Qlik has announced its acquisition of Upsolver, a provider of real-time data streaming and Apache Iceberg optimization services. This strategic move enhances Qlik’s capability to provide comprehensive, open, and scalable solutions, unifying data integration, analytics, and AI within a single platform. By merging Upsolver’s real-time Iceberg ingestion and adaptive optimization with Qlik’s end-to-end data platform, organizations can access data more rapidly, optimize their data estates, reduce costs, and unlock AI-driven insights.

“With Upsolver’s real-time streaming capabilities and advanced Iceberg optimization, we’re building on Qlik’s proven enterprise solutions to drive even greater value for our customers,” said James Fisher, Chief Strategy Officer at Qlik. “We’re also excited to welcome Upsolver’s team of experts to Qlik, further strengthening our commitment to providing open, scalable data solutions that reduce complexity and fuel innovation across data integration, analytics, and AI.”

The acquisition positions Qlik as a leader in the shift towards open data lakehouses, which demand flexibility, scalability, and performance. Apache Iceberg, a groundbreaking open table format, allows organizations to establish open lakehouses for high-performance analytics on large datasets, while ensuring seamless integration with various data processing engines. Integrating Upsolver’s real-time ingestion and optimization technologies enables Qlik to provide a unified platform for delivering timely insights, reducing infrastructure costs, and supporting enterprises in scaling analytics and AI initiatives with open, trusted, and governed data.

“The integration of Qlik and Upsolver highlights the growing importance of open, real-time data architectures in today’s enterprise landscape,” said Stewart Bond, Vice President of Data Intelligence and Integration Software Research at IDC. “This move positions Qlik to deliver solutions that meet the dual demands for scalability and interoperability, helping organizations unlock the full potential of data-intensive workloads such as AI and machine learning while maintaining control over costs and governance.”

Key benefits of this acquisition include:

1. Real-Time Insights: Continuous ingestion from streaming sources such as Kafka and Kinesis, enabling quicker decisions and AI workflows.
2. Unified Data Ecosystem: A single, cohesive data platform to ingest, transform, manage, optimize, and govern Iceberg-based open lakehouses.
3. Cost Optimization: Infrastructure cost reduction through Upsolver’s Adaptive Iceberg Optimizer, decreasing storage and enhancing query performance by up to 5x with automated, table-specific optimizations.
4. Open and Interoperable: Utilization of an open Iceberg table format to operate flexibly with various tools and engines like Snowflake, Databricks, and Athena.

“Upsolver and Qlik share a deep commitment to simplifying data complexity and empowering enterprises to unlock the full potential of their data,” said Ori Rafael, CEO of Upsolver. “What makes this partnership so powerful is how seamlessly our real-time ingestion and Iceberg optimization align with Qlik’s end-to-end platform. Together, we are delivering a unified solution that equips organizations to scale with confidence, reduce costs, and enable AI-driven innovation with trusted and governed data.”