Introduction
Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance service that helps you manage and govern your on-premises, multi-cloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. Data professionals can easily create a holistic, up-to-date map of the entire data landscape. Microsoft Purview includes automated data discovery, sensitive data classification, and end-to-end data lineage. Microsoft Purview can empower data analysts and other data consumers to find valuable, trustworthy data.
Imagine that you're a new Data Analyst at Contoso. In your second week, the sales manager desperately asks for the latest inventory and sales data for an impromptu review. After clarifying the requirements, you know you need to quickly find accurate assets to create a report. With the help of Microsoft Purview data catalog, you'll be able to search, browse, and discover assets. More importantly, you'll be able to validate that you’re using the right data sources for your reports.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Browse and search data catalog assets.
- Use data catalog assets with Power BI.
- Use Microsoft Purview in Azure Synapse Studio.