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The strategic management of metadata is critical for organizations embarking on data and AI journeys. In a significant industry evaluation, Informatica from Salesforce has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Metadata Management Solutions. This placement is based on the company's "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision," marking the first time Gartner has evaluated this market since 2020.
Informatica was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management.
The company was recognized for both its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.
Metadata management is central to its AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC).
Gartner notes the market is evolving toward "metadata anywhere" orchestration platforms.
Effective metadata use can reduce time to deliver new data assets by up to 70% by 2027.
The recognition underscores the role of metadata in governance, compliance, and data value.
Gartner's report highlights a significant shift in the market, with metadata management solutions evolving from augmented data catalogs to "metadata anywhere" orchestration platforms. These platforms act as key technology enablers for data and AI initiatives. The research firm predicts that by 2027, organizations that actively leverage metadata analytics will reduce the time to deliver new data assets by up to 70%, underscoring the direct business impact of robust metadata strategies.
Informatica's leadership position is anchored in its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), a comprehensive, AI-powered platform. The company's metadata management capabilities are at the core of this platform, powered by its CLAIRE® AI engine. This technology provides the essential visibility, lineage, and business context that customers rely on to govern complex, multicloud data landscapes across environments like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle. This foundation is critical for building trust in data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and unlocking its full strategic value for AI and analytics.
This recognition validates the growing importance of unified, AI-driven metadata management. As data ecosystems become more distributed and complex, a strategic approach to metadata is no longer optional but a fundamental requirement for agility, trust, and accelerating time-to-value from data investments.
About Informatica
Informatica from Salesforce is a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management. Informatica helps organizations connect, manage, and unify their AI-ready data through its data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities. Informatica continues to support and integrate with a broad ecosystem of partners while helping customers unlock the full value of their data and AI.
About Salesforce
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