Governing Your Data Estate with Purview Unified Catalog

Modern organizations struggle with fragmented data scattered across multiple cloud and on-premises environments, making it difficult to find, trust, and secure valuable information. This text-based course guides you through solving these challenges by establishing a single, unified source of truth for your data assets. You will learn how to design a centralized cataloging strategy, apply business context to technical metadata, and implement consistent governance policies. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational concepts of data cataloging, metadata management, and modern data governance. - Configure Purview Unified Catalog to scan, register, and classify data assets across diverse sources. - Apply business context using glossaries, classifications, and sensitivity labels to make data easily searchable. - Trace data lineage to understand how data flows, transforms, and is consumed across your organization. - Implement access control policies and data sharing workflows to maintain security and compliance. - Analyze data health and quality metrics to ensure your catalog remains accurate and reliable. The course begins with essential data governance terminology and the architecture of a unified catalog. You will then progress through step-by-step written explanations on registering assets, managing metadata, and establishing automated scanning workflows. Designed for beginners, data analysts, and aspiring data stewards, this course requires no prior experience with data governance tools. Start reading today to unlock the full potential of your organization's data.