Governing data with Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance service that allows organizations to manage and govern data that resides anywhere, from on-premises data stores to multi-cloud and even SaaS data.
Purview enables data discovery by providing data scanning and classification for assets across the entire data landscape. Metadata and descriptions of discovered data assets are integrated into a holistic map of the data estate, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 10.3 – Purview is built upon core components: Data Insights, Data Catalog, and Data Map. The Purview data map holds important metadata from multi-cloud, SaaS, and on-premises sources. Data officers can also set data access policies, which are straightforward.
The service consists of three core components:
- Data Map
- Data Catalog
- Data Estate Insights
Let’s take a look at each of them.
Data Map
Purview Data Map provides...
