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.
The catalog's metadata management capabilities make underlying data discoverable, organized, managed, open to enrichment and consumable by people and automated processes; metadata is sourced and linked to other assets;
edm-council-cdmc-cloud-data-management-capability-framework::2.1.2 · 2.1.2 Metadata is discoverable, enriched, managed, and exposed in data catalogs →Questions people ask about 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.
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 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Catalog?
Data Catalog appears in the requirement text of EDM Council CDMC - Cloud Data Management Capability Framework. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name 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 1,016 frameworks.
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