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Published inApr 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781804615225
Edition1st Edition
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Sonia Mezzetta
Sonia Mezzetta
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Sonia Mezzetta

Sonia Mezzetta is a senior certified IBM architect working as a Data Fabric Program Director. She has an eye for detail and enjoys problem solving data pain points. She started her data management career in IBM as a data architect specializing in enterprise architectures. She is an expert in Data Fabric, DataOps, Data Governance, and Data Analytics. With over 20 years of experience, she has designed and architected several Enterprise data solutions. She has authored numerous data management white papers and has a master's and bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Sonia is originally from New York City, and currently resides in the area of Westchester County, New York.
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A technical Data Fabric architecture is modular and composable of several tools and technologies. There are three logical layers in a Data Fabric architecture consisting of Data Governance, Data Integration, and Self-Service.

In this chapter, we reviewed capabilities and the kinds of tools that could be used to implement each layer in a Data Fabric architecture. We have also talked about the requirements and assumptions in two use cases: distributed data management via Data Mesh, and regulatory compliance. A reference architecture was presented that offers a point of view on how to apply both Data Fabric with Data Mesh architectures with a federated operational model. These architectures have similar objectives and call for similar capabilities where Data Fabric is active metadata-driven and takes a more technical approach when compared to Data Mesh, which is more organizationally driven.

In the next and last chapter, we will review industry best practices and recap...

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Published in: Apr 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804615225

Author (1)

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Sonia Mezzetta

Sonia Mezzetta is a senior certified IBM architect working as a Data Fabric Program Director. She has an eye for detail and enjoys problem solving data pain points. She started her data management career in IBM as a data architect specializing in enterprise architectures. She is an expert in Data Fabric, DataOps, Data Governance, and Data Analytics. With over 20 years of experience, she has designed and architected several Enterprise data solutions. She has authored numerous data management white papers and has a master's and bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Sonia is originally from New York City, and currently resides in the area of Westchester County, New York.
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