by Angela Guess

A new press release reports, “Continuum Analytics, the creator and driving force behind Anaconda, the leading Open Data Science platform powered by Python, today announced the release of Anaconda Fusion, an Open Data Science integration for Microsoft Excel®. Anaconda Fusion combines Anaconda Enterprise with Microsoft Excel, empowering business analysts to collaborate effectively with data scientists and providing access to a wide range of predictive analytics in Python, without leaving Excel. ‘Excel has been the cornerstone of the business analyst toolkit for years, but when it comes to advanced analytics and Big Data, it can be limiting,’ said Peter Wang, CTO & co-founder of Continuum Analytics. ‘By combining Excel with the power and flexibility of Python-powered Open Data Science, Anaconda Fusion puts powerful new capabilities in the hands of business analysts making it easier than ever to communicate and collaborate with data science teams effectively’.”

The release goes on, “With the introduction of Anaconda Fusion, users can leverage the power, flexibility and transparency of Python for data science using the Excel environment they are already comfortable with. There are zero programming skills required with Anaconda Fusion as functions, parameters and documentation created by data scientists are shown through an easy-to-use interface. Contextually-relevant and interactive visualizations generated from Python notebooks are easily embedded into spreadsheets, giving business analysts the ability to make sense of, manipulate and easily interpret data and predictions. This enables functionality far beyond Excel and simplifies collaboration between business analysts and data scientists.”

Read more at Business Wire.

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