Alation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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. But governance is a time-consuming process (for users and data stewards alike).

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 25, 2023

In a prior blog , we pointed out that warehouses, known for high-performance data processing for business intelligence, can quickly become expensive for new data and evolving workloads. To do so, Presto and Spark need to readily work with existing and modern data warehouse infrastructures.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

Many of our customers had already started to move their applications and it made sense they would want to transition to data management in the cloud as well. The investment thesis was we could dramatically change the value of the company by becoming a true cloud and subscription-driven company. Today, we’re a $1.6

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AWS Big Data

MAY 17, 2023

Credit: Phil Goldstein Jerry Wang, Peloton’s Director of Data Engineering (left), and Evy Kho, Peloton’s Manager of Subscription Analytics, discuss how the company has benefited from using Amazon Redshift. From 2019 to now, Wang reports the amount of data the company holds has grown by a factor of 20.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In today’s digital age where data stands as a prized asset, generative AI serves as the transformative tool to mine its potential. Businesses globally recognize the power of generative AI and are eager to harness data and AI for unmatched growth, sustainable operations, streamlining and pioneering innovation.

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Laminar Security

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the importance of data discovery and classification can’t be overstated. As we generate and interact with unprecedented volumes of data, the task of accurately identifying, categorizing, and utilizing this information becomes increasingly difficult.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 6, 2022

Like the proverbial man looking for his keys under the streetlight , when it comes to enterprise data, if you only look at where the light is already shining, you can end up missing a lot. Remember that dark data is the data you have but don’t understand. So how do you find your dark data? Analyze your metadata.

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erwin

JANUARY 11, 2019

Organizations have spent a lot of time and money trying to harmonize data across diverse platforms , including cleansing, uploading metadata, converting code, defining business glossaries, tracking data transformations and so on. But the attempts to standardize data across the entire enterprise haven’t produced the desired results.

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AWS Big Data

JANUARY 31, 2023

Data governance is the collection of policies, processes, and systems that organizations use to ensure the quality and appropriate handling of their data throughout its lifecycle for the purpose of generating business value.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2022

An enterprise data catalog does all that a library inventory system does – namely streamlining data discovery and access across data sources – and a lot more. For example, data catalogs have evolved to deliver governance capabilities like managing data quality and data privacy and compliance.

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erwin

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But in many scenarios, it seems that the underlying driver of metadata collection projects is that it’s just something you do for data governance.

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Alation

JULY 30, 2021

6 Business Problems Data Catalogs Solve. The question I ask now is: What business problems does a data catalog solve for business customers? 1: Biz Problem – Making Data Accessible & Scalable in the Cloud. CIOs and CDOs are under the gun to deliver results faster, and this includes enabling a data-driven culture.

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Ontotext

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Data mesh is still in its infancy, and data personas and organizations are craving clarity and specificity. It is critical to be aware of the “why” and “what” and fully understand the role that knowledge graphs play when considering adopting a data mesh strategy. The debate on what constitutes a data mesh rages on.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2023

Poor data quality is one of the top barriers faced by organizations aspiring to be more data-driven. Ill-timed business decisions and misinformed business processes, missed revenue opportunities, failed business initiatives and complex data systems can all stem from data quality issues.

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erwin

JUNE 26, 2020

If you’re serious about a data-driven strategy , you’re going to need a data catalog. Organizations need a data catalog because it enables them to create a seamless way for employees to access and consume data and business assets in an organized manner. Three Types of Metadata in a Data Catalog.

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erwin

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Metadata is an important part of data governance, and as a result, most nascent data governance programs are rife with project plans for assessing and documenting metadata. But in many scenarios, it seems that the underlying driver of metadata collection projects is that it’s just something you do for data governance.

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Alation

JULY 28, 2022

There was a time when most CIOs would never consider putting their crown jewels — AKA customer data and associated analytics — into the cloud. But today, there is a magic quadrant for cloud databases and warehouses comprising more than 20 vendors. And what must organizations overcome to succeed at cloud data warehousing ?

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Cloudera Contributor: Mark Ramsey, PhD ~ Globally Recognized Chief Data Officer. July brings summer vacations, holiday gatherings, and for the first time in two years, the return of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Chief Data Officer symposium as an in-person event. Luke: What is a modern data platform?

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Jet Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Are you making decisions based on bad data? It’s hard to answer that question because, truth be told, you don’t know you’re using bad data until it’s too late. . states that about 40 percent of enterprise data is either inaccurate, incomplete, or unavailable. Because bad data is the reason behind poor analytics. .

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Alation

APRIL 27, 2023

Article reposted with permission from Eckerson ABSTRACT: Data mesh is giving many of us from the data warehouse generation a serious case of agita. But, my fellow old-school data tamers, it’s going to be ok. It’s a subject that’s giving many of us from the data warehouse generation a serious case of agita.

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Alation

APRIL 14, 2023

Last week, the Alation team had the privilege of joining IT professionals, business leaders, and data analysts and scientists for the Modern Data Stack Conference in San Francisco. The show floor was buzzing with industry experts, networking and sharing valuable insights on the latest developments in the data space.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As data drives more and more of the modern economy, data governance and data management are racing to keep up with an ever-expanding range of requirements, constraints and opportunities. And among these, we find data acquisition. DATA ACQUISITION DEFINED. What is data acquisition?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 14, 2023

Data and big data analytics are the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder — a challenge reflected in the rising demand for big data and analytics skills and certifications.

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Alation

APRIL 27, 2023

Article reposted with permission from Eckerson ABSTRACT: Data mesh is giving many of us from the data warehouse generation a serious case of agita. But, my fellow old-school data tamers, it’s going to be ok. It’s a subject that’s giving many of us from the data warehouse generation a serious case of agita.

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Cloudera

MAY 12, 2021

2020 saw us hosting our first ever fully digital Data Impact Awards ceremony, and it certainly was one of the highlights of our year. We saw a record number of entries and incredible examples of how customers were using Cloudera’s platform and services to unlock the power of data. DATA FOR ENTERPRISE AI.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Efficient use of data will therefore be critical to improving the competitiveness and productivity of assets, both traditional and renewable generation. Data efficiency in renewables. Effective use of data can have a direct impact on the cash flow of wind and solar generation companies in areas such as real-time decision making.

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Alation

MAY 24, 2022

generally available on May 24, Alation introduces the Open Data Quality Initiative for the modern data stack, giving customers the freedom to choose the data quality vendor that’s best for them with the added confidence that those tools will integrate seamlessly with Alation’s Data Catalog and Data Governance application.

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Cloudera

MAY 16, 2019

The conference provides a useful opportunity to reflect on the rapid evolution we’ve seen in the Data Integration and Management space, much of it driven by the innovations that Cloudera and the open source community have been delivering. The traditional Data Warehouse ETL process has splintered into many smaller components.

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Ontotext

MARCH 8, 2023

Gartner predicts that graph technologies will be used in 80% of data and analytics innovations by 2025, up from 10% in 2021. Use Case #1: Customer 360 / Enterprise 360 Customer data is typically spread across multiple applications, departments, and regions. Several factors are driving the adoption of knowledge graphs. million users.

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DataKitchen

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Back by popular demand, we’ve updated our data nerd Gift Giving Guide to cap off 2021. We’ve kept some classics and added some new titles that are sure to put a smile on your data nerd’s face. Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, by Randy Bean.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Enabling each of these strategies is data – and lots of it. Data is the key to recognizing customers, personalizing experiences, making helpful recommendations, ensuring items are in stock, tracking deliveries and more. says retailers need to achieve a level of what he calls “data intelligence.”

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In a recent blog, Cloudera Chief Technology Officer Ram Venkatesh described the evolution of a data lakehouse, as well as the benefits of using an open data lakehouse, especially the open Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). Modern data lakehouses are typically deployed in the cloud. Your data can grow infinitely.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2022

Data has always been fundamental to business, but as organisations continue to move to Cloud based environments coupled with advances in technology like streaming and real-time analytics, building a data driven business is one of the keys to success. There are many attributes a data-driven organisation possesses.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In a recent blog, titled Collaboration and Crowdsourcing with Data Cataloging , I discussed the importance of participation by all data stakeholders as a key to getting maximum value from your data catalog. Figure 1 – Data Catalog Implementation. See figure 1.) See figure 2.)

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Domino Data Lab

JULY 22, 2019

Paco Nathan presented, “Data Science, Past & Future” , at Rev. At Rev’s “ Data Science, Past & Future” , Paco Nathan covered contextual insight into some common impactful themes over the decades that also provided a “lens” help data scientists, researchers, and leaders consider the future.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Earlier this month in London, more than 1,600 data and analytics leaders and professionals gathered for the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit. From niche breakout sessions to the packed opening keynote—where “AI” was one of three leading trends along with “data driven” and “privacy”— AI was everywhere.

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BI-Survey

AUGUST 21, 2020

Data warehousing is getting on in years. However, data warehousing and BI applications are only considered moderately successful. Advanced analytics and new ways of working with data also create new requirements that surpass the traditional concepts. Can the basic nature of the data be proactively improved?

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