Data Governance Frameworks
The Challenge
Organizations lack formal data governance, leading to compliance risks, poor data quality, and inability to trust data for critical decisions.
Root Cause Analysis
- No data ownership: Nobody is accountable for data quality or access
- Regulatory exposure: GDPR, HIPAA, SOX compliance gaps
- Shadow IT: Business users create ungoverned data copies
- No lineage: Can't trace how data flows or transforms
How We Solve This with Cloud Technologies
Enterprise Governance Platform
We implement governance using Collibra, Alation, or Atlan with cloud-native integrations:
- Data catalog with automated discovery and classification
- Policy engine for access control, retention, and quality rules
- Lineage tracking from source to consumption
- Quality monitoring with Great Expectations or Monte Carlo
Framework Components
- Data ownership model: Domain stewards, data owners, governance council
- Policy library: Access, retention, quality, privacy policies
- Metadata management: Business glossary, technical metadata, lineage
- Quality scorecards: Automated measurement against defined SLAs
- Compliance reporting: Audit-ready reports for regulators
Business Impact
- 100% audit readiness for regulatory examinations
- 40% improvement in data quality scores
- Reduced compliance risk with automated policy enforcement