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Get ready for this week’s latest BI trends, strategies, and insights to fuel your data-driven success!

📊 Trending Now: The Future of Data Visualization

✦ Harness the Power of Dataflow: 5 solution guides for common Dataflow use cases.

✦ Master Data Governance: Simplify governance with AWS Lake Formation & IAM Identity Center.

✦ Data Science Best Practices: Implement governance techniques in your data pipelines.

✦ Alteryx for All: How Alteryx makes data analytics accessible to everyone.

🔄 Real-World Transformations: Data in Action

✦ BigQuery Gets Smarter: Vector search goes GA – here’s what it means for you.

✦ TimeGPT Takes the Lead: Forecast stock markets with cutting-edge TimeGPT.

✦ Inside Transformers: Visualize model internals with Hugging Face.

✦ Marketing Mastery: Python-powered Marketing Mix Modeling.

⚡ BI Hacks for Instant Wins

✦ Gemini in Looker: Supercharge LookML & visualizations with AI assistance.

✦ Google Workspace Insights: The Analytics Block now in Looker Marketplace.

✦ AI Chatbots Made Easy: Build one with message history using LangChain & SQL.

✦ Marketing Automation: 4 ways marketing leaders succeed with Alteryx AI.

🎤 Expert Insights: Voices of BI Leaders

✦ Generative AI Power: Fuel your data with AI for game-changing insights.

✦ Azure Data Studio Tips: Master the Import Extension for streamlined data workflows.

✦ Code Upgrade: Convert old running total code to efficient window functions.

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