DataHub

DataHub is a modern data catalog designed to facilitate end-to-end data discovery, data observability, and data governance, according to the vendor, Acryl Data. The platform aims to assist developers in managing the complexities of evolving data ecosystems and empower data practitioners to leverage the value of data within their organization. It is positioned as a solution suitable for enterprises of all sizes, catering to a wide range of professions and industries including data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, business intelligence professionals, IT professionals, as well as those in financial services, healthcare, retail, e-commerce, and technology.

Key Features

According to the vendor, DataHub offers the following key features:

Search and Discovery: Users can utilize the unified search experience in DataHub to search across various data sources and trace the lineage of data end-to-end. The platform also provides an Impact Analysis feature to help identify potential impacts of breaking changes. Additionally, the combination of technical and logical metadata offers users a comprehensive understanding of their data entities.

Modern Data Governance: DataHub enables real-time data governance through its Actions Framework, which supports functionalities such as notifications, workflows integration, change synchronization, and auditing. The platform allows for easy assignment of entity ownership and facilitates data governance through the use of tags, glossary terms, and domains.

DataHub Administration: Administrators can leverage DataHub to create users, groups, and access policies, defining permissions and actions within the platform. The ability to specify resource types and assign privileges accordingly enhances the platform's flexibility. Policies can be assigned to resource owners regardless of their group affiliation.

Ingest Metadata from the UI: DataHub provides a user-friendly interface for batch metadata ingestion, simplifying the process of getting metadata into the platform. According to the vendor, this feature reduces the need for custom integration pipelines and streamlines the overall metadata ingestion process.