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Brian Lipp
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Brian Lipp

Brian Lipp is a Technology Polyglot, Engineer, and Solution Architect with a wide skillset in many technology domains. His programming background has ranged from R, Python, and Scala, to Go and Rust development. He has worked on Big Data systems, Data Lakes, data warehouses, and backend software engineering. Brian earned a Master of Science, CSIS from Pace University in 2009. He is currently a Sr. Data Engineer working with large Tech firms to build Data Ecosystems.
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Data catalogs

A data catalog is a central hub for users to find and understand your data. In the data catalog, you will find the connection between your business metadata and technical metadata. Business metadata is about the data that pertains to business functions such as lines of business and business names. Technical metadata might be the schema of the data and the server and database. Sometimes, data catalogs can include data lineage information and data quality checks made on the data. Many products exist on the market that might give you some of these capabilities, such as Informatica. In many cases, I have seen companies build their own custom data catalog as well. At its root, users need a place to find certified datasets and understand what they specifically mean. Why do we care so much about creating a central hub for metadata? you might ask. When we open up this type of tooling to users, it changes how users interact with the data. A user can now explore and learn about...

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Brian Lipp

Brian Lipp is a Technology Polyglot, Engineer, and Solution Architect with a wide skillset in many technology domains. His programming background has ranged from R, Python, and Scala, to Go and Rust development. He has worked on Big Data systems, Data Lakes, data warehouses, and backend software engineering. Brian earned a Master of Science, CSIS from Pace University in 2009. He is currently a Sr. Data Engineer working with large Tech firms to build Data Ecosystems.
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