continues to maintain and gain leadership in many categories.

Each year, BARC experts prepare reports reviewing prominent software. For BI programs users, the analysis of such solutions is the most authoritative and extensive. As before, Qlik solutions have been named one of the best.

Out of 36 products produced by large BI providers, QlikSense is among the leaders in 24 categories and is the front-runner in the other two. Some of these categories include the following:

QlikView takes a leading position in 13 categories and is the number one in the other three. Some of the categories are listed below:

About BARC

BARC (The Business Application Research Center) is an analytical and consulting company that specializes in business applications, specifically, solutions for business analysis, data management, CRM and ERP.

Twenty years of experience in doing researches and creating reports allowed the company to gain deep knowledge of BI software and its suppliers as well as develop the ability to recognize the latest trends in the market.

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