Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

Microsoft Access Loses Salesforce Connector - Here's Your Replacement Plan

Microsoft retired the Access Salesforce connector in October 2025. Here's how to keep your data flowing with the Simba Salesforce ODBC Driver. If you've been using Microsoft Access to connect to Salesforce, you need a new solution. The good news? Simba has been powering Microsoft's Salesforce connectivity under the hood for years. Same proven driver, same reliable performance. The switch is simple: update one connection string and your queries keep running, your reports stay intact, and your stakeholders don't even need to know anything changed.

How to Make Data Work for Agentic AI

For decades, organizations have worked to use data to make better decisions and drive better outcomes. Data has become the lifeblood of the business, and AI now has the power to unlock it in new ways. The paradigm is shifting, from dashboards and visual interfaces to AI driven experiences. But too much data is still stuck in silos, incomplete, and inaccurate. Many analytics workflows remain manual, which slows time to value, limits insight quality, and raises cost.

A New Way to Run Pipeline Analysis #OnTheSpot

Jeffry Cape, our Senior GTM Enablement Manager, asked Spotter: "Look at our early stage pipeline generation performance from the dates of Shark Week in November and share what some of the best practices are". He wasn’t checking campaign stats—he was rewriting his daily workflow. A dashboard might tell you meetings are “up.” Spotter went further—running a hands-free deep dive on our global Shark Week program and surfacing what actually moves the needle on pipeline progression.

From Raw Data to Strategy #OnTheSpot in Under 3 Minutes

"I’ve worked in the analytics industry for 25 years... this thing makes me as powerful as any analyst I’ve ever met." When ThoughtSpot’s Tony Hammond handed a raw dataset to Spotter, our agentic AI analyst, he wasn't just running a demo—he was witnessing a with a complete transformation of the analytics workflow.

Data and AI Trends 2026: Predictions for Agentic AI Production

Agentic AI is moving quickly from experiments to real work. In 2026, it shows up inside the workflows that drive outcomes: decisions, operations, and accountability. In the season 7 premiere of the Data Chief podcast, host Cindi Howson sat down with three leaders who work at the intersection of AI ambition and enterprise execution: Paul Baier (GAI Insights), Jennifer Belissent (Snowflake), and Rory Blundell (Gravitee).

Build vs. Buy: Why Embedded Analytics is the Strategic Choice for Modern Data Leaders

For today’s CTOs and CIOs, the pressure to deliver actionable data insights within your products has never been higher. However, a critical dilemma often stalls your progress toward the business intelligence tools you need for the task: Should your engineering team build a bespoke analytics engine from scratch, or should you integrate a professional embedded solution?