Data Catalog

Discover, understand, and govern data assets across the organization

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Key Capabilities

Data Discovery

Search and browse data assets across all systems

Metadata Management

Capture technical and business metadata

Data Lineage

Track data flow from source to consumption

Collaboration

Enable teams to share knowledge about data

Metadata Types

Technical Metadata

  • Schema definitions
  • Data types
  • Table relationships
  • Storage location

Business Metadata

  • Business definitions
  • Data owners
  • Use cases
  • Business glossary

Operational Metadata

  • Data freshness
  • Job schedules
  • Access patterns
  • Quality scores

Data Catalog Solutions

AlationCollibraAtlanDataHubApache AtlasOpenMetadataAmundsen