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Case Studies
Snapcommerce's Journey to Effective Data Cataloging
Overview
Snapcommerce's Journey to Effective Data CatalogingAtlan |
Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases | |
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Asset Health Management (AHM) Time Sensitive Networking | |
Operational Impact
The implementation of the data catalog has proven beneficial for Snapcommerce. The tool has enabled self-serve solutioning as they had hoped. While business users mostly leverage the glossary, the data team benefits from knowledge sharing across business domains and lines of business. Shared metrics are tagged and tables are easily queried by leveraging the lineage and column definitions provided in the tool. This has made it possible to understand and query a table in their database without needing to make the data model or speak to its owner. Having all documentation about their database in one location has made finding terminology easy. Although the setup required substantial effort, the company was prepared for it and recognized that implementing a data catalog further down-the-line would take even more time. The decision to start cataloging early has paid off as the company scales and its data assets grow. | |