The Data Preparation Tools market is experiencing robust growth, projected to reach a market size of $3 billion in 2025 and exhibiting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.7% from 2025 to 2033. This significant expansion is driven by several key factors. The increasing volume and velocity of data generated across industries necessitates efficient and effective data preparation processes to ensure data quality and usability for analytics and machine learning initiatives. The rising adoption of cloud-based solutions, coupled with the growing demand for self-service data preparation tools, is further fueling market growth. Businesses across various sectors, including IT and Telecom, Retail and E-commerce, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), and Manufacturing, are actively seeking solutions to streamline their data pipelines and improve data governance. The diverse range of applications, from simple data cleansing to complex data transformation tasks, underscores the versatility and broad appeal of these tools. Leading vendors like Microsoft, Tableau, and Alteryx are continuously innovating and expanding their product offerings to meet the evolving needs of the market, fostering competition and driving further advancements in data preparation technology. This rapid growth is expected to continue, driven by ongoing digital transformation initiatives and the increasing reliance on data-driven decision-making. The segmentation of the market into self-service and data integration tools, alongside the varied applications across different industries, indicates a multifaceted and dynamic landscape. While challenges such as data security concerns and the need for skilled professionals exist, the overall market outlook remains positive, projecting substantial expansion throughout the forecast period. The adoption of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) within data preparation tools promises to further automate and enhance the process, contributing to increased efficiency and reduced costs for businesses. The competitive landscape is dynamic, with established players alongside emerging innovators vying for market share, leading to continuous improvement and innovation within the industry.

Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI, www.globalbioticinteractions.org) provides an infrastructure and data service that aggregates and archives known biotic interaction databases to provide easy access to species interaction data. This project explores the coverage of GloBI data against known taxonomic catalogues in order to identify ‘gaps’ in knowledge of species interactions. We examine the richness of GloBI’s datasets using itself as a frame of reference for comparison and explore interaction networks according to geographic regions over time. The resulting analysis and visualizations intend to provide insights that may help to enhance GloBI as a resource for research and education. Spatial and temporal biotic interactions data were used in the construction of an interactive Tableau map. The raw data (IVMOOC 2017 GloBI Kingdom Data Extracted 2017 04 17.csv) was extracted from the project-specific SQL database server. The raw data was clean and preprocessed (IVMOOC 2017 GloBI Cleaned Tableau Data.csv) for use in the Tableau map. Data cleaning and preprocessing steps are detailed in the companion paper. The interactive Tableau map can be found here: https://public.tableau.com/profile/publish/IVMOOC2017-GloBISpatialDistributionofInteractions/InteractionsMapTimeSeries#!/publish-confirm The companion paper can be found here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.814979 Complementary high resolution visualizations can be found here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.814922 Project-specific data can be found here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.804103 (SQL server database)