Weekly Roundup of Real-Time Analytics Developments Ending May 17

Qlik Unveils Open Lakehouse and AI Agents at Connect 2025

Qlik announced several innovations at its Qlik Connect 2025 conference, including:

Qlik Open Lakehouse: A fully managed Apache Iceberg solution integrated into Qlik Talend Cloud, enabling real-time ingestion and multi-engine interoperability. Available in private preview now, with general release slated for July.
Agentic Experience: A conversational AI interface for enterprise users to interact with data using specialized AI agents.
Enhanced Qlik Cloud Analytics capabilities for anomaly detection, trend forecasting, and embedded decision workflows.

Industry Updates

Aerospike

Aerospike launched a Terraform blueprint for deploying Database 8 on Amazon EKS in under 30 minutes, simplifying production-grade setups.

Alation

Alation introduced its Data Products Builder Agent, an AI tool to transform raw data into reusable, AI-ready assets.

Alteryx

Alteryx launched Alteryx One, a unified analytics suite with live query support for Databricks and Snowflake, plus an AI Control Center for governance.

Anaconda

Anaconda released its AI Platform, combining secure Python distribution with governance for enterprise AI development.

Automation Anywhere

Expanded its Agentic Process Automation (APA) system with a Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and new AI agents for dynamic workflow execution.

Boomi

Boomi announced Agentstudio (now GA), Amazon Q Business integration, and support for Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Celonis

Celonis updated its Process Intelligence Platform with enhanced AI agent capabilities and orchestration tools.

CIQ

CIQ previewed Rocky Linux for AI (RLC-AI), an OS optimized for AI workloads with kernel-level tuning.

Coupa

Coupa debuted a multi-agent AI portfolio (e.g., Navi Analytics Agent) and acquired Cirtuo for supplier strategy lifecycle management.

GridGain

GridGain released Platform 9.1, enabling real-time hybrid transactional/analytical processing for AI and RAG applications.

Partnerships & Acquisitions

Databricks plans to acquire Neon (serverless Postgres) to enhance AI agent development.
H2O.ai achieved FedRAMP "In Process" status for its AI Cloud at the High Impact Level.
Hexaware and InterVision earned AWS competencies in Data/Analytics and GenAI, respectively.
Kore.ai signed a strategic collaboration with AWS, integrating its AI platform with Amazon Bedrock and Connect.
Monda acquired Amplify Data to streamline data product delivery.