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Alation Launches Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alation Inc.the leader of enterprise data intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake. The new offer was launched in partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, and is designed for departments and organizations of all sizes to start cataloging data on the Snowflake platform. The package makes data governance simple and accessible, allowing organizations to start small, grow flexibly by adding data connectors, users, and data objects, and support use cases like that cloud data migration for less than $100,000.

“As a leader in data intelligence solutions, Alation continues to enjoy success in the enterprise segment with more than 25% of Fortune 100 companies as customers,” said Raj Gossain, Chief Product Officer, Alation. “We are seeing more and more organizations of all sizes taking data-driven innovation and creating a data culture. To help organizations looking for an affordable entry option, we created Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake to enable anyone to find reliable, quality data. Optimized for Snowflake, this edition offers a great way to get started data cataloging journey.”

The new Alation Cloud Service package sits on top of Alation’s cloud-native, multi-tenant architecture and includes deep Snowflake integrations that deliver active data governance. Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake enables joint Alation and Snowflake customers to identify their most valuable data, make trusted data visible and actionable to all data consumers, and ensure that data is used correctly.

“Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake is a great option for any business beginning their data cataloging journey,” said Sunny Bedi, CIO and CDO, Snowflake. “Alation’s deep data governance integration with Snowflake and self-service analytics capabilities make it quick and easy to use and manage critical data stored in the Snowflake Data Cloud.”

Alation Data Catalog automatically ingests metadata, then combines machine learning and human curation to make the metadata more intelligent and useful. This enables comprehensive search and discovery of reliable data and lays the foundation for the specific features below.

Key features of Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake include:

  • Policy management and enforcement: Alation Policy Center lets you retrieve, retain, and manage Snowflake data policies in one place for complete visibility. Policies can be applied and applied to new data in Snowflake, directly from Alation, for end-to-end control.
  • Tags to classify and protect data: Alation ingests, applies, updates, and syncs Snowflake object tags for streamlined data classification. Therefore, tagged Snowflake data objects are easier to protect and find in Alation.
  • Automated column-level lineage and impact analysis: Alation automatically populates interactive lineage charts at the column level for granular understanding of data relationships. Impact analysis can then be performed to identify downstream data and who is affected by the changes, simplifying compliance audits.
  • Smart SQL editor and query forms: SQL queries can be planned and published to the catalog for others to share and reuse. Query Forms converts SQL queries into simple forms, allowing users of all technical levels to self-service answer analytical questions, without relying on data analysts.

“Organizations begin their data cataloging journeys in different ways. But they all have one thing in common: the need to easily find, understand and manage data,” said Howard Dresner, Founder and Director of Research at Dresner Advisory Services. “Data catalogs provide the technology to simplify the creation of and access to analytical content and provide collaboration and governance capabilities for this content to make it more trusted and widely available.”

Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake reflects the growth of Snowflake and Alation Partnership. In June 2022, Alation was appointed Data Governance Partner of the Year by Snowflake for the second consecutive year and received five competency badges through the Snowflake Partner Network competency program.

All Snowflake users can now sign up for a free 14-day trial of Alation through Snowflake Partner Connect. The free trial gives users the opportunity to experience Alation and learn about how Alation can catalog data in Snowflake.

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About Alation
Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, including data search and discovery, data governance, data management, analytics and digital transformation. Alation’s initial offering dominates the data catalog market. With its powerful behavioral analytics engine, built-in collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle the most demanding data and metadata management challenges. Over 400 companies are driving data literacy, improving decision-making and driving business results with Alation, including AbbVie, Allianz Global Investors, American Family Insurance, Autozone, Cisco, Draft Kings, Exelon, Fifth Third Bank, Finnair, General Mills, Munich Re, NASDAQ, Parexel, Pfizer, Salesforce, Virgin Australia and Vistaprint. Based in Silicon Valley, Alation has been named to Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces list three times and is one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2022. The company is backed by equity -leading venture capitalists including Blackstone, Costanoa, Data Collective, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Icon, ISAI Cap, Riverwood, Salesforce, Sanabil, Sapphire and Snowflake Ventures. For more information, visit alation.com.

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