What is Metadata Management?
Metadata management organizes and maintains information about data assets including data type, ownership, classification, lineage, and applicable policies.
Metadata management is the administration of data that describes other data—including technical metadata (data types, schemas), business metadata (ownership, classification, purpose), and operational metadata (creation date, access patterns, lineage). For privacy compliance, metadata management enables efficient data governance, accurate data inventories, and consistent policy application.
DiscoverIQ enriches metadata with privacy-relevant classifications and regulatory applicability, providing a comprehensive view of data assets for privacy governance.
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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.
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.
Data Governance
Data governance is the overall management of data availability, usability, integrity, and security within an organization, establishing policies, procedures, and accountability for data management.