Category: Artificial Intelligence

Feed: Alation. Author: Talo Thomson. Talo Thomson active data governance, Alation, data catalog, enterprise data catalog March 5, 2021 — Data governance defines how data should be gathered and used within an organization. It address core questions, such as: How does the business define data? Where does it live? How accurate must the data be for use? Who can use it? How can they use it? Such questions inform the governance rules and principles, which seek to maintain the highest quality of data possible throughout its life cycle. Gartner defines information governance as, “the specification of decision rights and an ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Nolan Necoechea. Nolan Necoechea alation partner network, resellers, systems integrators, technology partners July 14, 2020 — Nolan Necoechea, Alation: Hi, Kiran. Thanks for speaking with me today. Could you talk about what is being announced today? Kiran Narsu, VP of business development, Alation: Happy to do so. Today we are announcing the launch of the Alation Partner Network. The Alation Partner Network or APN builds on the work we have done with scores of partners to create an ecosystem of technology partners, system integrators, and resellers. The APN is designed to provide customers with best-of-breed solutions to ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Nolan Necoechea. Nolan Necoechea analyst productivity, CDO, chief data officer, compliance, curation, data governance, GDPR, stewardship June 24, 2020 — Today, Alation announced its new approach to data governance, Active Data Governance, and with it, a series of initiatives to embrace data governance as a strategic use-case, all of which are part of Alation’s vision to transform the data catalog into a platform for a broad range of data intelligence solutions. I sat down with Aaron Kalb, co-founder and CDO of Alation, to discuss today’s announcement, the journey to active governance, and what the future holds for ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Feng Niu. February 20, 2020 — Organizations collect and store data all the time; at the end of the day, the goal is for software and people to use the data in technical and business decisions. The mission of Alation is to make enterprise data more accessible and usable. Through our extensive experience of building the product and talking with customers, we’ve learned a few characteristics of our approach that make Alation a compelling platform for data accessibility and usability: On this page: Implement a Data Management Strategy Making data more accessible and usable requires a strong ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Venky Ganti, Ph.D.. Venky Ganti, Ph.D. May 4, 2015 — In a prior blog post on challenges beyond the 3V’s of working with data, I discussed some issues which hindered the efficiency of data analysts besides drastically raising the bar on their motivation to begin working with new data. Here, I want to drill down into a couple of those issues and my past experience around them. How do I Find and Understand Data? Let’s consider the scenario when an engineer or a data analyst inside Google wants to find relevant data, say, a table in Dremel or ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Satyen Sangani. Satyen Sangani August 12, 2015 — For those of us who champion the power of data, the past five years have been an incredible ride thanks to the rise of big data. Consider just these three examples: by 2020, we will have created as many digital bits as there are stars in the universe; data drove President Obama’s wins in the 2008 and 2012 elections; and data is powering the incredible rise of new companies like Uber and Airbnb, allowing people to monetize their most illiquid fixed assets like cars and houses. Of course, data ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Aaron Kalb. Aaron Kalb September 21, 2015 — Finding the right data asset in a modern enterprise can be like trying to find a book in a massive library. In the 20th century, libraries leveraged card catalogs to make it easier for book seekers to search by title, author, or category. In the digital age, Amazon and Google eclipsed their predecessors, largely by developing superior catalogs. A 21st century data catalog should: Go beyond a mere inventory to be a truly consumable catalog, with sufficient context to help end-users find and utilize data assets relevant to their ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Venky Ganti, Ph.D.. Venky Ganti, Ph.D. December 22, 2015 — With the year coming to a close, many look back at the headlines that made major waves in technology and big data – from Spark to Hadoop to trends in data science – the list could go on and on. Looking in the rear-view mirror not only affords reflection, but can also show us what’s plausible for the year ahead. Considering what we’ve seen this year in industry trends and patterns, we have compiled some predictions for 2016 from our co-founders at Alation. Venky Ganti, CTO & Co-Founder: ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Satyen Sangani. Satyen Sangani January 26, 2016 — Today Alation and Teradata announced a strategic partnership. There are multiple components to this partnership. Teradata will sell Alation worldwide. Both companies will co-invest in R&D and Marketing. Alation will be the primary solution for Teradata customers seeking a product to help increase the productivity of their data consumers as well as the effectiveness of their data stewards. The preceding paragraph outlines the what, but not the why. Strong relationships — at work and at home — require shared culture, complementary capabilities, and good people — something to justify sticking ... Read More

Feed: Alation. Author: Stephanie McReynolds. Stephanie McReynolds March 19, 2016 — REFLECTIONS FROM THE GARTNER BI & ANALYTICS SUMMIT I hate to admit that the last time I attended the Gartner BI & Analytics Summit, Howard Dresner was still the host. I started my career in BI, but took a few deviations into CRM, middleware, and databases. For me personally, it was an amazing return this year to the now appropriately re-named, Gartner BI & Analytics Summit held in Grapevine, Texas. The energy at the conference was amazing – over 2,000 attendees and 100 vendors gathered to find our inner ... Read More