Glossary

Data Catalog

Written by Navdeep Singh Gill | 14 Mar 2023

A Data Catalog is a detailed inventory of an enterprise's data assets. It is a library where data is indexed, organized, and stored for an entity. Most data catalogs provide data sources; data use information and lineage, explaining where the data came from and how it evolved into its current state. Organizations may use a data catalog to centralize information, classify what they have, and separate data based on its content and source for quickly finding the most appropriate data.