Alation Launches Data Culture Maturity Assessment

Determining the true value of data has long been an elusive endeavor for organizations. The lack of metrics to precisely measure data maturity, the subjective nature of data, and intangible benefits add to the challenge. Read more…

Alation Releases New State of Data Culture Maturity Report

Over the last decade, businesses have strived to become more “data-driven”. However, to truly harness the vast stores of internal and external data, organizations need to have high data maturity. It can help a busine Read more…

Alation Named Snowflake Data Governance Partner of the Year for 2021

Beware of 2020 Data, Alation Says

As 2020 (mercifully) winds down, forward-looking companies are looking to get a jump on planning for 2021. Just be careful using data from 2020 as the basis for those projections, warns Alation in its latest State of Dat Read more…

Big Data Career Notes: December 2019 Edition

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

Analysts Get A Guiding Hand

It can be tough knowing what you can and cannot do in analytics. While it may be possible to build a query that considers a person's race during a credit check, it is also illegal (not to mention unethical). Now data cat Read more…

Cataloging Alation’s Growth Potential

Super-fast processors and snappy visualizations may elicit "oohs" and "ahhs" from the big data masses. But here's the thing: the best analytics setup isn't worth a dime if you can't find the right data to analyze in the Read more…

Battling Big Data’s Tribal Knowledge Problem

One of the practical data-related problems that people struggle with today is just finding the right piece of data hidden among various sources. If you've ever asked for a specific data set, only to be told "Ask Suzy in Read more…