The State of California has published a data strategy to help programs and services in the state utilizing data and tools benefiting Californians. Navigating the data landscape, building the infrastructure, and extracting actionable value from data are stepping stones in transforming the strategy into reality. Please join us for AHEAD’s modernizing California series and learn about data democratization, data movement, data governance, and analytics with our guest speakers from Alation, Fivetran, and Snowflake.
In this session, Eric Rosburg and Michelle Donovan of Alation will explain how Alation is accelerating California’s statewide Data Plan:
*How to build enduring longitudinal datasets and help all employees know how and where to use data ethically and effectively over time.
*Ethical Data Governance: developing playbooks for ethical data governance and management throughout the data lifecycle. How to easily create a “book of knowledge” for all aspects of data governance and management for ethical use of data adhering to state-determined guidelines
*How to empower Data Science & Analytics by breaking down data silos and leverage the power of data analytics from any agency or department to improve state services.
In this session, Fivetran’s Elliott Beckstrom and Greta Xiong will dig into Fivetran’s end-to-end automation, reliability, and scalability–connecting data sources and moving that data into cloud destinations or targets. They’ll demonstrate:
*Fivetran’s ease of use, highlighting a no-code setup of automated data ingestion from over 300 fully managed sources
*The benefits of data centralization, eliminating data silos, and accelerating analytics company-wide–without spending valuable time on pipeline maintenance
*The State of California’s Office of Data and Innovation’s use of Fivetran to move Databases, Applications, and Files for their internal analytics to provide data insights to the Governor’s office
The Data Cloud is a global network that connects you to the data, applications, and services that are most critical for your business.
Whether you’re looking to break down silos within your organization across teams or departments, connect to content across your ecosystem of partners and customers, or incorporate new data and applications from third-parties, it’s all at your fingertips in the Data Cloud.
The Data Cloud is made up of TWO key elements:
*The Snowflake platform - providing a unique architectural design to connect your business globally at practically any scale all through a single platform
*And the Content - from thousands of datasets, to pre-built services and models, to complete applications that your business relies on.
All this content is available to help you drive better decisions, build products and services faster, and deliver outcomes for your business.
Matt is a seasoned and accomplished Chief Architect for Data and Analytics, boasting over two decades of experience in designing and implementing cutting-edge data-driven solutions. With an extensive background in data warehousing, big data, and advanced analytics, Matt has successfully led numerous teams to deliver innovative strategies and architectures that drive business growth and efficiency. A visionary thinker, Matt is known for staying ahead of the curve, anticipating market trends and emerging technologies to keep organizations at the forefront of the data landscape. As a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader, Matt is dedicated to sharing knowledge and insights within the industry, fostering a collaborative environment to drive the future of data and analytics.
Michelle Donovan has 15+ years in the Data Analytics industry with Global work experience in Australia, UK, Europe and the US. Her areas of expertise have included healthcare and telecommunication analysis, banking & insurance financial crimes investigation, internal audit and regulatory compliance. She is well versed on transforming reporting and analytics to support Data governance, Data management and Data Analytics initiatives through technology modernization. On a personal note, Michelle is Sydney-born & raised, Mother to a toddler, a Sudoku-enthusiast, loves Neuhaus chocolate and has recently traded the bustle of Manhattan for the beach in Santa Monica.
Vernon has extensive experiences in technology and private/public sectors globally. At AHEAD, Vernon currently leads a senior sales team and efforts around Cloud, Automation, Security, Apps Mod, DevOps, Analytics, Infrastructure and more. AHEAD Public Sector focuses on the support of Government and Education environments and the expansion of technology solutions to respond to complex industry challenges.
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. Combining cloud-native capabilities in software and data engineering with an unparalleled track record of modernizing infrastructure, we’re uniquely positioned to help accelerate the promise of digital transformation.
Fivetran
Over the past 10 years, Fivetran has developed into a leader in cloud-based ELT solutions, providing simple and reliable access to data. In this enablement session, we will review Fivetran as a data movement platform – allowing users to centralize and democratize data, modernize infrastructure, and build data solutions across organizations.
Snowflake
Snowflake has a long standing history of supporting the State of California. While many know Snowflake has the Cloud Data Warehouse, Snowflake has continued to grow and evolve into the Snowflake Data Cloud. In this enablement session we will review Snowflake as a Data Lake, Relational OLTP Database, and Snowpark Python.
Alation
Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, including data search & discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation. Alation’s initial offering dominates the data catalog market. Thanks to its powerful Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaboration capabilities, and open interfaces, Alation combines machine learning with human insight to successfully tackle even the most demanding challenges in data and metadata management.
The State of California has published a data strategy to help programs and services in the state utilizing data and tools benefiting Californians. Navigating the data landscape, building the infrastructure, and extracting actionable value from data are stepping stones in transforming the strategy into reality. Please join us for AHEAD’s modernizing California series and learn about data democratization, data movement, data governance, and analytics with our guest speakers from Alation, Fivetran, and Snowflake.