The Forrester Wave™: Machine Learning Data Catalogs, Q2 2018

The Forrester Wave™: Machine Learning Data Catalogs, Q2 2018 evaluates 12 key vendors helping organizations scale data access and insight through machine learning-powered cataloging. Leaders identified include IBM, Reltio, Unifi Software, Alation, and Collibra. Strong Performers include Informatica, Oracle, Waterline Data, Infogix, Cambridge Semantics, and Cloudera, while Hortonworks is listed as a Contender.

Machine Learning Data Catalogs (MLDCs) have emerged as a critical solution to help enterprises manage explosive data growth and overcome challenges in data governance, discovery, and analytics. By enabling collaboration, insight activation, and data democratization across federated ecosystems, MLDCs allow data professionals to move beyond tribal knowledge and manual processes.

The report is based on 29 evaluation criteria, including current offering, strategy, and market presence. It highlights the growing demand among enterprise architecture professionals for self-service analytics, streamlined data governance, and AI-driven data understanding to accelerate decision-making and business innovation.

Read the full report to compare top MLDC vendors and choose a solution that supports scalable data activation and intelligent business transformation.