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Data Catalog is a fully managed and scalable metadata management service. Data Catalog allows organizations to quickly discover, manage and understand all their data in Google Cloud. It offers:
  • A simple and easy to use search interface for data discovery, powered by the same Google search technology that supports Gmail and Drive.
  • A flexible and powerful cataloging system for capturing technical and business metadata.
  • An auto-tagging mechanism for sensitive data with DLP API integration.

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Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from MySQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Oracle, SQLServer, Redshift, Vertica, and Greenplum.

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Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from Looker assets.

Data Governance Compliance Security

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Code samples and best practices for ingesting metadata from Tableau assets.

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This whitepaper provides guidance and best practices for data governance as you move your data into the cloud.

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