A Practical Guide to Big Data

whitePaper | December 22, 2022

The key objective of setting up data mesh or data fabric architecture is to enable the availability of quality data in a timely fashion to the right people in the right format. A data fabric is an architecture framework and a set of data services that provide frictionless data capabilities across a choice of endpoint applications or services spanning hybrid or multi-cloud and on-premises, by using rich metadata foundation and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) automation.

whitePaper | December 13, 2022

Modern Data Analytics Platforms (DAP) have gone through rapid architectural pattern changes over the past few years, independent of the use cases, to provide maximum benefits to the consumers.

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

Self-service is without question no longer an option for successful businesses. Find out how Alation can accelerate data-driven decisions with our Self-Service Data Intelligence white paper.

whitePaper | June 27, 2023

Data mesh is an innovative approach to data management that offers a solution to the most common challenges organizations face when dealing with large-scale data management. Data mesh concept consists of four key principles for large-scale data management in a multi-tiered, multi-domain organizational structure: domainoriented ownership, data as product, federated computational governance and a self-service data platform. These all promote a more agile, efficient and scalable data architecture. However, one of the central challenges to implementing data mesh is designing decentralized governance mechanisms that align with its core principles.

whitePaper | November 18, 2022

For decades, the lack of visibility into the health of our data has led to data downtime in companies around the world. When data is missing, inaccurate, or erroneous, data quality initiatives are doomed to fail, leaving enterprises at a privacy compliance and business disadvantage.

whitePaper | September 27, 2022

The product catalog is at the heart of any retail company- simply put it is the window into the list of all products that are for sale and their information. These days that information can be extensive- from name, dimensions, price (and per-store price) to images, videos, and third party reviews.