March 2022 Summaries

Hex, a company focused on making analytics more collaborative and shareable, has developed an improved app layout engine for its App Builder. The new engine combines the flexibility of Canvas's drag-and-drop feature with the auto-generated layout of Story mode, addressing user pain points in previous versions. Through extensive user research and prototyping, Hex determined that a grid-backed layout would best serve users' needs for both narrative and dashboard app types. The new App Builder is now the default experience for Hex users, offering improved flexibility and usability.

Data teams are struggling to make a significant impact despite advancements in data stacks and tools. The main issue lies in the fact that knowledge generated from data isn't effectively shared, discovered, or referenced within organizations. Hex is working on this problem by creating a collaborative analytics workspace that allows users to explore, share, and build upon their findings, ultimately transforming data into valuable knowledge for better decision-making.

Hex, a data collaboration platform, has raised $52 million in Series B funding led by a16z, with participation from Snowflake, Databricks, and existing investors Amplify Partners and Redpoint. The company aims to help data teams create knowledge that informs better decisions by enabling exploration, collaboration, and sharing of insights. Hex's platform allows users to ask and answer questions using various languages like SQL, Python, or R, while also offering real-time multiplayer, comments, and versioning features for teamwork. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of new capabilities and partnerships with data storage and compute leaders.

Hex, a data workspace company, has announced its partnership with Databricks, creators of Spark and pioneers of the Data Lakehouse Platform concept. This integration allows users to connect to Databricks in their Hex projects easily and utilize features like SQL, Python, and R together for querying and interacting with data. The partnership aims to power the next generation of analytics workflows by enabling more sophisticated data workflows in Hex.