Qlik, a leader in data integration, analytics, and artificial intelligence, is this week holding its flagship customer and partner event, Qlik Connect 2025, in Orlando, Florida, and we will bring you the latest AI channel thinking from the event.
Speakers from the likes of Lenovo and Visa will take part, sharing how their organisations are putting data and AI to work, not in theory, “but in practice, and at scale”.
Qlik’s industry AI Council will also bring updates, in how it is shaping governance, policy, and innovation across sectors. Together, this mix of enterprise practitioners and respected AI authorities will “frame a grounded view”, said Qlik, of what’s working now in AI, and what isn’t.
Despite record AI investment, most enterprises remain stuck in the lab. According to recent IDC research, while 80% plan to deploy agentic AI workflows, only 12% feel ready to support autonomous decision-making at scale. Trust in outputs is eroding amid growing concerns around hallucinations, bias, and regulatory scrutiny.
“And as models become commoditised”, said Qlik, “competitive advantage is shifting, not to those with the most advanced models, but to those who can operationalise AI with speed, integrity, and confidence”.
Dr Michael Bronstein, DeepMind professor of AI at the University of Oxford, and a member of the AI Council, said: “Data is the lifeblood of AI systems, and not only do we need new data sources that are designed specifically with AI models in mind, but we need to make sure that we can trust the data that any AI platform is built on.”
“There’s no shortage of AI noise in the market. What’s missing is a sharper focus on how AI is actually being implemented, and where it’s delivering measurable results,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik.
“Companies are losing ground because they haven’t embedded trusted AI into the fabric of their operations. Qlik Connect will cut through the noise and showcase the organisations leveraging AI to turn data into better decisions, at scale, in production.”
Analytics update
On the eve of the show, Qlik announced an expanded set of capabilities “coming soon” in its Qlik Cloud Analytics solution, equipping enterprises with tools to detect anomalies, forecast complex trends, prepare data faster, and take immediate action through embedded decision workflows.
With these planned launches, Qlik will be introducing a new layer of intelligence across its platform, one that doesn’t just report what’s happening, but “anticipates what’s next” and enables action “in the moment”. The new discovery agent, multivariate time series forecasting, write table, and table recipe features work in concert to solve a singular problem: how to move from fragmented insight to seamless execution, at scale.
These launches, along with the renaming of Qlik AutoML to Qlik Predict and Qlik Application Automation to Qlik Automate, reflect a broader shift towards more intuitive, outcome-driven experiences across the Qlik platform.
Each capability targets a critical enterprise bottleneck, from delayed awareness to inaccurate forecasting, and data prep bottlenecks to disconnected workflows - delivering a “cohesive solution” that closes the gap between data and decisions, it is promised.
“We’ve spent too much time reacting to what already happened, and not enough time getting ahead of what’s next,” said Olga Garagonich, lead manager, data visualisation, BT Group. “With these new capabilities in Qlik, we’ll be able to catch issues earlier, forecast more accurately, and take action, all without disconnected workflows or delays. That’s a game-changer for how we operate.”
General availability of the new features will begin rolling out in phases starting this summer.
Partners
The vendor is also keen to stress that the channel is key to AI and analytics success.
“Our partners are the engine behind turning AI potential into measurable outcomes for our customers,” said David Zember, senior vice president, worldwide channels and alliances at Qlik. “Over the past year, their innovation and expertise accelerated hundreds of customer journeys from AI experimentation to real-world execution. As we enter the next phase of growth, we're committed to scaling these successes together, ensuring every customer can rapidly turn trusted data into decisive action and lasting competitive advantage.”
Leading Qlik partners, who won awards on show eve, include Stretch Qonnect, Passerelle, Tata Consultancy Services, Databricks, Accenture, Amazon Web Services, rockITdata, Artha Solutions, Carahsoft, e2open, Capital Data Analytics, Deloitte Consulting, Snowflake, HeyData, EASYNEO, SP Data, Whoz, Horsa Insight, Cognizant, exponentia.ai, Micropinnacle Technology Corporation, ST Engineering, NTT DATA, and a number of others.
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