"Atlan Data Catalog Architecture and Administration"
Atlan Data Catalog Architecture and Administration provides a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Atlan's modern data catalog platform, tailored for architects, administrators, and data governance professionals who demand enterprise-grade reliability, extensibility, and performance. This meticulously structured guide traverses Atlan's architectural DNA—from foundational modular components and the technology stack to advanced topics such as microservices, containerization, and metadata storage abstractions. Readers are introduced to design philosophies that inform Atlan's robust, scalable, and highly customizable framework, setting the stage for seamless integration within complex data ecosystems.
The book systematically examines core operational facets, covering every layer of the metadata lifecycle. With deep dives into metadata ingestion and enrichment frameworks, readers gain hands-on understanding of connector architectures, pipeline orchestration, schema profiling, and mechanisms for both streaming and batch scenarios—all reinforced with strategies for error handling and data quality control. Discover how Atlan's sophisticated search, discovery, and data lineage systems, supported by powerful APIs, empower organizations to achieve granular visibility, impact analysis, and easy cross-functional collaboration. Extensive attention is devoted to Atlan's security architecture, addressing authentication, access governance, encryption, compliance, and auditing requirements that are crucial for regulatory alignment and risk mitigation.
Beyond deployment and operational excellence—including high availability, disaster recovery, infrastructure as code, and monitoring—this guide offers thoughtful coverage of integration frameworks and the ever-evolving landscape of data governance. Explore topics ranging from business glossary management and rule automation to the adoption of open standards, machine learning for metadata intelligence, decentralized data mesh paradigms, and self-service catalog democratization. Written with clarity and technical depth, Atlan Data Catalog Architecture and Administration is an indispensable resource for organizations looking to unlock true data value while maintaining control, compliance, and innovation in their data management journey.