The three components of the data governance layer
Recall that in Chapter 2, Data Lakehouse Architecture Overview, we briefly discussed the three components of the data governance layer. The following figure provides a recap of the three components of data governance:
Figure 6.4 – The three components of the data governance layer
The three components of data governance are as follows:
- Data Governance Policy Management: The first component is not a technology component; it is a set of data policies and standards. The data policy is a set of statements describing the rules of controlling the standards, security, integrity, quality, and data usage in the Data Lakehouse.
- Data Curation and Cataloging Service: Data cataloging is the process of organizing an inventory of data so that it can be easily identified. This service ensures that all the source data, the data in the data lake, the data in the data warehouse, the data processing pipelines...
