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The Alation State of Data Culture Report - Q3 2021

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Latest report examines the link between data culture and revenue and the impact that data and analytics have on risk navigation.

The Q3 2021 Alation State of Data Culture Report reveals progress into enterprise-level data culture initiatives. The majority of data professionals surveyed (56%) have improved their data culture in the last year. 

Also included within is the Data Culture Index (DCI), a metric that measures an organization's fitness to enable data-driven decision making. Enterprises are scored by their adoption of three pillar disciplines of data culture: data search & discovery, data literacy, and data governance

Download the report to learn more about: 

  • The link between organizations with top-tier data cultures and exceeding revenue goals 

  • Why lack of CFO investment in data and analytics makes organizations vulnerable to disruption 

  • How new technology, like data intelligence solutions and data catalogs, drive data culture

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