What is Data Catalog?
A data catalog is a centralized inventory of data assets across an organization, providing metadata, classification, lineage, and search capabilities for data governance.
A data catalog serves as a centralized metadata repository that inventories, describes, and organizes an organization data assets. For privacy compliance, a data catalog provides the foundation for understanding what personal data exists, where it is stored, its classification, ownership, and applicable policies.
DiscoverIQ functions as a privacy-focused data catalog, automatically populating the inventory through AI-powered scanning and maintaining it through continuous monitoring. This automated approach ensures the catalog reflects actual data assets rather than relying on manual documentation that quickly becomes outdated.
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Data Discovery
Data discovery is the automated process of identifying and cataloging personal data across an organization technology landscape, including databases, file systems, cloud storage, and SaaS applications.
Metadata Management
Metadata management organizes and maintains information about data assets including data type, ownership, classification, lineage, and applicable policies.
Data Lineage
Data lineage tracks the origin, movement, and transformation of data through systems, providing visibility into how personal data flows across the organization.
Data Mapping
Data mapping is the process of identifying and documenting how personal data flows through an organization, including where it is collected, stored, processed, shared, and eventually deleted.