Press Release • August 8, 2023
Alation Expands Global Footprint with Launch of New Data Center in Japan
Product investment supported by strategic partnerships with NTT DOCOMO Ventures and ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation
Redwood City, Calif. – August 8, 2023 – Alation, Inc., the data intelligence company, today announced the launch of its new data center. Located in Tokyo, Japan, Alation Cloud Service customers can now process and store data locally to meet data residency requirements. This is the fifth Alation data center, adding to existing locations in the United States, Europe, Singapore, and Australia.
In addition to this product announcement, Alation also announced two strategic partnerships to meet the surging demand for data intelligence in Japan:
NTT DOCOMO Ventures (NDV): Following the successful implementation of Alation within the NTT DOCOMO group, the company’s venture arm, NTT DOCOMO Ventures (NDV), has invested in Alation to strengthen and advance data initiatives throughout the NTT Group and its clients.
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation: Japan’s leading systems integrator will re-sell Alation in Japan.
“Alation creates new value for our business through data-driven approaches and end-to-end customer support,” said Takashi Suzuki, General Manager at NTT DOCOMO. “Everyone across the organization can easily search for and find the data they need, when they need it, reducing the workload of our data analysts by 30% and significantly enhancing their productivity. We’re excited to strengthen our collaboration as a customer to mature the data initiatives throughout our organization.”
“With more than 30 years in Japan’s data management space, we continually push the limits of innovation for our customers throughout Japan,” said Masaharu Sugano, General Manager, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation. “Alation’s best-of-breed data intelligence platform is the foundation of the modern data stack and offers the opportunity for our customers to accelerate cloud migration. We’re proud to be the first reseller of Alation in Japan and help more enterprises leverage data as a trusted asset to realize their enterprise transformation goals and drive long-term growth.”
“Alation continues to expand its global footprint and strengthens its presence in APAC to help more organizations build a data culture,” said Eyal Mekler, APAC General Manager for Alation. “We look forward to deepening our partnerships with NTT DOCOMO and ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation, who collectively bring extensive experience supporting Japanese organizations through data-driven enterprise transformation.”
Learn more about Alation’s Data Intelligence Platform here: https://www.alation.com/product/data-catalog/.
About Alation
Alation is the creator of AIOS™, the open, governed, self-improving intelligence operating system for enterprises that cannot afford to get AI wrong. Having pioneered the data catalog market, Alation helps organizations establish trust in the agents, data, and context that power AI-driven decisions. The result is AI organizations can trust—enabling them to navigate regulatory complexity, maintain data fidelity, accelerate operational outcomes, and transform AI ambition into trusted business impact. Alation partners with the world’s leading organizations to leverage better data to solve their most critical challenges. To learn more, visit https://www.alation.com.