Next-Generation Data Catalogs: Trends and Tools - Market Landscape Report
Wayne Eckerson
August 24, 2023
How to Use Active Metadata to Increase Automation and Business Value
Data catalogs automate the collection, discovery, and curation of information about data assets. They are critical for optimizing data quality, self-service analytics, data operations, data governance, data privacy, and data security. Despite these benefits, many companies have struggled to implement data catalogs and gain a critical mass of users.
A new generation of data catalog products promise to accelerate adoption while delivering the intelligence that comes from managing metadata in a systematic fashion. Vendors have reinvented their products using AI and active metadata to automate many data-driven activities. And they have doubled down on ease-of-use and fast installs to deliver value quickly. Collectively, these tools increase the business value of data by reducing risk, automating processes, and increasing trust in data throughout the enterprise.