TheCUBE’s John Furrier and Bob Laliberte are on the ground at Qlik Connect 2025 delivering the keynote analysis. From the main stage to breakout insights, this keynote breakdown captures Qlik’s sharpened focus on execution and its expanding footprint in generative AI.
Furrier and Laliberte explore how Qlik is “doing data differently,” spotlighting its integration of predictive analytics with generative AI. The conversation zeroes in on Qlik’s ambition to make data not just accessible, but actionable, helping customers move beyond dashboards into decision intelligence that actually drives value across the business landscape.
One standout announcement is Qlik’s Open Lakehouse on the Talend Cloud, which Laliberte sees as a leap forward in real-time, AI-driven analytics. With improved cloud-native capabilities and streamlined access to structured and unstructured data, the platform promises to transform how organizations make decisions — faster, smarter and more aligned with real-world needs.
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TheCUBE’s John Furrier and Bob Laliberte are on the ground at Qlik Connect 2025 delivering the keynote analysis. From the main stage to breakout insights, this keynote breakdown captures Qlik’s sharpened focus on execution and its expanding footprint in generative AI.
Furrier and Laliberte explore how Qlik is “doing data differently,” spotlighting its integration of predictive analytics with generative AI. The conversation zeroes in on Qlik’s ambition to make data not just accessible, but actionable, helping customers move beyond dashboards into decision intelligence that actually drives value across the business landscape.
One standout announcement is Qlik’s Open Lakehouse on the Talend Cloud, which Laliberte sees as a leap forward in real-time, AI-driven analytics. With improved cloud-native capabilities and streamlined access to structured and unstructured data, the platform promises to transform how organizations make decisions — faster, smarter and more aligned with real-world needs.
Join Mike Potter, Chief Technology Officer of Qlik, and Kristen Nicole Martin, Director of Content Operations at SiliconANGLE and theCUBE, as they explore the highlights of Qlik Connect 2025 in Florida. This event brings together experts and enthusiasts to discuss the latest advancements in data analytics and artificial intelligence, also known as AI.
In this engaging discussion, Potter shares insights into Qlik's latest initiatives, including their AI strategy and support for the Open Data Lakehouse with Iceberg. Hosted by theCUBE, this session prov...Read more
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>> Hello, Cube fam. This is Kristen Nicole Martin, and we are in Florida for Qlik Connect 2025. I've got a VIP here, the CTO of Qlik, Mike Potter is going to tell us about the vibe here and some of the big news from this morning's keynotes and what's on the horizon.
Mike Potter
>> Well, I think the vibe's been quite exciting. The reaction to all the new stuff we talked about today was really, really positive and really is great to get us excited about what we've done. Two big initiatives, really. One around continuing to drive our AI strategy through Qlik Answers and second is basically the Open Data Lakehouse with Iceberg support. And so both of those things are just continued demonstrations of our ability to advance the roadmap and bring continuous value to our customers.
Kristen Martin
>> And speaking of the customers, I mean, they are really great. It's a great crowd. The show floor is packed, the energy is tangible. What are some of the great stories that you're hearing on the show floor today, in the hallway?
Mike Potter
>> Well, it's funny. What I love about this conference is that I can barely walk down the hallway without someone pulling me aside and telling me how excited they are about what we've done for them in the past and how they've turned it into a reality and how it's actually helped them and their users. But more importantly, it's really about them giving feedback on what they saw today. And so it's a great way to every year sync up and have those real conversations and get real feedback in real time.
Kristen Martin
>> Absolutely. And so growing from the feedback and building out the platform, I know that you just referenced that and some of the news from this morning, it's really also about guiding the customers and leveraging the breadth and flexibility of that platform. Tell us a little bit about that.
Mike Potter
>> Well, so one of our greatest assets really is what we built in the platform ranging from our cloud native architecture that's capable of scaling and supporting customers across a variety of enterprise class workloads to really driving the flexibility and being able to simplify the world for the customer. So for example, when you look at Qlik Answers, you don't have to spend a lot of time worrying about what the backend is of that. You can let us help you do that through our platform and our AI platform support. The other thing we do is we take a lot of the rote tasks out of the equation. So really what you're focusing on is driving the customer value rather than getting bogged down in a lot of programming and a lot of low level stuff.
Kristen Martin
>> And we've seen some great demos of just that, how the interfaces are really designed to make it user-friendly and engaging, and certainly that flexibility in the platform is helping to address some of the things that the entire industry is dealing with right now, right? Trying to grow the adoption of things like AI in the enterprise. How are you really hoping to continue to drive that forward?
Mike Potter
>> Well, I think one of the biggest challenges because things are moving so fast, particularly around GenAI and where AI is going, is that if you blink, technologies change underneath. And so a lot of companies are finding their time chasing the advancements, whereas what we wanted to be able to do is really focus on the use cases that solve problems for customers, make the right technology choices for that, and then implement them so that they work and they're actually... They scale and they meet the need. And at the same time keeping an eye on what the trends are so that we're ready for the next leap. It's a very busy and complicated thing to keep on top of.
Kristen Martin
>> I can imagine. And getting to be here with all the customers and the great community here. Are there any trends that you're noticing at the show today?
Mike Potter
>> Any trends? That's a great question. I think just the level of buzz around what's possible, both with our data integration capabilities as well as being able to create AI ready data, bringing those two worlds together, I think is a conversation that people can have now. I think a lot of times with a lot of approaches that other vendors take, you have to pick one or the other.
Kristen Martin
>> And before I let you go, I would love to hear anything that you can hint at for what we can expect, what cool things can we expect into 2025 and on the next year?
Mike Potter
>> I think it's just... Just watch this space when it comes to the integration of structured and unstructured data. Watch this space in terms of being able to integrate answers into workflows, into bringing it ubiquitously to end users. I think the biggest advancement that we're making is that we're not making AI a problem for specialists, we're making it something that just enables everybody. And I think for us, that's the exciting place to go. And by leveraging our analytic capabilities and our Qlik engine, I think we have a real opportunity to distinguish ourselves because we have this foundation that is so strong, and then being able to embrace these new use cases, I think will just set us up for the future.
Kristen Martin
>> Well, thank you, Mike, so much for your time today and for sharing all the good energy that's happening here. And to all the viewers out there, make sure you check it out all on demand at thecube.net.
Kristen Martin