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How Looker Approaches Data in the Time of COVID-19

By Daniel MintzChief Data Evangelist at Looker April 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Since COVID-19 started to spread around the world, data has been in the spotlight. With such a fast-moving virus, reliable data […]

Turbo Systems hires former Looker CMO Jen Grant as CEO

By Ron Miller TechCrunch March 30, 2020 — Campbell, CA (Photo above: Jen Grant, previously CMO at Looker is the new CEO at Turbo Systems. Source: Looker.) [Editor’s note: Jen Grant tells the story in […]

How a Looker Certification Will Level Up Your Career

By Carrie Browde Certification Coordinator at Looker March 3, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA As someone who recently switched job sectors, I had concerns and preconceptions about how I could flourish in a field undergoing constant […]

Looker’s chief product officer on leadership, and why he’s helping tech leaders of color get into executive roles

By Allison Levitsky Silicon Valley Business Journal February 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Looker) Nick Caldwell, the chief product officer of Looker, has a keen interest in leadership — both in his […]

Looker’s Nick Caldwell Talks Tech, Leadership & Giving Back

By Maurice Cherry Revision Path February 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Revision Path) “Now I’m in a position where maybe I can take some of my good fortune and reapply that to nonprofit […]

Google completes Looker acquisition

By Frank Bien CEO at Looker Feb 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: Looker) Today, Google Cloud announced the completion of its acquisition of Looker — a historic day that begins an exciting […]

Looker Launches Certification Program to Empower People with Validated Data Skills

(Contributed) February 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Looker) Looker, a leading data platform company, today announced its Looker Certification program for people to get “Looker Certified.” The program is launching with two exams […]

Why the Google-Looker Deal May Not Close This Year

By Ruchi Gupta Market Realist December 10, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA When Google announced its acquisition of Looker in June, it said it expected to close the transaction by year-end. But that may not happen, […]

Chamber honors Looker’s Frank Bien and Lloyd Tabb as “Men of the Year”

(Video source: Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce) October 29, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Looker leaders, Frank Bien and Lloyd Tabb, were honored as Santa Cruz “Men of the Year 2019” by […]

Google’s $2.6 Billion Looker Deal Said to Get Closer DOJ Review

By Mark Bergen, Sarah McBride, and David McLaughlin Bloomberg October 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA U.S. antitrust enforcers have started an in-depth review of Google’s $2.6 billion planned acquisition of a data analytics company, […]

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