Qlik x Notitia Meet Up May 2025: What’s Next in Cloud Analytics and AI?

At the May Notitia x Qlik Melbourne Meetup, attendees got a first look at what’s coming next from Qlik — direct from the Qlik Connect 2025 global stage — and heard real-world examples from HSK Ward Group and Foodbank Victoria, showcasing how embedded analytics and cloud transformation are delivering measurable impact for Australian organisations.

Embedded analytics in action: HSK Ward Group

We also heard from HSK Ward Group — the Australian-owned business behind McKenzie’s Foods and FTA Food Solutions.

HSK's Ludo Rosas shared how the team is using embedded analytics within their existing systems to support faster, more informed decision-making across the business.

By integrating Qlik visualisations directly into their CRM environment, HSK Ward is enabling staff to access relevant insights in the flow of work — without switching between tools or systems.

This approach supports more timely and practical use of data, reinforcing Qlik’s direction toward embedded, real-time analytics that empower day-to-day operations.
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Real-World Impact: Foodbank Victoria wins Global Tech Award

One of the most powerful data transformation examples came just days before our May meetup, when Foodbank Victoria became the first Australian organisation to receive a Qlik Global Transformation Award.

Recognised on the world stage for their data-driven approach to food relief, Foodbank Victoria cut food cost per kilogram by 15% — helping them deliver more meals, more efficiently, to those who need it most.

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Working with Notitia, the team modernised their analytics environment with Qlik Cloud Analytics, building interactive dashboards and tools that match food supply with live demand across Victoria. It’s a clear example of what’s possible when you combine cloud-native analytics, embedded insights, and a human-centred strategy.

“We’ve significantly improved how we get the right food to the right areas using data-driven decision making – and we are now doing it at a lower cost.”
— Kennie Greagen, Applied Research and Innovation Manager, Foodbank Victoria

What's next for Qlik: Product update

These product announcements signal major shifts in how analytics, AI and data integration will work together in the cloud.

From no-code predictive modelling to agentic AI and Open Lakehouse, Qlik is rolling out an ambitious roadmap. The focus is on helping organisations unlock better decisions, faster action, and real-time insights at scale. Here’s a breakdown of the announcements and what they mean for Australian organisations — especially if you’re already using Qlik Cloud Analytics or considering a move.
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1. Agentic AI in Qlik Cloud Analytics

Qlik is building what it calls an “agentic” AI-powered platform — a shift from dashboards and self-service to embedded, intelligent agents that monitor, predict, act, and assist in real time.

Think less about creating reports — and more about setting up automated assistants that:

• Watch your data continuously for anomalies and trends
• Send personalised insights to users (not just execs)
• Trigger workflows and actions across your systems

Coming in 2025, here’s what’s in the Qlik Cloud AI line-up:

• Predictive Agents: Forecasts delivered directly into dashboards
• Discovery Agents: Real-time digests of anomalies and trends
• Automation Agents: Trigger actions in your business systems

Data Integration Agents: Clean and optimise data for AI workflows

• Unstructured Data Agents: RAG-powered insights from text, PDFs and more
• Analytics Agents: Faster queries, less warehouse strain
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2. Qlik Predict: No-Code Machine Learning, Now Built In

Qlik Predict brings practical machine learning into reach for analytics teams — without requiring a data science degree. This new no-code tool automatically:

Suggests optimal models

• Highlights key features, correlations and outliers
• Checks for data quality issues like imbalance or target leakage
• Lets users explore predictions with explainability built in (via SHAP)

With embedded dashboards, teams can compare models, test scenarios, and track performance — all governed within Qlik Cloud.

What stands out is the full MLOps lifecycle:

Train, deploy, monitor and retrain models in a secure, serverless environment, with full governance and approval workflows.

Use cases are already emerging across:

• Inventory forecasting
• Product demand predictions
• Customer churn and engagement modelling

3. Table Recipe: Visual, Spreadsheet-Style Data Prep

For those needing quick, table-based data prep (without the full ETL stack), Qlik’s new Table Recipe feature brings a simple, interactive experience into Qlik Cloud.

• No-code, visual editor
• Fast feedback loop for cleaning and transforming data
• Ideal for single-table tasks and rapid testing

This is a win for business users and analysts who want more control — without needing to touch SQL or scripts.

4. Qlik Open Lakehouse: A New Era in Data Integration

Another major launch is Qlik Open Lakehouse — coming to Qlik Talend Cloud in July 2025. This brings fully managed ingestion, transformation and optimisation of Iceberg-based lakehouses into Qlik’s unified platform.

Key benefits:

• 50%+ cost reduction from storage and compute efficiencies
• 5x faster query performance with adaptive optimisation
• Real-time ingestion from hundreds of sources, including streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
• Governance-ready with full data quality, transformation and cataloguing features

This is ideal for large-scale organisations looking to consolidate warehousing, improve performance, or modernise legacy data pipelines — without adding new vendors or moving data into proprietary systems.

5. Generative AI: Self-Service Assistants, Ready to Deploy

Qlik also introduced Qlik Answers, a plug-and-play natural language interface that combines:

• Structured data analysis
• Unstructured document search
• Triggered automations

Set to launch in 2025, it aims to make smart assistants accessible across business roles, helping teams find information, spot opportunities, and act faster — without relying on analysts or IT.

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Why this matters for Australian business

These updates signal a continued focus on governed AI, real-time analytics, and business-user empowerment — all areas where Notitia is already supporting clients across health, government, infrastructure, and FMCG.

Whether you're navigating Power BI cost increases, planning a cloud migration, or struggling with low dashboard adoption — Qlik’s roadmap provides future-ready solutions. And Notitia can help you implement them in a way that delivers real outcomes.

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Want to see it in action?

We’re already working with clients to explore the potential of Qlik Predict, Generative AI assistants, and Open Lakehouse. If you're ready to future-proof your data environment, we’d love to chat.

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Get in touch with Notitia to learn how we can help you plan, pilot and scale your next analytics upgrade.

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