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Ocient Launches OcientGeo™ to Power More Geospatial Use Cases with Accelerated Insights and Cost-Effective Machine Learning

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Geospatial workloads power some of the world’s most critical data applications like climate risk analysis and energy use cases, yet interoperability, cost, and real-time analysis limit their effectiveness and efficiency at scale.

Key Points: 
  • Geospatial workloads power some of the world’s most critical data applications like climate risk analysis and energy use cases, yet interoperability, cost, and real-time analysis limit their effectiveness and efficiency at scale.
  • “The ability to collect geospatial data has long outpaced an ability to analyze it quickly and cost effectively.
  • OcientGeo’s support for complex column types ensures users can generate previously infeasible insights and intelligence from geospatial data at scale.
  • “We’ve seen Ocient drive previously infeasible outcomes with large-scale geospatial data sets, and the release of OcientGeo promises to unlock even more ways to drive next generation outcomes.”

Nucleus Research Releases 2023 Embedded Analytics Technology Value Matrix

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

“The embedded analytics market has grown as organizations look to drive analytics adoption among internal departments with dashboards, visualizations, and KPIs embedded in the applications they already use,” said Senior Analyst Alexander Wurm .

Key Points: 
  • “The embedded analytics market has grown as organizations look to drive analytics adoption among internal departments with dashboards, visualizations, and KPIs embedded in the applications they already use,” said Senior Analyst Alexander Wurm .
  • The Experts in this year’s Value Matrix are organizations that deliver value to customers with complex use cases through deep functionality and industry-specific capabilities.
  • Facilitators in this year’s Value Matrix deliver value through greater ease of use and quick implementation.
  • To download the full 2023 Embedded Analytics Technology Value Matrix, click here .

Metabase Q Joins World Economic Forum Global Innovators Community

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Metabase Q, a leading all-in-one cybersecurity solution, today announced it has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Innovators Community .

Key Points: 
  • Metabase Q, a leading all-in-one cybersecurity solution, today announced it has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Innovators Community .
  • The World Economic Forum provides the Global Innovators Community with a platform to engage with public- and private-sector leaders.
  • “We are pleased to have Metabase Q join the Global Innovators Community, and we look forward to the team’s contributions to the Centre of Cybersecurity,” said Verene Kuhn, Global Innovators Community Head, World Economic Forum.
  • “Joining the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community underscores our commitment at Metabase Q to fostering a united, global defense against these digital adversaries.

MotherDuck Raises $52.5 Million Series B Funding as DuckDB Adoption Soars

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

SEATTLE, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MotherDuck, builder of a serverless, easy to use data analytics platform based on open source database DuckDB, today announced a $52.5 million round of funding. Led by Felicis, the round puts MotherDuck at a $400M post-money valuation and brings their total funding to date to $100M. New and existing investors like a16z, Madrona, Amplify Partners, Altimeter, Redpoint, Zero Prime, and more participated in the round as well. Felicis General Partner Viviana Faga will join MotherDuck's Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • Led by Felicis, the round puts MotherDuck at a $400M post-money valuation and brings their total funding to date to $100M.
  • Anyone who wants to start leveraging the power of DuckDB at scale immediately can sign up at motherduck.com .
  • A data lake query engine: MotherDuck uses DuckDB to query your data where it sits as parquet, iceberg, or CSV files.
  • MotherDuck's funding announcement and product updates come as DuckDB prepares for its latest release, 0.9.0, which will also be available to MotherDuck users.

Metabase Q Announces Series A Funding Investment to Make Cybersecurity Accessible, Understandable, and Manageable for Businesses in Latin America

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

“The demand for Metabase Q’s platform is evident in customer validation and an impressive 403% quarter-over-quarter growth in new bookings, demonstrating that Metabase Q’s approach to cybersecurity is the future of the industry,” said Mauricio Benavides, Co-founder and CEO of Metabase Q.

Key Points: 
  • “The demand for Metabase Q’s platform is evident in customer validation and an impressive 403% quarter-over-quarter growth in new bookings, demonstrating that Metabase Q’s approach to cybersecurity is the future of the industry,” said Mauricio Benavides, Co-founder and CEO of Metabase Q.
  • “In a world inundated with cybersecurity technologies, Metabase Q stands apart.
  • We started our journey with a clear mission: to make cybersecurity accessible, understandable, and manageable, especially for businesses in the Latin American market.
  • Today, while we continue to serve this region, we have expanded our reach to support global companies from our headquarters in San Francisco, California.

OFFSITE LAUNCHES "AIRBNB FOR TEAM RETREATS" TO RECONNECT REMOTE AND HYBRID COMPANIES

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Since launching about two years ago, Offsite has planned hundreds of team retreats, saving clients over $1,000,000.

Key Points: 
  • Since launching about two years ago, Offsite has planned hundreds of team retreats, saving clients over $1,000,000.
  • Within 24-48 hours, users will then receive proposals from their chosen venues with an average discount of 20%, simplifying the end-to-end offsite planning experience for companies planning team retreats and hotel vendors alike.
  • Offsite has saved their clients over $1,000,000 to-date on offsite venues and other budget items around team retreat planning, a figure they anticipate will grow exponentially with the launch of their marketplace.
  • "Offsites and team retreats are an increasingly crucial part of every company's strategy around increasing employee engagement, retention, and alignment," said Jared Kleinert, Founder and CEO of Offsite.

Offsite Raises $3 Million To Reconnect Remote and Hybrid Companies Through In-Person Experiences

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Offsite, the marketplace and tech-enabled services provider saving time, money, and stress for remote and hybrid companies planning team retreats, today announced it has raised $3 million to help create more connected workforces through in-person experiences.

Key Points: 
  • Offsites and team retreats are an exploding niche in a corporate travel market expected to surpass $500 billion by 2030.
  • Demand for venues that can host all-hands meetings, department-level meetings, executive team retreats, sales kickoffs, and other types of "offsites" continues to rise.
  • Offsite is uniquely positioned to serve a wide range of organizers who plan company events with their mix of end-to-end service and software.
  • As those dollars shift, we believe Offsite is well positioned to build a very big business providing world class experiences for these companies."

Select Star Announces New Partnership with Databricks Supporting Unity Catalog

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Monday, June 26, 2023

Select Star , the automated data discovery and governance platform, has announced an official partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, along with integration with Databricks Unity Catalog.

Key Points: 
  • Select Star , the automated data discovery and governance platform, has announced an official partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, along with integration with Databricks Unity Catalog.
  • “Customers of Select Star and Databricks will see an instant value of data discovery insights to their cloud data lakehouse with this new integration with Databricks.”
    Databricks and Select Star provide a powerful solution for automated data discovery on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
  • Select Star integrates with Databricks Unity Catalog to uncover deep contextual insights in data models like table and column dependencies and data entity relationships.
  • Databricks Unity Catalog support for Select Star is available today.

Starburst Launches Partner Connect to Streamline Integrations with Starburst Galaxy

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

BOSTON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today announced Partner Connect, a new partner portal that brings key partner connections to the forefront of the Starburst Galaxy user experience. With simplified, streamlined integrations, Starburst is making it even easier for customers to discover, govern, and analyze the data in and around a data lake.

Key Points: 
  • "With the new Partner Connect portal, we're reinforcing that interoperability in Starburst Galaxy by bringing key partner connections to the forefront of the user experience, enabling our partners and customers to move quickly and easily leverage their existing BI tools with Starburst Galaxy."
  • Several key partners were instrumental in the development of this initial release of Partner Connect, and will power a more accessible, intuitive experience for Galaxy users.
  • We can't wait to see how Partner Connect in Starburst Galaxy gives data teams a big boost in tackling these challenges."
  • To learn more about Starburst including its offerings, integrations and Partner Connect, please visit our website: www.starburst.io/ .

Starburst Launches Partner Connect to Streamline Integrations with Starburst Galaxy

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

BOSTON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today announced Partner Connect, a new partner portal that brings key partner connections to the forefront of the Starburst Galaxy user experience. With simplified, streamlined integrations, Starburst is making it even easier for customers to discover, govern, and analyze the data in and around a data lake.

Key Points: 
  • "With the new Partner Connect portal, we're reinforcing that interoperability in Starburst Galaxy by bringing key partner connections to the forefront of the user experience, enabling our partners and customers to move quickly and easily leverage their existing BI tools with Starburst Galaxy."
  • Several key partners were instrumental in the development of this initial release of Partner Connect, and will power a more accessible, intuitive experience for Galaxy users.
  • We can't wait to see how Partner Connect in Starburst Galaxy gives data teams a big boost in tackling these challenges."
  • To learn more about Starburst including its offerings, integrations and Partner Connect, please visit our website: www.starburst.io/ .