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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…
What’s the Big IDea? A Single Platform for Privacy, Security, and Governance
Companies today are struggling to manage their sprawling data estates, and to minimize the risks that they pose. Vendors are furiously building tools to help ease that pain. But the disconnected nature of point-tool deve Read more…
Alation Adds $110M to Its Catalog
Alation, the company that put the data catalog on the map, today announced the completion of a Series D round of funding worth $110 million. The influx of cash coincides with a $1.2 billion valuation, and gives the unico Read more…
Big Data Career Notes: April 2021 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…
This Just In
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 28, 2023 — Alation, Inc. announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2023, the launch of the Open Data Quality Framework to bring best-of-breed data quality and data observability capabilities to the Snowflake Data Cloud. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 21, 2023 — Alation Inc. today announced that Alation is now available through Databricks Partner Connect.
Today’s data landscapes are complex and highly heterogeneous, with a mix of cloud, on-premises, and legacy systems. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 9, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, has been named to the 2023 Inc. Best Workplaces annual list for the fourth consecutive year. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 4, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, today announced expanded partnerships with Databricks, the lakehouse company, and dbt Labs, a pioneer in analytics engineering, to extend knowledge, collaboration, and trust across the modern data stack. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, secured new procurement contracts with California’s Software Licensing Program (SLP) and Texas’s Department of Information Resources (TX-DIR) that demonstrate Alation is a trusted partner to local, regional, and state entities. Read more…
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…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2023 — Alation Inc. has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in GigaOm’s Radar for Data Governance. Read more…
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…
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…
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.