Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of December 12, 2025.
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Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of December 12, 2025
Dremio Survey: Agentic Analytics and AI-Driven Decision Making Are Top Priorities for 2026
Dremio’s 2026 State of the Data Lakehouse & AI report finds that 65% of organizations rank agentic analytics and AI-driven decision-making as top priorities for 2026, with 51% citing productivity and faster innovation as the main reasons to adopt AI. Yet 70% say siloed data and weak governance remain the biggest obstacles, driving a move toward open lakehouse architectures as the foundation for enterprise-wide agentic AI.
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