Data Catalog is a fully managed and scalable metadata management service that allows organizations to quickly discover, manage and understand all their data in Google Cloud. It offers:
  • A simple and easy to use search interface for data discovery, powered by the same Google search technology that supports Gmail and Drive.
  • A flexible and powerful cataloging system for capturing technical and business metadata.
  • An auto-tagging mechanism for sensitive data with DLP API integration.

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Explore use cases, reference architectures, whitepapers, best practices, and industry solutions.

Use case

Integrate your on-premises RDBMS metadata

Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from MySQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Oracle, SQLServer, Redshift, Vertica, and Greenplum.

On-Prem RDMS Pattern

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Whitepaper

Integrate metadata from Looker

Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from Looker assets.

Data Governance Compliance Security

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Whitepaper

Integrate metadata from Tableau

Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from Tableau assets.

Data Governance Compliance Security

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Whitepaper

Principles and best practices for Data Governance in the Cloud

This whitepaper provides guidance and best practices for data governance as you move your data into the cloud.

Data Governance Compliance Security

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