Alation

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chances are, you’ve heard of the term “modern data stack” before. But you may not actually know what it really meant because many people use it as a buzzword! In this article, I will explain the modern data stack in detail, list some benefits, and discuss what the future holds. Reverse ETL tools.

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Alation

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Few actors in the modern data stack have inspired the enthusiasm and fervent support as dbt. This data transformation tool enables data analysts and engineers to transform, test and document data in the cloud data warehouse. What do you do at Alation? What tools do you use?

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Alation is pleased to launch a new strategic partnership with Fivetran, the leader in modern data integration. This new partnership will unify governed, quality data into a single view, granting all stakeholders total visibility into pipelines and providing them with a superior ability to make data-driven decisions.

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Alation

APRIL 4, 2023

Alation delivers extended connectivity for Databricks Unity Catalog , the lakehouse company, and new connectivity for dbt Cloud by dbt Labs , the pioneer in analytics engineering. Now, joint users will get an enhanced view into cloud and data transformations , with valuable context to guide smarter usage.

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Alation

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Alation is pleased to be named a dbt Metrics Partner and to announce the start of a partnership with dbt, which will bring dbt data into the Alation data catalog. In the modern data stack, dbt is a key tool to make data ready for analysis. Data Transformation in the Modern Data Stack.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Modern data users face an explosion of data sources and tools – and working across a broad range of tools presents unique challenges. It’s tough to keep track of what data is available, and even harder to know what that data means or how to use it. Alation Anywhere for Slack.

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Alation

JANUARY 11, 2023

The purpose of this program is to build a network of development partners to accelerate the development of connectors that expand the reach of Alation’s data intelligence platform. A platform approach to data intelligence. Data intelligence delivers trustworthy, reliable insight about all of the data within an organization.

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Alation

JANUARY 25, 2022

Data fabric is now on the minds of most data management leaders. In our previous blog, Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: A Love Story , we defined data fabric and outlined its uses and motivations. The data catalog is a foundational layer of the data fabric.

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Alation

DECEMBER 22, 2022

He was an early big data adopter and just last year made a big move to rein in all that data to deliver the holiday season. Trust flags tell me whether the data’s been naughty or nice!”. The team’s adoption of a data catalog made it possible for the North Pole to deliver a great holiday season despite all the obstacles.

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Alation

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been one decade since the “ Big Data Era ” began (and to much acclaim!). Analysts asked, What if we could manage massive volumes and varieties of data? Yet the question remains: How much value have organizations derived from big data? Big Data as an Enabler of Digital Transformation.

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Alation

JUNE 24, 2022

Last week the Alation team joined data leaders from all over the world for Snowflake Summit 2022 in Las Vegas. With over 10,000 people in attendance, it was truly an event for the entire data community. Attendees were focused on one key question: how can we put data into action and make it accessible to everyone?

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Alation

AUGUST 2, 2022

Modern businesses may have hundreds of touchpoints across a customer’s lifetime. Similary, every touchpoint offers data that can help you improve that customer experience, from the number and duration of support interactions to the intuitiveness of your website. But customers aren’t data; they’re people.

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Alation

AUGUST 9, 2021

In her current role as VP of UX, Design & Research at Sigma Computing, she deploys human-centric design to support data democratization and analysis. Less than 40 percent of Fortune 1000 companies are managing data as an asset and only 24 percent of executives consider their organization to be data-driven.

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