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

Business analytics companies such as QlikTech International AB are currently engaged in an extensive dialogue with customers around data modernization.It is a conversation about old versus new and