Data & Datasets
Data Catalog
Data & Datasets· Intermediate
Definition
A centralized inventory of an organization's data assets — documenting what data exists, where it lives, what it means, who owns it, and how it can be accessed. AI-powered data catalogs increasingly use LLMs to auto-generate descriptions and surface relevant datasets.
Enterprise Context
Essential AI prerequisite: organizations cannot build effective RAG or AI systems without knowing what data they have. Data catalog investment directly enables AI initiative success.
Tags
#governance#metadata#discovery
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