The technical foundation of Microsoft Purview, which scans data sources to keep a current picture of an organisation's data, including classifications and lineage. It stores only metadata.
Also called Data Map.
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Each book explains Microsoft Purview Data Map in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- Microsoft Purview
Family of Microsoft products for data governance, security and compliance. Its Data Map stores only metadata, such as lineage, schema and classification, never the data itself.
- Metadata
Describes data rather than being the data itself, for instance how a file is laid out or what rows each chunk contains, so tools can read things efficiently.
Related terms
- Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog
Business-oriented, searchable catalogue sitting on top of the Purview Data Map, where users curate and find data and request access to it.