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Cloud, data & platform systems · Core

Data governance

Also called: governance of data

ELI5

Rules and responsibilities for using data properly.

Used in conversation

“Data governance must name accountable owners.”

Definition

Policies, roles and controls governing data quality, access, ownership, use and retention.

Here “Data governance” means: Policies, roles and controls governing data quality, access, ownership, use and retention.

Pitch context

You will see “Data governance” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches cloud, data & platform systems.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret cloud, data & platform systems without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.