Governance

Atlan helps you establish and maintain data quality, security, and compliance standards across your organization through comprehensive governance capabilities.

Why governance?

Implementing governance in Atlan lets you:

• Standardize terminology and definitions across teams
• Monitor and maintain data quality through automated checks
• Categorize and protect sensitive data assets
• Manage user permissions and access controls
• Track compliance with data regulations and policies

How it works

1. Set up glossary: Create and maintain your business vocabulary
2. Define quality rules: Configure automated data quality checks
3. Classify data: Categorize assets based on sensitivity
4. Control access: Manage user permissions and policies
5. Monitor compliance: Track regulatory requirements

Key capabilities

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Glossary management

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Create and maintain a centralized business glossary to standardize terminology and definitions across your organization.

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Data quality

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Monitor and maintain data quality through automated checks and validation rules.

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Data classification

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Categorize and tag data assets based on sensitivity and business value.

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Access control

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Manage user permissions and access to data assets for security and compliance.

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Compliance

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Track and maintain compliance with data regulations and organizational policies.

Featured guides

Set up glossaries

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Learn how to create and manage business terms in your glossary

Set up quality rules

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Configure automated data quality checks and monitoring

Set up access policies

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Define and implement access control policies for your data