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Alation Launches Salesforce Connector to Enhance Data Trust
We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Salesforce. This partnership will bring data governance and deep insights around data lineage into Salesforce Data Cloud. With this bidirectional integration, Alation joins the Salesforce Data Governance alliance.
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How to Choose the Best Enterprise Data Catalog: Key Criteria Uncovered
It's analyst report season! In the next few months, analyst firms will provide guidance on how to approach the data catalog market and key criteria for choosing a data catalog. These reports can be helpful starting points. But they should be just that: a starting point. With over 12 years of experience and a customer base of nearly 600 enterprises, including 40 of the Fortune 100, we've developed a comprehensive understanding of what truly matters in a data catalog solution to deliver business success. Here are our key criteria uncovered:
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MAS’ New Guidance on Data Governance and Management: How to Respond
On May 29, 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued new guidance on Data Governance and Management Practices for banks and financial institutions. This guidance stems from MAS’s inspections and aligns with the Basel Committee's principles for effective risk aggregation and reporting. It calls for stronger data governance frameworks to ensure robust data management controls, particularly in risk aggregation and reporting.
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Data Radicals Season 3: Exploring Data & AI with Industry Leaders
Since the wrap of the last season of Data Radicals in March 2024, we’ve witnessed the explosion of AI and Nividia, the rise of robotics, and the most high-stakes race for the White House in modern history. Within Alation, we’re seeing customers build AI agents, trusted semantics, and data products to drive repeatable value.
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Data Catalog First, Master Data Management Second: Here’s Why
Master Data Management (MDM) and data catalogs are both becoming ubiquitous as organizations integrate more systems, embark on data-hungry and compliance-fraught AI initiatives, comply with extensive privacy regulations, and address data quality concerns — all while making data easy to find, access, trust, and use. Organizations that use data catalogs to support subsequent MDM initiatives experience organizational efficiency, accelerated decision-making, and overall customer satisfaction.
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What Is DataOps? Definition, Principles, and Benefits
What exactly is DataOps?
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Cloud Data Warehouse Migration 101: Expert Tips
The cloud is the de facto standard for housing data these days. There was a time not so long ago when most CIOs would never consider putting their crown jewels — AKA customer data and associated analytics — into the cloud.
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What is BCBS 239? Your 2025 Guide
BCBS 239, also known as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's standard number 239, is a set of principles established in January 2013 to strengthen banks' risk data aggregation capabilities and internal risk reporting practices. This global standard aims to enhance the risk management and decision-making processes within banks and financial institutions. Risk data describes information organizations collect in order to better manage and mitigate risk.
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What Is Natural Language Processing?
Businesses face an overwhelming influx of unstructured data from sources like social media, customer reviews, emails, and documents. Extracting valuable insights from this data is crucial for informed decision-making and maintaining competitiveness. Natural Language Processing (NLP) addresses this challenge.
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Data Privacy vs. Data Security: Definition and Comparison
Is your data protected? Both data privacy and data security are critical to mitigate financial, reputational, and compliance risks for enterprises.
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The Role of Data Stewards Today
Many organizations are overwhelmed with data and information from an ever-increasing number of sources. Effectively managing this is crucial for making informed decisions, driving innovation, and increasingly, maintaining compliance. Enter the data steward, a role that has become indispensable in ensuring data assets are trustworthy, well-managed, and fit for use.
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