Data Governance Unity Catalog: Modern Data Governance to manage Data and AI Assets (Modern Data Warehouse)

By Saritha Veeramachineni

The book "Modern Data Governance Unity Catalog" provides a comprehensive guide to implementing and managing data governance using Databricks' Unity Catalog. It covers the fundamentals of data governance, including the importance of data quality, security, lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance. Unity Catalog is introduced as a pivotal solution designed for the modern data landscape, offering centralized access control, a standards-compliant security model, auditing, lineage, data discovery, and tagging capabilities. Key sections delve into practical aspects of setting up Unity Catalog, including workspace enablement, user and role management, best practices for usage, and configuration for advanced management and security. It discusses privilege management, catalog and schema management, data structures and protection strategies, including the creation of tables, views, and the application of row filters and column masks for sensitive data. The book also addresses data lineage and auditing, outlining how to capture and view data lineage and audit access and activity for Unity Catalog resources. Data utilization and integration with business intelligence tools and machine learning models are covered, highlighting paths for data and training machine learning models using data in Unity Catalog. Furthermore, chapters on upgrading and migration, automation of Unity Catalog setup using Terraform, and real-world applications offer practical advice and examples. The conclusion recaps key points and future directions for Unity Catalog and data governance. Overall, the book serves as an essential resource for data engineers, data scientists, and IT professionals looking to implement a robust data governance strategy using Unity Catalog within the Databricks lakehouse platform, ensuring data security, compliance, and efficient data management.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CXHFQ5DX
• ISBN13: 9798883944764
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"