Applying data governance in analytics engineering
So far, the concept of data governance might feel overwhelming or a bit fuzzy. If so, there is no need to worry. Nobody is going to ask you for a textbook definition. In fact, nobody else in your team may have ever heard of governance.
Nevertheless, even if they do not call by its name, your colleagues will often discuss the issues caused by poor governance. They will talk about how much time they waste cleaning data or their frustration when nobody fixes data quality at the source. For this reason, from now on, we will talk about governance in the way that most people understand: highlighting its main topics and demonstrating how they are relevant to your work.
Governance is interwoven into your role as an analytics engineer, especially if enabling data analysts and other data consumers is among your responsibilities. In this section, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the essential elements that data teams need to consider...
