What is Purview Governance

Definition

Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance and compliance solution that catalogs, classifies, and tracks data across an organisation's estate, providing discovery, lineage, sensitivity labelling, and policy management so data is understood, protected, and compliant across sources including Fabric.

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Catalogs and classifies data across the whole estate, including Fabric
Tracks lineage and applies sensitivity labels for compliance
Enables discovery so users find and trust the right data
Centralises governance policy across many data sources

Real World Example

A multinational uses Purview to scan and catalog data across Fabric, databases, and cloud storage, applying classification and lineage so analysts can discover trusted datasets and compliance teams can prove regulatory adherence.

FAQs

What does Microsoft Purview do?

It provides unified data governance, cataloging, classifying, and tracking lineage of data across an organisation's sources.

How does Purview relate to Fabric?

Fabric integrates with Purview so its data is cataloged, labelled, and governed alongside the rest of the estate.

What governance problems does Purview solve?

Discovery, classification, lineage, and compliance across fragmented data sources from one governance plane.