BI market consolidation highlights emerging trends: Data analytics is more engrained in daily workflows, connects with more SaaS platforms and runs on more modern infrastructure.

When Nick Caldwell joined Looker as chief product officer in October, he found a business intelligence and data infrastructure built on the premise of increased data warehouse and cloud computing adoption over time. In June, Google Cloud announced its intent to acquire Looker. Following regulatory approval, its service will roll into Google Cloud’s infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform as near-universal adoption of the cloud leads to more data-driven industries.

Source: ciodive.com
Author: Roberto Torres