A data catalog is a centralised, searchable inventory of an organisation’s data assets enriched with metadata, descriptions, ownership and usage context. It enables discovery, governance and self-service analytics by indexing datasets, schemas and their relationships, often integrating glossaries and lineage. As a component of metadata management and data fabric architectures it is essential for finding and trusting data at scale.
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- Catalogs harvest technical and business metadata, tag assets with ownership and sensitivity, and expose search, lineage and glossary capabilities. They are the discovery layer that lets analysts and stewards locate, evaluate and govern data without manual tribal knowledge.