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On July 17, 2026, Alation announced the launch of its "Intelligence Operating System" (AIOS), a new technology designed to transform the enterprise data catalog into an active coordination layer for AI. AIOS serves as a "Contextual Control Plane," utilizing an organization's metadata, governance policies, and usage patterns to intelligently route AI agent requests to the most relevant and trusted data sources. This advancement enables organizations to move beyond static knowledge repositories, providing autonomous agents with the real--time context and provenance required to execute complex workflows with high reliability and compliance.