Data governance - Technology
Data catalogue
A searchable guide to what data exists, what it means, where it lives and who owns it
What's it for?
Helps people find available data and understand what it is, who owns it and whether it is suitable to use.
For example…
A new analyst searches “customer churn” and finds the approved dataset plus its owner and refresh time.
A data catalogue tells an analyst that the “monthly revenue” dataset is owned by Finance, refreshed nightly and approved for board reporting
Think of it like…
Library catalogue that points you to the right book and who looks after that shelf