Data Accessibility Platform & Data Governance

1 Alation’s data accessibility platform

https://alation.com/solutions/effective-data-governance/

Alation’s data accessibility platform is generally available now and used in production at leading data-driven organizations like eBay, MarketShare and Inflection for collaborative analytics, data search and discovery, data optimization and effective data governance.

2 Data governance

• Data governance generally focuses on high-level policies and procedures Data governance (DG) refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data employed in an enterprise. The initial step in the implementation of a data governance program involves defining the owners or custodians of the data assets in the enterprise. A policy must be developed that specifies who is accountable for various portions or aspects of the data. Processes must be defined concerning how the data is to be stored, archived, backed up, and protected from mishaps, theft, or attack. Finally, a set of controls and audit procedures must be put into place that ensures ongoing compliance with government regulations.

Features	Description
Business Glossary	Alation lets you create a business glossary in minutes. You can track terms, assign owners, track relationships and even directly map the glossary to underlying data objects like tables, attributes and reports.
Integrated Data Dictionary	Alation automatically builds and updates a data dictionary covering all of your data sources