A data catalog is a must
March 29, 2023
A data catalog is a must
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Alation Data Catalog
We use Alation to house our business glossaries and as a map of our data sources on prem. The use of Alation is helping our different departments use terms and metrics in a consistent manner. Alation also in invaluable as a resource to our analysts on finding out the where and what of our data elements.
- integrating with other programs (SQL Server, Tableau)
- the ability to link terms to data elements and queries
- searchability
- the ability to enforce uniqueness of term names is missing
- need more customization options on glossaries
- better home page customization options (less scripting required)
- business glossaries
- data source dictionaries
- connectivity to SQL Server and Tableau
- faster time to analytics
- accuracy and consistency in reported metrics
Do you think Alation Data Catalog delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Alation Data Catalog's feature set?
Yes
Did Alation Data Catalog live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Alation Data Catalog go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Alation Data Catalog again?
Yes