Serverless: Fully managed and scalable metadata management service; requires no infrastructure to set up or manage, allowing you to focus on your business.
Metadata as a service: Metadata management service for cataloging data assets via custom APIs and the UI, thereby providing a unified view of data wherever it is.
Central catalog: A flexible and powerful cataloging system for capturing both technical metadata (automatically) as well as business metadata (tags) in a structured format.
Search and discovery: A simple and easy-to-use UI with powerful structured search capabilities to quickly and easily find data assets; powered by the same Google search technology that supports Gmail and Drive.
Schematized metadata: Supports schematized tags (e.g., Enum, Bool, DateTime) and not just simple text tags—providing organizations rich and organized business metadata.
Cloud DLP integration: Discovers and classifies sensitive data, providing intelligence and helping to simplify the process of governing your data.
On-prem connectors: Ingest technical metadata from non-Google Cloud data assets to Data Catalog for a unified view of all your data assets.
Cloud IAM integration: Provides access-level controls and honors source ACLs for read, write, and search for the data assets; giving you enterprise-grade access control.
Governance: Offers a strong security and compliance foundation with Cloud DLP and Cloud IAM integrations.