Enterprise Data Marketplace and Traditional Data Catalogs

This eBook serves as a comprehensive guide on the challenges faced by traditional data catalogs and introduces the concept of the enterprise data marketplace (EDM). It outlines the reasons for the declining effectiveness of traditional data catalogs, including confusing user experiences, faulty search engines, poor metadata quality, and inadequate information provided to users. The text discusses how these factors contribute to low adoption rates and ultimately hinder organizations from realizing the full potential of their data management projects. Furthermore, the eBook details how an EDM can transform data management practices by offering advanced search, discovery, and governance capabilities. It also presents best practices for implementing an EDM, including ten actionable tips derived from the experiences of industry pioneers. The content emphasizes the importance of automation and user-centric design in improving data access and usability, thus addressing the limitations of traditional data catalogs.