Data Catalog

A Data Catalog is a centralized inventory of an organization's data assets — datasets, tables, dashboards, models, APIs — enriched with metadata, lineage, ownership, business context, and access controls. Modern data catalogs are the navigation layer for enterprise data lakes and warehouses, helping employees discover what data exists and trust how to use it. Major platforms include Alation, Collibra, data.world, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, Google Dataplex, AWS DataZone, Databricks Unity Catalog, and the open-source Apache Atlas. Modern catalogs increasingly include AI-driven features — automatic metadata enrichment, semantic search across the catalog, natural-language data discovery ("show me datasets about customer churn"), and automatic lineage construction. They are foundational infrastructure for any serious data governance or AI governance program. AI compliance and AI risk management workflows depend on catalogs to identify what data feeds AI systems and confirm proper handling — supporting responsible AI through data-asset transparency across enterprise AI deployments at scale.

Centralpoint Integrates With Your Data Catalog: Oxcyon's Centralpoint AI Governance Platform connects to cataloged data sources and exposes them through model-agnostic AI (OpenAI, Gemini, Llama, embedded). Centralpoint meters every LLM call, keeps prompts and skills on-prem, and embeds catalog-aware chatbots into your portals via one JavaScript line.


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