Guided Data Stewardship operating model

The Guided Data Stewardship operating model defines the structure of the information in Catalog. For this reason, the Guided Data Stewardship operating model is sometimes also referred to as the Data Catalog operating model.

Three data layers

The operating model consists of three data layers, representing the three different structural data layers that exist in typical organizations:

• The conceptual data layer represents the overarching structure of objects and elements in your data landscape.
• The logical data layer represents the context-dependent data structures in your organization.
• The physical data layer represents the actual data in your data environment.

The following image shows a complete view of the Data Catalog operating model. It identifies all of the relevant asset types, per data layer, and the relationships that bind them together in the Collibra Data Governance Center.

Note Database and System assets are Technology assets that represent the highest level over physical data and logical data organization.