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The Secret to Data and Analytics Success Is…People
One of the most astonishing facts culled from the data and analytics field is the persistently high rate of failure. Despite the billions of dollars and millions of hours invested, the majority of data analytics projects Read more…
AtScale Tackles Data Engineering with Virtualization Software
It’s often the prep work in analytics that kills you. Before any analysis can be run, engineers must assemble, transform, and standardize the data. In a world where data silos are proliferating in the cloud, on premise Read more…
BigID Looks to Cement Position in Data Discovery
BigID today announced another $50 million round of financing, bringing its two-year funding total to an impressive $144 million. With that capital in hand and new data privacy regulations like CCPA in play, BigID is prep Read more…
Back to Basics: Governance, Quality, Security Grab the Spotlight at Strata Data Conference
The Wild West days of big data may not be totally gone, but it sort of felt that way this week on the Strata Data Conference's Expo floor. Yes, there were vendors hawking the latest machine learning technology, but there Read more…
What to Expect at Strata This Week
We knew that big data was also fast. But what we didn't fully grasp perhaps was just how fast the technology changes. This week's Strata Data Conference is setting up to be a prime example of the punctuated equilibrium w Read more…
Data Catalogs Seen as Difference Makers in Big Data
You can't get insights using big data techniques without the data. That much is clear. But where, exactly, is the data you need? Where does it reside, and how can you get access to it? The answers to those questions are Read more…
Why Investing in Your Team’s Data Culture Could Be the Most Important Money You Spend
Most executives today recognize the need to become data-driven and view their “digital transformation” initiatives as the means to do so. More technology means more data, right? Often, these efforts stumble and fail Read more…
Industry Speaks: Big Data Prognostications for 2019
"The future isn't what it used to be" the French poet Paul Valery wrote nine decades ago. The same could be said for the big data trend that began in the mid '00s. We're not where many thought we'd be, but the future, in Read more…
Analysts Get A Guiding Hand
It can be tough knowing what you can and cannot do in analytics. While it may be possible to build a query that considers a person's race during a credit check, it is also illegal (not to mention unethical). Now data cat Read more…
Cloud Looms Large at Strata, and So Does Kubernetes
While there was heavy cloud cover in New York this week, cloud computing could be seen lifting Strata Data Conference, where vendors scrambled to ensure their products can support cloud and on-premise environments simult Read more…
This Just In
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, secured new procurement contracts with California’s Software Licensing Program (SLP) and Texas’s Department of Information Resources (TX-DIR) that demonstrate Alation is a trusted partner to local, regional, and state entities. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20, 2023 — Alation, Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced that not-for-profit life insurance provider, WoodmenLife, leverages Alation’s data intelligence platform to increase productivity. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2023 — Alation Inc. has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in GigaOm’s Radar for Data Governance. Read more…
MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023 — ALTR, innovator of complete data control and protection solutions, today announced its open-source data governance initiative with support from Alation Inc. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, has announced the second season of its podcast, “Data Radicals.” Hosted by Satyen Sangani, CEO and co-founder of Alation, “Data Radicals” is a show for business, data, and technology enthusiasts who seek to enable individuals and organizations to use data in powerful ways. Read more…
Redwood City, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 – Alation Inc., the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Technology Innovation Award for Data Catalog, presented by Dresner Advisory Services.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced three new universities participating in its philanthropic initiative, the Data Intelligence Project. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2023 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, launched the Partner Program for Open Connector Framework to deliver connectivity to new data sources. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report. Read more…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 2, 2022 — Alation Inc., a leader in enterprise data intelligence, today announced it has raised $123 million in a Series E financing led by Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments, and Costanoa Ventures, with participation from new investor, Databricks Ventures. Read more…