# Data — virtualized and connected

Network distributed data, people, and tools through a central platform powerful enough to handle anything, and user-friendly enough for anyone.

## Go from warehouse to powerhouse in minutes

Build a virtualized catalog that keeps your teams connected to the data they need most.

##### DATA DISCOVERY

## Faster, easier connections, wherever data lives

### Data sources

Our platform excels at connecting to any data, anywhere:

- Virtualized datasets and warehouses
- Open data, public data, external data, and alternative data
- Data lakes and file servers
- Direct file upload and local assets

### Data collaboration

Data sharing offers huge advantages when it’s done right. Rally your teams around the data you need:

- Central point of discovery for easy access and access control
- Secure sharing enhances compliance
- Integrate with data analytics and business intelligence tools

### Dataset search, perfected

Finding the data you need wasn’t always easy — until now. Powerful capabilities enable elevated data discovery:

- Find data faster by searching on metadata, columns, and more
- Topics, teams, and templates to enhance data governance
- Single source of truth takes the guess work out of versioned datasets

##### Fast Facts

## Cross-cloud analytics

Most companies are taking advantage of multiple cloud environments. It’s critical that your data catalog supports your needs.

92%

##### OF COMPANIES ARE 'MULTI-CLOUD'

5.3

##### PUBLIC & PRIVATE CLOUDS PER ORGANIZATION

76%

##### ORGANIZATIONS WITH CLOUD DATA WAREHOUSES

##### ZERO DOWNTIME

## Accelerate your time-to-insight

### Find the data you have

With a catalog platform that’s built for easy data discovery, we’re giving data scientists more time to build models and generate data-driven insights.

### More data to more people

79% of professionals are using more external data year over year; get them the data they depend on quickly, consistently, and securely.

### Connect to new data

Outside sources and alternative data don’t have to cause headaches. Ingest data from anywhere into your catalog in a standard way.

### Scale data use efficiently

Optimizing your team and tools means bigger growth with lower overheads. More teams with more data generating more solutions — what could be better?

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## Don’t know where to start?

Here’s a handy guide that lays the foundations for getting the most out of a data catalog in any organization.

[Learn more   →](/content/find-the-7-ways-to-cut-costs-and-add-value-to-your-data/index.html)

##### ACCESS DATA

## Build pathways for data

Finding, discovering, and sharing data should always be this easy:

#### Streamlined data connections

Tap into any source of data: virtualized tables, external connectors, or direct upload.

#### Deep search

Find any data using metadata, columns, people, tags, and more.

#### Secure data distribution

Share with data professionals, management, and customers with confidence.

##### Better access, better results

## Ready to get more value from your data?

### Unlock any data

Connect to any source and manage connections with less work. Get data from a warehouse, a website, or a one-off upload.

### Control the flow

Easy discovery meets iron-clad security. Manage roles and data sharing on a platform that lets you dictate where data goes.

### Focus on results

Reduce the overhead in connecting to new data sources and focus your team’s efforts on modeling and insights.

## Let us help you optimize your data operations

Connecting to more data and running an efficient data program are not mutually exclusive. Request a demo from ThinkData Works to find out how to optimize spend and elevate insights.