Press Release • June 30, 2021
Alation Named Innovative Leader in Inaugural GigaOm Radar Report for Data Catalogs
Received exceptional scores in social collaboration, sensitive data detection and management, and data quality detection & remediation
Redwood City, Calif. – June 30, 2021 – Alation Inc., the data intelligence company, has been named a Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report. Alation is positioned in the report as a Forward Mover in the Innovator hemisphere. Alation received the maximum possible scores in key criteria, including social and collaboration features, sensitive data detection and management, and data quality detection & remediation. Alation also received the maximum possible scores in four out of five evaluation metrics, including flexibility/user appropriateness, degree of automation, compliance orientation, and documentability.
“Alation pioneered the data catalog market and is a leader in this radar report because of its continued innovation,” said Andrew Brust, Analyst at GigaOm. “Data catalogs have moved from ‘nice-to-have’ to ‘essential’ because it can address an organization’s need for centralized metadata management while also ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and encouraging the adoption of a data culture.”
According to the report, Alation’s strengths include the platform’s query tools and search capabilities. It was recognized for its powerful machine-learning (ML) engine that drives numerous useful features including insights about data usage patterns and automation across the platform.
“We are excited to be named an leader in the first-ever GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report,” said Satyen Sangani, CEO and co-founder, Alation. “This recognition validates our focus on providing the most critical technology investment that enables the modern, data-driven enterprise. The data catalog is exactly what organizations that use data need to make decisions, innovate, and remain competitive.”
The GigaOm Radar report is designed to assess existing data catalog offerings and provide an overview of capabilities. The report analyzed the top data catalog offerings in the market and recognized data catalogs that excelled in particular aspects, weighting the table stakes, key criteria, and evaluation metrics used to assess solutions and identify important features and technologies of the future.
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About Alation
Alation is the data intelligence company. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from their data and AI initiatives. Customers such as Cisco, DocuSign, Nasdaq, Pfizer, and Samsung trust Alation’s platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation has been recognized five times by Inc. Magazine as one of the Best Workplaces. To learn more, visit www.alation.com.