Likelihood to Recommend If you have information systems with lots of information but need a solution that ties together the data Alex Solution is really a great tool for this. We're a large international company, so this was our case. But if you are a smaller local company with not that much data available it could be you should look for other solutions for a start.
Read full review Azure Data Catalog helps us solve data discovery problems brilliantly. Our organization created a single source of truth for our data, which allowed us to develop BI and data science solutions. We can drag tables or data sources to manage workflow. Some of the more complicated data normalization or standardization issues need to be simplified, and I'd like to see that happen.
Read full review Pros Easy and fast data sharing across platforms Single platforms solution Able to handle cloud and on premise Read full review It's easy to use and implement. Ownership of the data. It's helpful for all businesses. Policy on data preservation. It can utilize various data sources. Data management is secure and simple. Read full review Cons Alex Solutions has lots of features and you need to invest time to understand how to do best deal with the solution in your own business case Australian-based solution with no local support in Denmark. Not the biggest issue for us, but potentially is a place with room for improvement. Making it easier for users to adjust visuals and colours. Read full review Maintenance and creation of documentation for data sources takes a lot of time One cannot connect to data using a client's app unless they know the locus of the data source. Read full review Alternatives Considered I have seen companies with Alex and
Collibra , and if I should choose one of these tools based on my knowledge and feedback from the users, I would definitely choose Alex Solutions. From a user perspective Alex Solutions is easier to use - it really is just more intuitive and for most users that can make the difference between using and not using the solution
Read full review Azure Data Catalogue was chosen for Microsoft's customer service and expertise Experience with Azure Cloud Solutions Reviews from peers on functionality and performance Product roadmap Overall costs Read full review Return on Investment It's always difficult to predict the future, but the feedback from our organization is clear. Data-driven decisions are better decisions for sure. No service or solution is free, but seen in the bigger picture the better decision making surely outweigh the costs of Alex Solutions Our organization has way more focus on data and ensuring correct data collection. This is probably the best impact we have had seen from a data manager's perspective Read full review Azure platform makes it easier for us to register & catalogue all available information easily. This way when the customer actually made a sudden request or they want to access sensitive information on their own, the data is readily presented to them. Needless to say we use this mined and catalogue data for a variety of inhouse training and other improvement initiatives. Read full review ScreenShots