Data lineage, catalog, and who owns the definition of truth
Data Sciences and BI
Data lineage, catalog, and who owns the definition of truth
Catalog and lineage: Purview-style search intent, PII, access reviews, and why BI projects fail on definitions before visualization fails.
Catalogs as a cross-team product
Searches for lineage and governance pair with security and legal: who can see what, and how the same column name means different things in two departments without anyone noticing until the board report is wrong.
Frequently asked questions
Why is lineage important if dashboards already work today?
Because a wrong executive number is worse than no number. Lineage and catalog help you answer 'where did this field come from' in minutes, not weeks of spreadsheet archaeology.
Is Microsoft Purview the only way to do cataloging?
No, but in Microsoft-first estates it integrates with sensitivity labels and the broader compliance story. The right fit depends on how much of your data estate is in Azure and M365 versus elsewhere.