What’s new in Spotfire® 14.6

Harness the power of visual data science with the latest Spotfire enhancements

Spotfire® 14.6 LTS is here, the long-term support release that combines enterprise-grade stability with powerful new capabilities such as Reference Elements, advanced box plots, a new dynamic welcome page, and more. Together, these innovations deliver smarter and more flexible visual data science than ever before.

Spotfire 14.6 also includes all innovations delivered since Spotfire® 14.0 LTS, ensuring organizations upgrading from earlier versions gain the full set of powerful features introduced across versions 14.1 through 14.5 - more than 100 new features, including 90+ user ideas that have been added to Spotfire. This release enhances Spotfire® Data Science with Reference Elements - overlays for thresholds, ranges, and benchmarks - alongside violin plots, match-on-column names, and enriched data functions. Together, these unlock new workflows in manufacturing, energy, and other industries. The release further refines visualization authoring, deepens integrations with platforms such as Vertica and Dremio, and introduces key administrative upgrades to simplify licensing, automation, and cloud migration. 

The all-new Spotfire dynamic welcome page keeps users connected to the latest Spotfire news, events, training, webinars - right from the start screen. Every launch brings fresh, relevant content to help users get the most value from Spotfire. 

Customers upgrading to 14.6 LTS release also gain everything introduced in 14.1–14.5, including, but not limited to:

  • Spotfire® Data Science: Domain-specific visualizations and functions (e.g., well logs, 3D charts, wellbore diagrams, geospatial and pattern functions) enable deeper insights in manufacturing, energy, and life sciences.
  • Visualization upgrades: Custom markers, multi-axis box plots, and improved property/filter panels make it easier to communicate findings and drive decisions with clarity.
  • Automation and customization: Action Mods, enhanced scripting, batch editing, and flexible scheduling boost productivity, reduce manual work, and deliver analytics faster.
  • Connectivity and administration: Modern connectors, OAuth/SSO, improved license management, and updated platform support simplify IT operations and speed cloud adoption.

Be sure to check out the below segments for key improvements by offering:

Spotfire® Analytics

Spotfire Analytics continues to evolve with improvements that make visualization creation more intuitive, flexible, and powerful, helping organizations uncover insights faster.

Notable features

Horizontal box plots & custom metrics – Better readability and the ability to embed KPIs like yield or defect rates directly into visuals.

Improved property controls – Analyze larger, more complex datasets without artificial limits.

Bulk formatting – Save time with consistent column formatting across analyses.

Modern visualization authoring – A redesigned, undockable, and searchable properties panel boosts productivity across clients.

Spotfire® Data Science

Spotfire 14.6 LTS is the first long-term support release to include Spotfire Data Science, introduced in the 14.5 innovation release. Tailored for engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts, Spotfire Data Science combines all the strengths of Spotfire Analytics with advanced industry-specific capabilities to accelerate the discovery of insights.

Notable features

Reference elements – Add thresholds, benchmarks, and target ranges directly in visualizations for faster, decision-ready insights.

Match on column names – Dynamically link metadata-driven rules with live production or sensor data to strengthen operational analytics.

Violin plots – Reveal hidden data patterns and variability to improve quality, yield, and performance analysis.

Enhanced data functions – Streamlined workflows and parameter handling speed up advanced analytics in manufacturing, energy, and life sciences.

Spotfire® Enterprise

Spotfire 14.6 LTS introduces administration and platform updates that simplify automation, licensing, and enterprise-scale deployments, reducing IT overheads while supporting enterprise growth.

Notable features

Per-job automation timeouts – Control execution limits for predictable automated workflows.

Configurable web administration tables – Customize, sort, and export views for faster administration.

Simplified library migration – Move Spotfire Libraries to Amazon S3, Azure, or Google Cloud with ease.

Legacy license support – Add Data Science licenses to existing contracts without renegotiation.

Extended client capabilities – Enable richer, more dynamic enterprise-wide access.

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