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We all know Silicon Valley is the mecca of technology and, of course, this applies too,for the business intelligence (BI) and analytics market, as it concentrates many of its vendors. Still, it is not hard to realize that around the world we can find tech companies developing innovative technology and software in many areas of the data management space, both already consolidated companies and vibrant startups looking to disrupt the market. While for many people it’s not a surprise the relevant role some Canadian companies have played in the evolution of the business intelligence (BI) and analytics market, for some, it is still unclear which companies in Canada are setting a mark for the evolution of local Canadian data management technology. Just as brief sample, we can mention these honorable mentions of Canadian companies who played a key role in the evolution of BI, including: Former Ottawa-based software company Cognos , a fundamental player in the BI enterprise perform...

Many things have been said and done in the realm of analytics, but visualizations remain as the forefront of the data analysis process, where intuition and correct interpretation can help us make sense of data. As an increasing number of tools emerge, current visualizations are far more than mere pictures in a screen, allowing for movement, exploration and interaction. One of this tools is D3 , an open-source Javascript data visualization library. D3 is perhaps the most popular tool to develop rich and interactive data visualizations, used by small and large companies such as Google and the New York Times. With the next Open Data Science Conference in Boston coming soon, we had the opportunityto talk with DataRobot’s and ODSC speaker Morgane Ciot about her workshop session: “ Intro to 3D ”, the state of data visualization and her very own perspectives around the analytics market. Morgane Ciot is a data visualization engineer at DataRobot , where she specializes in creating...