Alation Inc., a leader in data intelligence, has launched the Data Products Builder Agent, an AI-powered tool designed to transform raw, under-documented data into trusted, reusable data products. With increasing pressure on data teams to deliver fast, reliable, and AI-ready data for both human and machine consumption, this new solution automates key aspects of the data product lifecycle, empowering organizations to manage their data more efficiently and strategically.
- The Challenges Facing Data Teams Today
- Data Overload and Backlog: Data teams are overwhelmed with under-documented data and duplicate requests, which impede their ability to provide fast access to valuable insights.
- AI Initiatives and Increased Pressure: With the rise of AI, there is a growing need for data teams to not only serve business users but also provide data that is suitable for machine consumption.
- How the Data Products Builder Agent Solves These Challenges
- Automation of the Data Product Lifecycle: The Data Products Builder Agent automates data curation, packaging, and publishing processes, saving time and reducing manual effort.
- AI-Driven Recommendations: By leveraging user input, the agent identifies relevant data, auto-generates design specifications, and ensures compliance with governance standards.
- Human-in-the-Loop: While automation plays a key role, data teams retain oversight to ensure the quality and relevance of the data products.
- Alation’s Commitment to Interoperability and Open Standards
- Open Data Products Specification (ODPS): Alation’s data products align with the ODPS, an open, YAML-based standard that ensures portability and interoperability across platforms.
- Joining the ODPS Technical Steering Committee: Alation’s participation in the ODPS Technical Steering Committee underscores its commitment to fostering open data ecosystems and driving innovation in data management.
- Capabilities of the Alation Data Products Builder Agent
- Effortless Data Product Creation: The agent streamlines the creation of trusted, high-value data products, with AI-powered intelligent recommendations.
- Built-in Trust and Governance: Ensures that data products are governed, certified, and reusable, with clear ownership and data contracts.
- Business-Aligned Relevance: Data products are created based on business and AI demand, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Improved Discoverability: Published to the Alation Data Products Marketplace, making them easily discoverable by both human users and AI agents.
- Looking Ahead: Availability and Impact
- General Availability in Q3 2025: The Data Products Builder Agent will be available in Q3 2025, offering significant improvements in the speed and scale at which data products are delivered.
- AI-Ready Data Products: The agent ensures that data products are not only business-ready but also optimized for AI consumption, providing organizations with a competitive advantage as AI adoption grows.
Alation’s Data Products Builder Agent represents a major leap forward in data product management. By automating and streamlining the creation of AI-ready, reusable data products, Alation helps data teams save time, reduce costs, and meet the increasing demands of both business users and AI systems.
