Case Study: Contentful reduces data discovery time and strengthens governance with Atlan

Contentful Chooses Atlan for its Next Phase of Growth

Contentful, a $3 billion headless content management system provider, faced a significant data discovery challenge as it scaled. With data spread across multiple tools, users were spending approximately six hours per week simply trying to find, understand, and apply the right data for their work. To address this lack of context and discoverability, the company's Head of Data Intelligence and Governance, Robert Clifford-Jones, sought an active metadata management solution and chose Atlan after a thorough evaluation process.

The implementation of Atlan provided a central, self-service platform for data discovery, eliminating the need for the data team to constantly answer repetitive questions. The Atlan solution included automated lineage for rapid impact and root cause analysis, which drastically reduced downtime during a critical system failure. Furthermore, the Atlan team built a custom connector to automatically migrate queries from an end-of-life tool, saving immense manual effort. As a result, Contentful significantly reduced the six-hour weekly data discovery tax on its users and empowered its data team to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Contentful

Robert Clifford-Jones

Head of Data Intelligence and Governance