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Top 12 Datanami Stories of 2022

With another year almost behind us, it’s time to sit back and consider what we’ve just been through. It’s been another active 12 months in the big data space, with plenty of news for the intrepid big data reader. Read more…

Meet Satyen Sangani, a 2022 Datanami Person to Watch

It’s great to have a collection of big data, but it’s not much use if you can’t find specific pieces of data within it. That was the core insight driving Satyen Sangani and his company, Alation, to create the indus Read more…

Inside the Modern Data Stack

If you’ve heard about something called “the modern data stack,” then you’re not alone. Google returns 489 million results for that search, if that’s a measure of anything anymore. While the modern data stack do Read more…

Five Ways Big Data Projects Can Go Wrong (And What You Can Do About Them)

So your big data project isn’t panning out the way you wanted? You’re not alone. The poor success rate of big data projects has been a persistent theme over the past 10 years, and the same types of struggles are show Read more…

Data Culture Report: More Investment Needed, Alation Says

Organizations are beginning to realize how important building a sustainable data culture is to their on-going success and what it takes to get there, but they’re still not investing enough to actually build the data cu Read more…

What to Look for in a Data Catalog

There’s no mistaking it: Data catalogs are hot. The product category has exploded in recent years as a way to drive data discovery and, increasingly, to control access to data. But how do you select the right data cata Read more…

Data Catalogs Take Center Stage in Eckerson CDO TechVent

If you’re in the market for a data catalog, join the party. By one estimate, nearly 93% of organizations have either deployed a data catalog or plan to. But as your buying decision gets closer, you might find yourself Read more…

10 NLP Predictions for 2022

Natural language processing (NLP) has been one of the hottest sectors in AI over the past two years. Will the string of big data breakthroughs continue into 2022? We checked in with industry experts to find out. There Read more…

Alation Springs Into Data Governance

Alation is best known as a data catalog company. But due to heavy demand from its data catalog customers, Alation today launched a data governance tool to help them better manage and govern their data. When paired with t Read more…

Alation Named Snowflake Data Governance Partner of the Year for 2021

June of 2021 was a big month for Alation. Not only did we announce having raised $110M in funding at a $1.2B valuation, we also advanced our partnership with Snowflake. Together, Snowflake and Alation help joint customer Read more…

This Just In

WoodmenLife Removes Bottlenecks and Increases Productivity with Alation

Mar 20, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20, 2023 — Alation, Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced that not-for-profit life insurance provider, WoodmenLife, leverages Alation’s data intelligence platform to increase productivity. Read more…

Alation Recognized as Innovation Leader in GigaOm Radar for Data Governance

Mar 6, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2023 — Alation Inc. has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in GigaOm’s Radar for Data Governance. Read more…

ALTR Launches Open-Source Data Governance Integration Initiative

Feb 23, 2023 |

MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023 — ALTR, innovator of complete data control and protection solutions, today announced its open-source data governance initiative with support from Alation Inc. Read more…

Alation Launches Season 2 of ‘Data Radicals’

Feb 17, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, has announced the second season of its podcast, “Data Radicals.” Hosted by Satyen Sangani, CEO and co-founder of Alation, “Data Radicals” is a show for business, data, and technology enthusiasts who seek to enable individuals and organizations to use data in powerful ways. Read more…

Alation Named a Winner in the 2022 Technology Innovation Awards for 6th Consecutive Year

Feb 9, 2023 |

Redwood City, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 – Alation Inc., the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Technology Innovation Award for Data Catalog, presented by Dresner Advisory Services.

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Alation’s Data Intelligence Project Goes Global with New Cohort of Universities

Jan 30, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced three new universities participating in its philanthropic initiative, the Data Intelligence Project. Read more…

Alation Launches Partner Program for Open Connector Framework

Jan 11, 2023 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, launched the Partner Program for Open Connector Framework to deliver connectivity to new data sources. Read more…

Alation Named Innovation Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Data Catalogs

Dec 15, 2022 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report. Read more…

Alation Raises $123M Series E Funding

Nov 2, 2022 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 2, 2022 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence, today announced it has raised $123 million in a Series E financing led by Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments, and Costanoa Ventures, with participation from new investor, Databricks Ventures. Read more…

Alation Partners with dbt Labs to Improve Trust and Provide Visibility into Data Transformations

Oct 18, 2022 |

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 — Alation Inc., the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, today announced a new partnership with dbt Labs, the pioneer in analytics engineering, to bring information about dbt models, tests, and metrics into Alation Data Catalog. Read more…

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