The data catalog as a pivotal component of the data organization
The data catalog is not the ultimate goal, but rather a guiding tool. A data catalog is a crucial foundation for transitioning to a data-driven organization: for data to inform your business decisions, your employees must be able to locate, comprehend, and trust it swiftly and effortlessly.
A well-designed data catalog serves a purpose beyond being merely a directory:
- Simplifying data retrieval saves time during searches. Rather than hunting for contacts and clarifying inquiries, your team can focus their efforts on analysis and generating innovative ideas.
- Transparency is established about the source of the data. This fosters trust and allows for crucial decisions to be made based on accurate data.
- A data catalog facilitates the operationalization of data governance by offering appropriate tools.
- The quality of data is enhanced and consistency is maintained by accurately describing metadata.
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Dr. Christoph Reiners
Head of Data Management Consulting
Do you know these problems? A professionally managed data catalog is a big step towards a solution.
Data is stored in different systems, departments or even by individual employees. There is no central overview or inventory.
Different teams use different data sources for the same KPIs. Discussions in meetings often revolve more around the origin of the figures than their meaning.
Unclear classification of personal or sensitive data causes uncertainty. Compliance requirements such as GDPR or BCBS 239 are becoming a permanent construction site because no one has an overview.
Initiatives such as data governance, data mesh or self-service BI fail due to a lack of transparency. There is no common language or structure for data in the company.
Roles such as data owner or steward are defined, but not active. There is no tool to make governance visible and usable in everyday life.
A ticket has to be created for every data query. Self-service is desired, but not possible - because nobody knows where the data is or how to interpret it. Analysts spend more time searching for data than analyzing it.
Our success story
The reasons for introducing a data catalog are as varied as the number of possible software solutions. We are happy to help you analyze your needs, understand the market and successfully implement a solution for you. Read here how we accompanied REWE on this journey.
Do you want to take your data strategy to the next level? Let's find out together how a data catalog can help your company move forward.
Tailored solutions for your data-driven organization
Data sovereignty is one aspect of the data strategy. We are also happy to look at other important points with you so that you can make good data-driven decisions: