“By 2020, most data and analytics use cases will require
connecting to distributed data sources, leading enterprises to double their
investments in metadata management.”
Market Definition/Description: Metadata
management is about an organization’s management of its data and information
assets. Metadata describes the various facets of an information asset that can
improve its usability throughout its life cycle. Enterprise metadata management
(EMM) encompasses the roles, responsibilities, processes, organization and
technology necessary to ensure that the metadata across the enterprise adds
value to that enterprise’s data.
Informatica, Collibra, Alation, Smartlogic, Datum, IBM,
Oracle, Alex Solution and ASG Technologies are the leaders in “Magic Quadrant
for Metadata Management Solutions - 2018”
