Webinar: How B2B Teams Are Cutting Paid Ad Waste (Without Losing Pipeline)

Feb 2, 2026 By Databox: Modern BI Software In Databox
Paid ads are getting more expensive — and less effective. But the teams winning in 2026 aren’t spending more. They’re changing how they measure and run paid. In this webinar, Devin Littlefield (CEO, Market Vantage) breaks down how B2B teams are cutting wasted ad spend without sacrificing pipeline — even as CPCs rise and lead quality drops.
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The Agentic Analytics Leap: How AI Agents Are Upgrading Your BI Team

Feb 1, 2026 By Ziga Potocnik In Databox
Your data team is drowning. They spend 80% of their time on repetitive reporting and only 20% on strategic analysis. You hired them to be analysts, but they’re stuck being report builders. Every Monday morning is the same: pull the numbers, update the spreadsheet, format the email, send it out. Rinse and repeat.
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Conversational Analytics: How to Actually Talk to Your Data (And Why It Finally Works)

Jan 31, 2026 By Alexander B. Pavlinek In Databox
I spent years building dashboards that nobody used. Not because they were bad dashboards—they were actually pretty good. Clean visualizations, real-time data, all the metrics leadership said they wanted. But here’s what I learned: the problem was never the dashboard. The problem was that dashboards are a one-way conversation. You look at them. They don’t talk back.
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Chat with Your Data: The Official Databox MCP

Jan 31, 2026 By Databox: Modern BI Software In Databox
We are thrilled to launch the official Databox MCP (Model Context Protocol). This open standard server bridges the gap between your business data and your favorite AI tools, turning general-purpose LLMs into specialized data analysts that know your business data. Stop manually exporting CSVs or taking screenshots of dashboards. With Databox MCP, you can connect 130+ data sources (Google Analytics, HubSpot, Salesforce, Stripe, and more) directly to tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and n8n.
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How an AI Assistant Can Work With Your Business Data with MCPs

Jan 30, 2026 By Alexander B. Pavlinek In Databox
And instead of getting a generic answer or being told to check your dashboard, the AI pulls the exact numbers from your company’s data and gives you a real answer in seconds. This is no longer science fiction. A new technology called MCP (Model Context Protocol) makes this possible. It’s a standardized way for AI tools to securely connect to your business intelligence and analytics platforms and actually work with your real data.
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How to Replace Your Retired Microsoft Access Salesforce Connector

Jan 30, 2026 By InsightSoftware In InsightSoftware
Microsoft officially retired the built-in Salesforce ODBC connector in Access on October 28, 2025 for Microsoft 365 monthly versions and November 11 for semi-annual and perpetual licenses. Teams that relied on Access for quick Salesforce data pulls, lightweight reports, and dashboard connections suddenly found their Microsoft Access Salesforce connection not working. Here, we discuss what happened, who’s affected, and how to get your data flowing again with minimal disruption.
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What is Headless BI? A Guide for Leaders Who Need Answers, Not Just Dashboards

Jan 30, 2026 By Ziga Potocnik In Databox
You have more data than ever, but getting a simple answer feels impossible. Your data lives in dashboards you can’t question and reports that are outdated the moment they’re published. You’re paying for analytics tools that most of your team never touches. And when you actually need an answer – in a meeting, on a call, right now – you’re told to wait for someone to pull a report.
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