Real-World Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Alation

Alation helped GXS Bank build a strong data culture for AI-driven decision-making. GXS needed trusted data for their AI models and wanted a single source of truth. They used Alation to define data ow...nership and improve data governance. About 300 users accessed Alation, running over 3,000 SQL queries and 5,500 data searches in a year. This improved data quality and trust for AI and business decisions.
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Alation Data Intelligence Platform helped Sallie Mae build a strong data governance program. Sallie Mae needed to manage 250TB of data and 350,000 database fields for over 500 data users. The company... wanted to make trusted data easy to find and use. Alation provided a single place for data cataloging, policy management, and collaboration. Sallie Mae improved data stewardship and data literacy across the organization.
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Alation helped RaceTrac break down data silos and create a single source of truth. RaceTrac ingested over 1,500 database tables and 500 Power BI datasets into Alation. The company reduced redundant d...atasets by 65%. Reports that once took 24 hours now generate insights instantly from POS data. Real-time data access supports faster, trusted business decisions.
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Alation helped Vattenfall become more data-driven and reduce regulatory risk. Vattenfall used Alation and DQC to break down data silos and improve data quality. Project development sped up by 81%, dr...opping from 3 months to 3 weeks. The company created data quality rules 10 times faster. Over 1000 data objects in core systems improved each month. Alation became the single source of truth for Vattenfall, supporting compliance and new projects.
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Alation helped Discover Financial Services speed up data discovery and automate metadata-driven pipelines. Discover wanted to cut pipeline creation from 30 days to 1-2 days. Alation enabled self-serv...ice data access and improved data literacy. The company cataloged 1 million datasets and saved 200,000 hours. Over 2,500 Discover users now use Alation for faster insights and better risk management.
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Alation helped NTT DOCOMO improve trust in AI data and increase analyst productivity. NTT DOCOMO faced challenges with complex data assets and limited data searchability. Analysts spent too much time... searching for data instead of analyzing it. Alation provided a centralized platform for data governance and discovery. As a result, analyst productivity increased by 10 times and analyst workloads dropped by 30%. Over 7,000 users at NTT DOCOMO now use Alation.
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Alation Data Intelligence Platform helped Alkermes solve data chaos. Alkermes needed a central place for all their data information. They used Alation to improve data access and trust. The platform m...ade it easier to find and use data. This helped Alkermes make faster business decisions. The team now supports commercial strategy with better data insights.
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Alation helped Allegro SPA, a leading European e-commerce marketplace, improve data governance and speed up data value delivery. Allegro used Alation to make data easier to find and access across 20 ...business units. The platform enabled a single interface for data discovery, boosting analyst efficiency with a reported 24-minute weekly time savings. Alation also improved data quality by making ownership, permissions, and SLAs visible to users.
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Alation and Anomalo helped Keller Williams govern and monitor over 70 TB of data and 250+ enterprise data lakehouse tables. Keller Williams needed a data catalog and data quality solution to deliver ...high-quality data to its 190,000 agents. The EIM team chose Alation and Anomalo for their best-in-class integration and focus. The solution provided 10X cost savings over single-vendor options. The new framework improved data trust and access across the organization.
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Alation and Monte Carlo helped a same-day shopping and delivery service improve data trust for AI. The company faced data quality issues as data volume grew, causing inconsistent metrics and slow ins...ights. They used Alation to certify data assets and Monte Carlo for continuous monitoring. This ensured trustworthy data for their data science team. The solution provided a single platform, improved data quality, and made it easier for users to find and understand data.
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Alation Data Intelligence Platform helped Spark New Zealand speed up cloud migration and data reporting. Spark used Alation to catalog and prioritize data for their move to Snowflake. This made Power... BI report creation 30% faster. Spark cataloged 900 machine learning features in Alation. Now, 200 users access Snowflake data through Alation. Data discovery and governance improved, helping Spark become more data-driven.
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Alation Data Intelligence Platform helped Domain Group speed up AI model development. Domain Group faced challenges with distributed data and a lack of unified data definitions. They needed a single ...source of truth and better data governance. Alation provided an easy-to-use platform for active data governance. This improved data understanding and business decision quality. Domain Group now unlocks more value from its data and supports its AI initiatives.
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