AWS Big Data

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Amazon DataZone enables customers to discover, access, share, and govern data at scale across organizational boundaries, reducing the undifferentiated heavy lifting of making data and analytics tools accessible to everyone in the organization. This is challenging because access to data is managed differently by each of the tools.

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Alation

JUNE 14, 2021

The Role of Catalog in Data Security. Recently, I dug in with CIOs on the topic of data security. Recently, I dug in with CIOs on the topic of data security. What came as no surprise was the importance CIOs place on taking a broader approach to data protection. The Role of the CISO in Data Governance and Security.

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Alation

MAY 27, 2021

For data-driven enterprises, data governance is no longer an option; it’s a necessity. Businesses are growing more dependent on data governance to manage data policies, compliance, and quality. For these reasons, a business’ data governance approach is essential. Data Democratization.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 24, 2011

Regular readers of this blog will recognize that I suffer from OOD. The way OOD manifests itself is that in every website and web business I work with I am obnoxiously persistent in helping identify the desired outcomes of the site / business before I ever log into their web analytics data. Not through data pukes. Sorry, OOD.

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AWS Big Data

JULY 25, 2024

This blog post is co-written with Raj Samineni from ATPCO. In today’s data-driven world, companies across industries recognize the immense value of data in making decisions, driving innovation, and building new products to serve their customers.

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Cloudera

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In this blog we will take you through a persona-based data adventure, with short demos attached, to show you the A-Z data worker workflow expedited and made easier through self-service, seamless integration, and cloud-native technologies. In our data adventure we assume the following: . The Data Scientist.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Metadata management is key to wringing all the value possible from data assets. However, most organizations don’t use all the data at their disposal to reach deeper conclusions about how to drive revenue, achieve regulatory compliance or accomplish other strategic objectives. Quite simply, metadata is data about data.

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Cloudera

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This is part of our series of blog posts on recent enhancements to Impala. Apache Impala is synonymous with high-performance processing of extremely large datasets, but what if our data isn’t huge? It turns out that Apache Impala scales down with data just as well as it scales up. The entire collection is available here.

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erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Prashant Parikh, erwin’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, talks about erwin’s vision to automate every aspect of the data governance journey to increase speed to insights. The clear benefit is that data stewards spend less time building and populating the data governance framework and more time realizing value and ROI from it.

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Alation

AUGUST 17, 2022

According to analysts, data governance programs have not shown a high success rate. According to CIOs , historical data governance programs were invasive and suffered from one of two defects: They were either forced on the rank and file — who grew to dislike IT as a result. The Risks of Early Data Governance Programs.

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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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AWS Big Data

JULY 30, 2024

To help develop a data-driven culture, everyone inside an organization can use Amazon DataZone. To realize the benefits of using Amazon DataZone for governing data and making it discoverable and available across different teams for collaboration, customers integrate it with their current technology stack. Choose the Sign On tab.

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Octopai

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

That means you should leave that old legacy system in the dust and migrate to a brand-spanking-new cloud-based data system as soon as possible, right? There’s no denying the immense benefits that cloud computing can bring to data management: easier scalability, reduced cost of IT operations, improved performance… the list goes on.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 4, 2010

They expose a person's critical thinking ability (something I highly recommend you test when you hire web analysts: Interviewing Tip: Stress Test Critical Thinking. You went and got some kind of data. We only see our slice of data. The hardest kind of "analysis" to provide is in response to open ended questions.

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This is the last of the 4-part blog series. 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.

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Alation

AUGUST 26, 2021

What Is Data Intelligence? Data intelligence is a system to deliver trustworthy, reliable data. It includes intelligence about data, or metadata. IDC coined the term, stating, “data intelligence helps organizations answer six fundamental questions about data.” These questions are: Who is using what data?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Over 17 percent of all cyberattacks involve ransomware —a type of malware that keeps a victim’s data or device locked unless the victim pays the hacker a ransom. Because many new types of ransomware target backups to make recovery harder, keep data backups offline. The first thing to keep in mind is you’re not alone.

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Alation

MARCH 17, 2021

Key Features of a Machine Learning Data Catalog. Data intelligence is crucial for the development of data catalogs. At the center of this innovation are machine learning data catalogs (MLDCs). Unlike standalone tools, machine learning data catalogs have features like: Data search.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To be competitive, organizations are trying to create a data culture. But what IS a data culture ? A data culture empowers everyone in your organization with data-driven insights, which enable you to easily collaborate around shared goals to improve your organization. But creating a data culture is not easy.

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Alation

AUGUST 16, 2022

This week, IDC released its second IDC MarketScape for Data Catalogs report, and we’re excited to share that Alation was recognized as a leader for the second consecutive time. All catalog vendors provide a “range” of capabilities. Many data catalogs suffer from a lack of adoption because they are too technical.

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Alation

JUNE 30, 2021

Alation has been named one of the Leaders in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs Report. The inaugural research report marks a growing recognition of the importance of the data catalog in an enterprise’s data ecosystem. The Data Culture Platform. Data culture springs from human collaboration and innovation.

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Alation

AUGUST 31, 2021

In the previous blog , we discussed how Alation accelerates your journey to the Snowflake Data Cloud. In this blog, we will discuss how Alation provides a platform for data scientists and analysts to complete projects and analysis with speed. How will you support your key users in the Data Cloud?

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Alation

AUGUST 17, 2021

On your journey to the Data Cloud, you need a superior approach to help you achieve your ultimate goals. Get the Guide: Top 10 Reasons to Choose Alation for Your Snowflake Data Cloud. In this case, the right Enterprise data catalog can be your Greenland dog in an unpredictable landscape. Alation Data Catalog.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Every business is trying to become a digital business and the monetization of data is a fundamental part of that transformation. But when you have hundreds of thousands of data sources, potentially millions of different datasets and thousands of people constantly consuming that information, that transformation quickly becomes overwhelming.

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Alation

MARCH 29, 2021

How data catalogs with search & discovery help users. To keep up, more businesses have shifted toward data-driven decision making. According to a NewVantage Partners Report , 96% of executives indicate that their organization aspires to a data-driven culture, while only 24% report success.

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Alation

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Today, we’re announcing that Alation has closed a $50 million Series C funding led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from new investor Salesforce Ventures and our existing investors Costanoa Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Harmony Partners and Icon Ventures. And, the data catalog market has had a year of incredible growth.

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Cloudera

JANUARY 21, 2021

While cloud-native, point-solution data warehouse services may serve your immediate business needs, there are dangers to the corporation as a whole when you do your own IT this way. And you also already know siloed data is costly, as that means it will be much tougher to derive novel insights from all of your data by joining data sets.

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Alation

JULY 8, 2021

A central challenge for modern organizations is no longer gathering data — it’s navigating a veritable forest of it. Data presents an opportunity. Data-driven businesses know this. They ask: How can we ensure we’re using data to grow smarter? A Mess of Data: The Data Intelligence Challenge.

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Alation

MARCH 11, 2022

So far, we’ve considered the rivalry of data fabric versus mesh. We’ve explored what is a data fabric , what is a data mesh , and how a data catalog supports these architectures. In this blog, we’ll tease three high-level tips and takeaways. First thing: Data is a powerful asset. What data is useful?

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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. Bindu Chandramohan, Lead, Data Analytics, Alation : Thanks, Jason!

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

What Is a Data Catalog? A data catalog is a centralized storage bank of metadata on information sources from across the enterprise, such as: Datasets. The data catalog also stores metadata (data about data, like a conversation), which gives users context on how to use each asset. Conversations.

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Alation

JULY 21, 2021

I’m pleased to share that Alation has been named a data governance leader in the new report, The Forrester Wave : Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2021. This recognition from Forrester is gratifying, as it aligns with the success our customers are having with Alation and their data governance programs. Class-Leading Capabilities.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In the previous blog , we discussed how organizations are pursuing data culture and why most are failing. But using the right tools can help them scale data-driven initiatives. Challenge #1: Ability to Find and Trust Data. Traditionally, self-service reporting analytics and data governance have been opposed.

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Alation

APRIL 14, 2022

Moving data to the cloud can bring immense operational benefits. However, the sheer volume and complexity of today’s enterprise data can cause downstream headaches for data users. Semantics, context, and how data is tracked and used mean even more as you stretch to reach post-migration goals. Data pipeline orchestration.

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Alation

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Among all the internal celebrations, I wanted to take this moment to reflect on our journey so far and ask a thought-provoking question: who is the GOAT of data catalogs ? These select athletes are determined by what the “market” is saying – this includes fans, analysts, and the press. What Is a GOAT?

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Alation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BARC has named Alation a leader in the new BARC Score Data Intelligence Platforms Report. The Business Application Research Center (BARC) is a European analyst firm headquartered in Germany. The firm focuses on business software that supports business intelligence, analytics, data management, and other key data areas.

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Alation

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Alation is excited to unveil Alation Connected Sheets , a new product that brings trusted, fresh data directly to spreadsheet users. Now, “spreadsheet jockeys” can pull the most current, compliant data directly from a range of cloud sources, without having to know SQL or depend on a data team to deliver it.

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