The hottest big data tools in 2025 include Amazon Aurora DSQL, Snowflake Intelligence, and the Databricks Lakebase.

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

Overview Cloud analytics platforms in 2025 are AI-native, enabling faster insights through automation, natural language ...

The rise of machine learning and automation, coupled with an increased availability of data, has led to a renaissance in data analytics. Bloomberg’s rapidly growing Data Services Engineering team is ...

Microsoft launched its Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL services to general availability (GA) in 2018. When those services began their preview the year before, the notion that Microsoft itself ...

SMBs was just beginning. As a pioneer in the SaaS industry, Salesforce provided businesses with a platform that constantly monitored and recorded employee actions and tracked KPIs. The vast amount of ...

Overview: Data science certifications help build practical skills needed across industries in 2026.Courses now focus more on real projects and workplace-ready l ...

The Program for Data Analytics at Kellogg (PDAK) prepares managers to confidently harness the possibilities of data analytics and translate them into tangible business value. We partner with companies ...

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