What is a Data Catalog?
Actian Corporation
February 12, 2019

It is no secret that the enormous volumes of information that companies generate require the right tools in order to correctly manage them. Indeed, with great data comes great responsibility! For organizations to truly profit off of their data, it is essential to be equipped with a solution that enables data-driven people to easily find, discover, manage, and above all, trust in their information assets.
What are a Data Catalog’s Key Features to Look Out For?
A Flexible and Adaptable Metamodel Template
A data catalog should automatically capture and update metadata from an enterprise’s data sources. Through a flexible metamodel template, it should be possible to add, configure – at the hand of the data catalog’s administrator – and overlay documentation properties on cataloged datasets. Via this approach, the catalog offers a simple and modular way to configure documentation templates according to the enterprise’s objectives and priorities.
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