What is Microsoft Purview and Fabric?
Microsoft Purview is a comprehensive data governance platform that enables businesses to gain visibility into data estates, classify data, enforce policies, and ensure compliance.
Microsoft Fabric is a unified suite for data analytics, security, and governance closely integrated with Azure Purview, which allows for controlled access and secure collaboration across data teams.
These technologies are central to the data governance framework and security mechanisms outlined in our use case below
Key features of Microsoft/Azure Purview
Unified data governance solutions
Microsoft Purview is the single platform used for data security in cloud computing. It provides a holistic view of data assets across the entire organization, including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and even on-premises systems.Data discovery and categorization:
It automates scanning of data sources so that the data is identified as belonging to categories. This could include PII, sensitive financial information, and health data.Data lineage tracking:
Microsoft/Azure Purview gives an overview of where data originates, how it is transformed, and where it is consumed across the data estate. It also track where data moves and how it changes.Sensitivity labeling and policy enforcement:
Purview allows users to apply sensitivity labels to data, helping to define policies around data access and handling. These labels can help ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).Business glossary:
Purview helps define business-specific terms and metadata of a company. This will help non-technical users understand the nature of data.End-to-end data security and compliance:
It supports the organization in complying with its regulatory frameworks for GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other regulatory bodies with built-in governance, auditing, and reporting capabilities.
This article originally published here — Microsoft Purview and Fabric: Exploring tools for data loss prevention
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