Alation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Talo Thomson, Head of Content Marketing, Alation: Hi Jason, thanks for taking the time to speak with me. Jason Ma, Senior Director of Product Management, Alation: Of course, Talo, happy to speak with you. Alation will automatically extract CLL from Snowflake as part of query log ingestion. Why should customers upgrade?

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Alation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

However, architectural needs further complicate their ability to comply. Alation and Snowflake are tightly integrated, bringing robust governance capabilities to the Snowflake Data Cloud. When it comes to enterprise governance , many are leveraging a combination of the Alation Data Catalog and Snowflake Data Cloud.

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Alation

MARCH 1, 2022

Every organization is different, and so are sub-teams within organizations. In the latest release of Alation, 2022.1 Through Impact Analysis, users can determine if a problem occurred with data upstream, and locate the impacted data downstream. Until now, column level lineage in Alation has been automatically created.

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Alation

AUGUST 11, 2021

It’s time to migrate your business data to the Snowflake Data Cloud. The three of us talked migration strategy and the best way to move to the Snowflake Data Cloud. There is a lot of opportunity to be had with a move from traditional data systems to Snowflake’s Data Cloud. We at Alation could not agree more. The result?

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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. Alation Connected Sheets is fully available for Google sheets , with plans to integrate with Excel coming very soon. What prevents business users from making 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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Founded on 12/12/12, Alation celebrated its 10th year in business this week. While often a heavily debated topic, most would agree that just like every story needs a hero, every pursuit needs a GOAT. Here’s a timeline view of what the market has said about Alation since our founding: Timeline: 10 Years of Alation.

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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. Yet every dbt transformation contains vital metadata that is not captured – until now. Benefits of the Alation and dbt Partnership.

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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. Alation empowers users to discover the right data via search, understand that data through detailed metadata, and trust that data based on governance and lineage.

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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. Alation was awarded the highest product capabilities score based on five criteria. The Highest Product Capabilities Score. Architecture.

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Alation

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Using Alation, they were able to — for the first time! — But as the reality of a full-blown holiday season set in, my sources at the North Pole reported that things were looking challenging: The good news: data catalog usage exploded with elves in every workshop wanting access to find the data they needed. His efforts paid off.

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Alation

MARCH 31, 2023

Alation was proud to have been among the thought leaders at the annual gathering of data experts from around the world. Assure stakeholders that governance is not a one-size-fits-all approach and that different kinds of governance satisfy different needs. It’s the place where dreams come true. Want more buy-in? We couldn’t agree more.

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Alation

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As the volume, veracity, variety, and volume of data expands, insurance companies need a stable framework to govern data and democratize access. Insurance companies collect large amounts of data every day. This allows insurers to make better decisions about customer needs, products, and pricing. Why is it Important?

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Alation

MAY 31, 2022

Companies that successfully use data for decision-making speed time-to-market, better meet customer needs, and accelerate time-to-value through greater speed and agility. Alation defines data culture as an organizational culture where data is expected to drive decisions at all levels. Data-driven decision-making is good for business.

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Alation

AUGUST 2, 2022

Are you listening to what they need? Are you responding to these needs as you develop new products and services? Every touchpoint represents a chance to delight that customer and reinforce loyalty. Analyzing this data can build your ability to anticipate a customer’s specific needs. So how do you become customer centric?

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Alation

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For instance, the cloud needs security controls that address encryption, access controls, security groups, audit trails, and application access rules. Every business needs high-quality data. What’s needed is the enforcement of authority. This open access removes the need to share or send files.

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Alation

APRIL 12, 2022

Jennifer Belissent, Principal Data Strategist at Snowflake ( listen to the full interview ). Their input can help data teams prioritize which assets to develop further and prevent a mismatch between actual business data needs and what data teams assume the business needs. CDO Goals that Benefit from a Data Catalog.

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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. Practitioners and hands-on data users were thrilled to be there, and many connected as they shared their progress on their own data stack journeys.

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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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