Part 3: Designing and Realizing Data Fabric Architecture

To create and execute Data Fabric architecture, an understanding of what the design entails, with an established reference architecture and technical direction, is necessary.

This third part has five chapters that introduce the logical architecture of Data Fabric and outlines a technical data architecture to enable implementation. It starts by providing an understanding of what enterprise architecture is and the role Data Fabric plays in it. A deeper dive is then carried out into each of the three layers that compose Data Fabric: Data Governance, Data Integration, and Self-Service. The kinds of tools to enable implementation are listed, and this part ends with a list of industry best practices to carry out.

By the end of Part 3, you will know how to design the three layers of Data Fabric architecture. You will also understand the guardrails and principles that need to be embedded into the design. You will know the kinds...