Astronomer’s $93M raise underscores a new reality: Orchestration is king in AI infrastructure

Data orchestration, the process of automating and coordinating complex data workflows across disparate systems, has become an essential component of successful AI deployments. “Airflow has established itself as the proven de facto standard for data pipeline orchestration,” Astronomer SVP of Marketing Mark Wheeler explained. From AI experiments to production: How orchestration bridges the implementation divideA common challenge for enterprises is moving AI from proof-of-concept to production. According to Astronomer’s research, organizations that establish strong data orchestration foundations are more successful at operationalizing AI. “We invested in Astronomer in 2019 with a simple bet: Airflow would become the standard for data orchestration,” Salem said.