Webinar On-Demand
What Is a Data Product — and How Do You Build One?
Data products bridge raw data and business outcomes - but most organizations struggle to define, build, and scale them.
Listen to a practical introduction to data products featuring insights from Dr. Jarkko Moilanen, the lead maintainer for the Open Data Product Specification. We discuss how to build data products that deliver business value — and demonstrate how Alation enables the full data product lifecycle, from design through to governance.
Watch this webinar to understand:
What is a Data Product?
Best practices to design, deliver, and iterate to a successful data product
How to use the Open Data Product Specification to structure your product for both human and machine use
How to leverage Alation’s platform to support discovery, quality, compliance and collaboration across the full data product lifecycle
This session is ideal for data leaders, architects, and product teams looking to operationalize data at scale — and deliver on its promise.
Dr Jarkko Moilanen
Igniter and Maintainer for the Open Data Product Specification
Dr. Jarkko Moilanen is a leading authority in data products and data monetization, with over 20 years shaping the global API and data economy. As the creator and maintainer of the Open Data Product Specification, he advances global data ecosystems under the Linux Foundation. Jarkko has advised organizations like BASF, Intel and NASA.
David Chao
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Alation
David is Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Alation. He oversees all aspects of Alation's marketing strategy. David has more than 15 years of experience building and scaling go-to-market functions for hyper-growth B2B enterprise SaaS companies.
Jake Magner
Sr Director Product Management, Alation
Jake is a Product leader at Alation, with a focus on data products and the data marketplace. He started out as a data scientist (and Kaggle competitor), then joined Alation as the second employee and helped build the first version of the product.
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