Case Study: Ciena curates 6,000 data assets in two weeks with Alation AI

Ciena curates 6,000 data assets in 2 weeks with Alation

Ciena, a global leader in high-speed networking technology, faced significant challenges with its data catalog, which was manually curated, difficult to use for non-technical staff, and lacked a shared definition of data quality. To overcome these obstacles and turn the catalog into a trusted, AI-powered business resource, Ciena partnered with data intelligence vendor Alation and leveraged its AI-driven Curation Automation service.

Using Alation's Curation Automation, a small team at Ciena was able to automate the documentation process, curating roughly 6,000 data assets in just two weeks instead of a projected multi-year manual rollout. This solution dramatically accelerated their data governance program, leading to a tripling of catalog users—from 400 to over 1,100—and a 20% increase in high-frequency repeat visitors, all without a formal internal marketing campaign.

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