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Why I Joined Alation: A Former Customer’s Story

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How do you initiate change within a system containing many thousands of people and millions of bytes of data? During my time as a data specialist at American Family Insurance, it became clear that we had to move away from the way things had been done in the past. So you can probably imagine: The company manages a lot of data.

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How to Ensure Continuous Improvement With Data Governance

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The goal of DataOps is to create predictable delivery and change management of data and all data-related artifacts. DataOps practices help organizations overcome challenges caused by fragmented teams and processes and delays in delivering data in consumable forms. So how does data governance relate to DataOps?

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Alation Accelerates Growth and Global Impact — and Welcomes 2 New Leaders

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In this blog, I’ll detail how we’ve grown in EMEA specifically, sharing exciting updates and plans for the future. Stay tuned for more information on what’s sure to be another educational, memorable, and enlightening gathering of the data community. But I’d be remiss not to mention the value of an incredible culture.

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Taming the Data Octopus: How Avista Transforms Data into Value with Alation

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Nolan Steiner is a scuba diver, octopus lover, and data science team lead at Avista, an energy company involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of energy in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of Oregon. Below, Nolan shares how Avista uses Alation to transform data into value. That’s where I come in.

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Threepeat: Alation Named to Inc. Best Workplaces for Third Time

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At Alation, we’ve been fortunate to weather the pandemic with aggressive growth and momentum. On top of our $110 million Series D funding and recognition from a bevy of executives , analysts , and influencers , we’ve also garnered another important achievement: Alation was named to Inc. Why Alation Is Truly Special.

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Insights from Gartner Data & Analytics Summit Orlando 2023

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I’m talking about not just Walt Disney World, but also this year’s Gartner Data & Analytics Summit , which took place last month in Orlando at the landmark resort. Alation was proud to have been among the thought leaders at the annual gathering of data experts from around the world. Mesh or fabric?

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Alation Accelerates Growth and Global Impact — and Welcomes 2 New Leaders

Alation

In this blog, I’ll detail how we’ve grown in EMEA specifically, sharing exciting updates and plans for the future. Stay tuned for more information on what’s sure to be another educational, memorable, and enlightening gathering of the data community. But I’d be remiss not to mention the value of an incredible culture.

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