Data Catalog
What is Data Catalog?
A centralized inventory of an organization's data assets with metadata descriptions, ownership, lineage, and classification information to support governance and privacy.
Frameworks that govern data catalog
What the standards actually require on data catalog
Requirements naming data catalog across this standard, quoted from the control text.
IEEE 70001 control
Operations + Lifecycle cover IEEE 7000 in deployed system operation. Per public IEEE 7000-2021 abstract + Wikipedia + academic literature (full IEEE text NOT reproduced): monitoring in operation including: ethical KPIs continuous tracking + drift monitoring (c...
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What is Data Catalog?
A centralized inventory of an organization's data assets with metadata descriptions, ownership, lineage, and classification information to support governance and privacy.
Why is Data Catalog important for compliance?
Data Catalog is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data catalog helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Catalog?
Data Catalog appears in the requirement text of IEEE 7000. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Catalog?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how data catalog applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.
See how Data Catalog applies across compliance frameworks
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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.