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

MAY 12, 2023

At Alation, one of our core values is to measure success through customer impact. Why Our Customers Say Alation Is Top Rated Alation is the proven leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions. But you don’t need to take our word for why we are Top Rated in four categories — our customers are spreading the word!

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Alation

JULY 22, 2021

Alation has a big vision: to empower a curious and rational world. In the fall of 2019, Alation brought this mission to higher education. Thus began a discussion — and ultimately a collaboration — between Alation and the school to bring this vision into an academic setting. Alation In the Classroom.

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Alation

JUNE 20, 2023

We spoke with Katie Dreller , a Heights data steward, and Will Brantley , CURO’s Director of Data Governance, about how they united with Alation to conquer these challenges while fostering adoption of Alation Data Catalog. Alation: Easier said than done. Alation: Plus you had a deadline. Then the real work began.

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Alation

JUNE 6, 2022

Next week, the Alation team will be at the Snowflake Summit. Alation has been working hard to help all Snowflake users get the most out of their Data Cloud. Alation has been working hard to help all Snowflake users get the most out of their Data Cloud. Alation Is the Treasure Map to Your Data Cloud.

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Alation

MARCH 29, 2023

Alation has secured a Software Licensing Program (SLP) in California and a Department of Information Resources (DIR) in Texas. These procurement contracts demonstrate that Alation is a trusted partner to state and other regional public sector entities. Eric Rosburg , Senior Account Executive, Alation: Sure! They can trust us.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

When I discovered Alation’s internship program , I only knew two things: I love storytelling, and I’m passionate about building for the long term. Little did I know how closely Alation’s values matched my own. It was evident how much Alation was willing to teach their interns. My Path to “You’re Hired!”.

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Alation

AUGUST 19, 2022

At Alation, we love to give back to our community. This is why we recently joined forces with the non-profit charity, Rise Against Hunger, to contribute in the fight against global hunger. First, some sobering statistics about why this work is so important: Global hunger affects 663 million people worldwide.

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Alation

MAY 24, 2022

release, Alation is launching its Open Data Quality Initiative to address the challenges of data quality by integrating this valuable information directly into workflows. Talo Thomson, head of content marketing, Alation: Hi Peter, thanks for taking the time to speak with me today. Today, as part of its 2022.2

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Alation

MARCH 1, 2023

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. And, that’s what Alation has provided us. How else has Alation helped? And, Alation ticked a lot of our boxes!

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

That’s why when it was announced that Alation achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data and Analytics Competency in the data governance and security category, we were not only honored to receive this coveted designation, but we were also proud that it confirms the synergy — and customer benefits — of our AWS partnership.

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Alation

MAY 10, 2022

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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Alation

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Why do companies consider a digital transformation? How can Alation support companies with their digital transformation? Alation combines machine learning and human collaboration to change the way people find, understand, trust, use and reuse data. Alation plays a key role in facilitating that process.

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Alation

JULY 20, 2022

We’re thrilled to announce that Alation has been named one of the UK’s best workplaces for women by Great Place to Work UK®! “And our commitment to an empathetic culture is essential to keeping them committed to Alation, in turn. Alation Culture for Women: In our own words. Learn more by visiting our Why Alation page.

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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. According to Paul Walker , account executive at Alation, the biggest message at MDSCon was that “the power is in the hands of business users.”

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Alation

MAY 9, 2023

It’s my honor to share that Alation has been named to the 2023 Inc. At Alation, we’ve made excellence in workplace culture a habit. Engagement is also how we measure our People team’s success at Alation because we know that our Alationauts need to feel valued, appreciated, and challenged to do their best work.

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Alation

MARCH 2, 2023

Openness is at the heart of Alation Data Catalog , which centralizes technical, operational, business, and behavioral metadata from across the modern data stack, including solutions like Fivetran , dbt , Snowflake , Databricks , and more. Subscribe to Alation's Blog Get the latest data cataloging news and trends in your inbox.

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Alation

JULY 5, 2022

If you’re unfamiliar with our mission at Alation , it’s to empower a curious and rational world. Alation solutions bring people and data together to quench that curious thirst for knowledge but to do so rationally. Enter the new Alation Leadership Behaviors. Alation Leadership Behaviors. Put the company first.

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Alation

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The post Why Every Snowflake User Needs Alation’s Data Catalog appeared first on Alation.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“Alation is looking for a Growth Marketing Intern.” Later, I received an email inviting me to send a ‘get-to-know-you’ video, in which I’d respond to two questions: ‘Why me?’ And, ‘Why marketing?’. I uploaded a video talking about why I felt passionate about the position. Alation followed up to request a video interview.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I started to ask around to see why that was the case. I now realize that it was integration with a data catalog like Alation. By contrast, if an item is marked as deprecated in Alation, the lineage reflects the downstream impacts immediately. During the next six months, people simply used it less.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

At Alation, our mission is to empower a more curious and rational world. That is why I love that Alation not only provides a platform that makes it easy for our customers to share knowledge but we also embrace the culture of inclusion and collaboration within.” Subscribe to Alation's Blog.

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Alation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It begins with establishing key parameters: What is data, who can use it, how can they use it, and why? Why is your data governance strategy failing? So, why is YOUR data governance strategy failing? Below is a list of primary reasons covering why implementing good data governance policies can be so tricky.

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Alation

APRIL 19, 2021

But why migrate at all? Alation & Global Data Strategy). Why Companies are Moving Into the Cloud. Source: Webinar with data expert Claudia Imhoff: A Data-Driven Approach to Cloud Migration (Teradata & Alation). Subscribe to Alation's Blog. The pandemic has caused a major shift to work-from-home culture.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Alation achieves a top-rank for Innovation within the peer group Data Governance Products , according to BARC’s The Data Management Survey 22. Feedback from real Alation users informed the survey results. Alation scored above average in 13 of 17 KPIs, and 90% of users surveyed said they’d recommend Alation to others.

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Alation

MARCH 29, 2022

At Alation, we believe self-service has three unique stakeholders: End users trying to discover data for decision making. That’s why the value of self-service centers around changing how organizations think about what they’re doing and why. Subscribe to Alation's Blog. appeared first on Alation.

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Alation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Why Does Digital Transformation Go Awry? Most digital transformations fail, but why? This issue is why balanced scorecards have a forward component called “learn and grow.” Subscribe to Alation's Blog. The post 8 Reasons Why Digital Transformations Fail (11 CIOs Weigh In) appeared first on Alation.

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Alation

JANUARY 10, 2023

We’ll take a look at why companies want a data catalog, how a data catalog is defined and the value you can get out of it. When looking at the value of a data catalog, starting with the ‘why’ is key. But what is the Alation Data Catalog’s value in monetary terms? Subscribe to Alation's Blog. appeared first on Alation.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

But why start from scratch? Why does this report use a non-standard definition of region? Today, we’re excited to announce that Salesforce is bringing the collaborative power of data cataloging to its users with the integration of Einstein Analytics and the Alation Data Catalog. ” With Alation, AI does the heavy lifting.

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Alation

APRIL 5, 2022

That’s why we emphasize the “active” part of our Active Data Governance Methodology , which takes a people-first approach that empowers everyone to take ownership in data governance and management. Subscribe to Alation's Blog. Not everyone has to be a data expert — leave that to the actual experts. That’s what Fifth Third Bank did.

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Alation

APRIL 7, 2021

Jason Lim, director of Technical Product Marketing: Before we dive into what Alation Cloud Service is, can you tell me what was the motivation for building Alation Cloud Service? There are several reasons why a cloud service makes sense for some customers. Alation Cloud Service takes that convenience to the next level.

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Alation

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Although operations and sales departments tend to champion the use of data for business insight 3 , we’ve found that finance departments are often the first adopters of the Alation Data Catalog within an organization. Finance teams soon realize other key benefits of the Alation Data Catalog.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In his keynote speech, Alation CEO Satyen Sangani offered a deep dive into decentralization, the new “natural order” of data management. Steve Pimblett , CDO of The Very Group, outlined how Alation helped him build a sound foundation of trusted data to empower users and embrace the change in data culture throughout the business.

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Alation

JULY 19, 2021

Why Is Metadata Important? Alation has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions for, among other things, its market visibility and traction, innovation with machine learning, and focus on active metadata and collaboration. Subscribe to Alation's Blog.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In discussing her role as CDO at Tableau, Wendy Turner-Williams recently told Satyen Sangani , co-founder & CEO of Alation in the Data Radicals podcast, “You need to be able to talk to others. The Alation State of Data Culture Report from Q3 of 2021 surveyed 300 data and analytics leaders at businesses with 2,500+ employees in the U.S.,

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Today, Alation is the leading data catalog. In essence, this is what Alation data intelligence is: A focus on the human experience around data, coupled with a compassionate commitment to improving this experience in every way. Who used which asset, when, how, and why? Subscribe to Alation's Blog. Self-Service Analytics.

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Alation

JUNE 14, 2023

At the recent webinar Fifth Third’s Journey to Data Mesh with Alation and Snowflake Kaleigh Lavorini , director of product ownership and data strategy at Fifth Third , explains that many people don’t know whether they’re a data source owner, or even where their data goes or who uses it. So why not make data a part of it?”

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