{"id":2788,"date":"2020-07-09T17:37:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T21:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prolifics.com\/us\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:47:13","slug":"data-fabric-and-data-lineage-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prolifics.com\/usa\/resource-center\/blog\/data-fabric-and-data-lineage-the-basics","title":{"rendered":"Data Fabric and Data Lineage – The Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“The fabric of our lives.” We all know this as a phrase the cotton industry has used for years. But given the exponential flood of information we devour today, there’s really a new fabric that all organizations need to understand and live with – data fabric. And as that data fabric is weaved, it’s important to know where the data originated and how it flows – the data lineage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gartner ranked data fabric as a top 10 data and analytics trend for 2019.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is data fabric all about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cdata fabric\u201d has been around for a few years but has only recently gained more attention and traction. Leading research and advisory company Gartner had it as one of their \u201cTop 10 Data and Analytics Technology Trends for 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prolifics partner Talend, a leader in data integration and data integrity, knows a thing or two about data fabric. Last month, independent research firm Forrester named Talend \u201ca leader in enterprise data fabric evaluation.\u201d Talend describes data fabric this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Think of data fabric as a weave that is stretched over a large space that connects multiple locations, types, and sources of data, with methods for accessing that data. The data can be processed, managed, and stored as it moves within the data fabric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • In simplest terms, a data fabric is a single environment consisting of a unified architecture, and services or technologies running on that architecture, that helps organizations manage their data. The ultimate goal of data fabric is to maximize the value of your data and accelerate digital transformation\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Where does data lineage fit in?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Data lineage is describing where data came from (how it entered your organization), how it\u2019s moved and spread through the organization, the data\u2019s characteristics and how it\u2019s changed, and its overall quality. Prolifics partner MANTA succinctly describes the importance of data lineage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • What makes a decision bulletproof? Solid data. What makes data solid? Knowing its source, its journey, and all its transformations from the moment it entered the database to the moment you saw it in the report you are using to make your decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      For MANTA, data lineage is more important than ever given today\u2019s environment. When dealing with data privacy regulations, like the EU\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California\u2019s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), MANTA notes that \u201cdata governance (is) made possible with powerful data lineage\u2026full lineage is a must when proving compliance with any data-oriented regulation.\u201d When dealing with the unexpected, like remote workers in a pandemic lockdown, \u201c\u2026understanding of how your data flows and its transformations, you will easily come up with strategies to overcome the data-related obstacles that the current pandemic has caused for your organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Learn more<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cInnovation Sandbox \u2013 Powered by Prolifics,\u201d is a new, six-week YouTube Live series with today\u2019s brightest minds, latest tech and most creative ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Episode 2: \u201cTake a Byte Out of Data,\u201d airs live on Thursday, July 16, 10-10:30 a.m. ET on our YouTube channel, Prolifics TV. Rolf Heimes from Talend and Ernie Ostic from MANTA will discuss how companies that adopt new technologies, architectures, and methodologies for data will succeed \u2013 while companies that don\u2019t will risk becoming obsolete. Learn more here Data Fabric and Data Lineage – The Basics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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