Alation

AUGUST 30, 2022

we are introducing Alation Anywhere, extending data intelligence directly to the tools in your modern data stack, starting with Tableau. We continue to make deep investments in governance, including new capabilities in the Stewardship Workbench, a core part of the Data Governance App.

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erwin

APRIL 16, 2021

Data governance is best defined as the strategic, ongoing and collaborative processes involved in managing data’s access, availability, usability, quality and security in line with established internal policies and relevant data regulations. Data Governance Is Business Transformation. Maturity Levels.

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Alation

MARCH 11, 2022

So far, we’ve considered the rivalry of data fabric versus mesh. We’ve explored what is a data fabric , what is a data mesh , and how a data catalog supports these architectures. But how do you get started? In this blog, we’ll tease three high-level tips and takeaways. Tip 1: Start with the people.

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Alation

JANUARY 10, 2023

And implementing a data catalog is no different. From helping analysts search and find the data they need to promoting data as an asset, there are many ways data catalogs can add value to your organisation. Three reasons companies adopt a data catalog. Upgrading an existing catalog.

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Alation

APRIL 5, 2022

Data Management Meets Human Management. A well-oiled data governance machine comprises many parts, but what’s the most vital component? You and anyone else at your organization who uses data. Not everyone has to be a data expert — leave that to the actual experts. The Data Management Pizza Pie.

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Alation

JANUARY 24, 2023

Most organisations are seeking to be data-driven because they believe in the value of data to inform key decisions at all levels, making data management absolutely critical. Business leaders already know about the importance of building a data culture in their organisation, and many have long since embarked on that journey.

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Alation

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Among all the internal celebrations, I wanted to take this moment to reflect on our journey so far and ask a thought-provoking question: who is the GOAT of data catalogs ? December 2012: Alation forms and goes to work creating the first enterprise data catalog. What Is a GOAT? June 2017: Yahoo Japan Corp.

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DataKitchen

APRIL 28, 2021

Industry analysts who follow the data and analytics industry tell DataKitchen that they are receiving inquiries about “data fabrics” from enterprise clients on a near-daily basis. Gartner included data fabrics in their top ten trends for data and analytics in 2019. What is a Data Fabric?

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Alation

APRIL 13, 2021

Much of his work focuses on democratising data and breaking down data silos to drive better business outcomes. In this blog, Chris shows how Snowflake and Alation together accelerate data culture. He shows how Texas Mutual Insurance Company has embraced data governance to build trust in data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This is where AI governance comes into play: addressing these potential and inevitable problems of adoption. AI governance refers to the practice of directing, managing and monitoring an organization’s AI activities. An AI governance framework ensures the ethical, responsible and transparent use of AI and machine learning (ML).

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AWS Big Data

JUNE 6, 2023

We are excited to announce the General Availability of AWS Glue Data Quality. Our journey started by working backward from our customers who create, manage, and operate data lakes and data warehouses for analytics and machine learning. It takes days for data engineers to identify and implement data quality rules.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this day and age, regardless of industry, keeping data protected and its uses understood is vital. No business wants to have the PR nightmare of a data leak or personal data being used without the correct permissions. This is where successful data governance programs can act as a savior to many organizations.

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Alation

APRIL 18, 2023

For any data user in an enterprise today, data profiling is a key tool for resolving data quality issues and building new data solutions. In this blog, we’ll cover the definition of data profiling, top use cases, and share important techniques and best practices for data profiling today.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Recognizing the need to harness real-time data, businesses are increasingly turning to event-driven architecture (EDA) as a strategic approach to stay ahead of the curve. This trend grows stronger as organizations realize the benefits that come from the power of real-time data streaming.

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erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

erwin recently hosted the second in its six-part webinar series on the practice of data governance and how to proactively deal with its complexities. Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Data is the new oil and organizations of all stripes are tapping this resource to fuel growth. However, data quality and consistency are one of the top barriers faced by organizations in their quest to become more data-driven. Unlock quality data with IBM. and its leading data observability offerings.

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Alation

JANUARY 30, 2023

Alation launched the Data Intelligence Project in summer 2021 to train the next generation of data leaders by providing learning opportunities with Alation in the classroom. In this blog, we’ll reveal how Professor McMahon encountered Alation and launched the program in his own school — and how he plans to develop it for the future.

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Alation

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Master Data Management (MDM) and data catalog growth are accelerating because organizations must integrate more systems, comply with privacy regulations, and address data quality concerns. What Is Master Data Management (MDM)? Data Catalog and Master Data Management. Identify Resources.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2023

Today, AI presents an enormous opportunity to turn data into insights and actions, to help amplify human capabilities, decrease risk and increase ROI by achieving break through innovations. It drives an AI governance solution without the excessive costs of switching from your current data science platform.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But what does it mean for an organisation to be truly data-driven? What foundation needs to be in place at the start, and what journey does an organisation need to embrace to benefit from the forensic insights their data can reveal? But let’s start with the benefits, because they are manifold. Being profitable (19 times).

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Today, AI presents an enormous opportunity to turn data into insights and actions, to amplify human capabilities, decrease risk and increase ROI by achieving break through innovations. Furthermore, 59% of executives claim AI can improve the use of big data in their organizations, facts about artificial intelligence show. (

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Ontotext

MAY 2, 2024

Data leaders today are faced with an almost impossible challenge. They are expected to understand the entire data landscape and generate business-moving insights while facing the voracious needs of different teams and the constraints of technology architecture and compliance.

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Alation

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Today’s best-performing organizations embrace data for strategic decision-making. Because of the criticality of the data they deal with, we think that finance teams should lead the enterprise adoption of data and analytics solutions. This is because accurate data is “table stakes” for finance teams.

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AWS Big Data

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to simplify security and governance over transactional data lakes by providing access controls at table-, column-, and row-level permissions with your Apache Spark jobs. Many large enterprise companies seek to use their transactional data lake to gain insights and improve decision-making.

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DataKitchen

JUNE 7, 2021

Here’s something you likely won’t hear from any of them (except us) – you can start your DataOps journey without buying any software. When we started sharing the “ Seven Steps of DataOps ” a few years ago, our intent was (and still is) to evangelize DataOps as a free and open methodology. What can you do? Measure Your Process.

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Cloudera

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this article, we will walk you through the process of implementing fine grained access control for the data governance framework within the Cloudera platform. In a good data governance strategy, it is important to define roles that allow the business to limit the level of access that users can have to their strategic data assets.

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Andrew White

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The outline of the call went as follows: I was taking to a central state agency who was organizing a data governance initiative (in their words) across three other state agencies. All four agencies had reported an independent but identical experience with data governance in the past. An expensive consulting engagement.

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Cloudera

MARCH 17, 2023

As the use of ChatGPT becomes more prevalent, I frequently encounter customers and data users citing ChatGPT’s responses in their discussions. I love the enthusiasm surrounding ChatGPT and the eagerness to learn about modern data architectures such as data lakehouses, data meshes, and data fabrics.

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Alation

MARCH 29, 2023

Prior to that, I was a CTO in the state of California and have worked for state and local governments for 15 years. These contracts are key to, not only helping our customers buy Alation easily, but also shortening the sales cycle quite a bit as well – so customers can get started within months rather than years!

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This is the last of the 4-part blog series. In the previous blog , we discussed how Alation provides a platform for data scientists and analysts to complete projects and analysis at speed. In this blog we will discuss how Alation helps minimize risk with active data governance. Meet Governance Requirements.

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Andrew White

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If you follow my blog for any period of time you will know that for most years I have attended our annual Gartner IT Symposium I do a day-in-the-life blog of an analyst. This often starts with a graphic of my mind waves (courtesy of Muse) and then you get an hour by hour run down of what I do every day. Getting Started 14.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 24, 2022

The only question is, how do you ensure effective ways of breaking down data silos and bringing data together for self-service access? It starts by modernizing your data integration capabilities – ensuring disparate data sources and cloud environments can come together to deliver data in real time and fuel AI initiatives.

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Alation

JUNE 22, 2021

Of the three pillars of data culture, data literacy is the most challenging to achieve, since it requires broad up-skilling across the organization and, sometimes, fighting human nature itself. According to Gartner, poor data literacy is ranked as the second-biggest internal roadblock to the success of the chief data officer (CDO).

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Alation

MARCH 1, 2023

How are blockchain organizations tackling data management? To learn the answer, we sat down with Karla Kirton , Data Architect at Blockdaemon, a blockchain company, to discuss data strategy , decentralization, and how implementing Alation has supported them. What is your data strategy and how did you begin to implement it?

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Alation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alation and Soda are excited to announce a new partnership, which will bring powerful data-quality capabilities into the data catalog. Soda’s data observability platform empowers data teams to discover and collaboratively resolve data issues quickly. Do we have end-to-end data pipeline control?

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Alation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Most people close to data management are aware of the EDM Council. This highly respected standards & training organization was “created to elevate the practice of data management as a business and operational priority.” The 14 key controls of the Cloud Data Management Framework. Approach & Deliverables.

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erwin

MAY 20, 2020

Data governance (DG) as a an “emergency service” may be one critical lesson learned coming out of the COVID-19 crisis. Where crisis leads to vulnerability, data governance as an emergency service enables organization management to direct or redirect efforts to ensure activities continue and risks are mitigated.

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