Data catalogs not only provide context to key stakeholders to find and understand data, they also automate metadata management and make it collaborative. Gartner’s description is a good start, but it might be too restrictive. The catalog provides context to enable data analysts, data scientists, data stewards, and other data consumers to find and understand a relevant dataset for the purpose of extracting business value.” Gartner describes the data catalog in another report: “A data catalog maintains an inventory of data assets through the discovery, description, and organization of datasets. As data unification and data collaboration become key critical success factors for organizations, it’s worth revisiting the data catalog as well as its benefits for the entire organization, given it will soon become the cornerstone of your data-driven strategy.