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What Is a Data Fabric and How Does a Data Catalog Support It?

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As a reminder, here’s Gartner’s definition of data fabric: “A design concept that serves as an integrated layer (fabric) of data and connecting processes. In this blog, we will focus on the “integrated layer” part of this definition by examining each of the key layers of a comprehensive data fabric in more detail.

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Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: A Love Story

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Spoiler alert: data fabric and data mesh are independent design concepts that are, in fact, quite complementary. Data fabric has captured most of the limelight; it focuses on the technologies required to support metadata-driven use cases across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The key is metadata.