What is data governance?

Data governance is a buzzword that can have a very complex meaning. At its core, data governance is the processes and procedures that are in place around your data. Without data governance, you might see several data sources acting as a source of truth for the same key data items. This can cause data drift and inaccuracies in your data usage. To avoid this, the platform should identify the single source of truth for that specific data and define that source of truth for consumers to access. Another aspect of data governance is identifying the data owner, which ties back to some concepts in data mesh. Data owners are responsible for the quality of the data and resolving data issues. Data owners (or data stewards, as they are often called) are the point of contact for issues that users have with the data. Lastly, data governance can cover better metadata around your data, so that you can better understand, access, and secure your data. Metadata is data about...