The data integration and analytics space is undergoing a significant evolution, making the recent QlikWorld event in Las Vegas a timely opportunity to hear from industry experts and companies about where they see the industry headed next.Enterprises are shifting from an application-centric model — that is, having data locked within an app — to one where the business logic and metadata will reside on top of the data, according to theCUBE industry analyst Dave Vellante.“That’s what data-first means to me. And that’s a brave new world,” he said. “I have no doubt that a company like [QlikTech] … is going to get there. Some things have to be invented

The future of data and how we use it is no longer in the future -- it's here. Data integration is more complex than ever, with innovative, evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence and ma