Alluxio is an open-source data orchestration platform designed to unify data across various storage systems and compute frameworks. It enables organizations to access data easily and efficiently, irrespective of where it resides, by providing a virtualized data layer. Alluxio facilitates improved data locality, accessibility, and elasticity for big data and AI workloads, allowing users to seamlessly manage data across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform is particularly beneficial for speeding up data processing in analytics and machine learning applications by caching data closer to compute resources.