Fundamentals of Metadata Management

Chapter 2. Metadata Repositories for the IT Landscape

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In this chapter, we’ll explore the concept of metadata and its various types to understand how metadata repositories can depict the IT landscape within your company.

Then, you’ll learn about metadata repositories for the IT landscape and their four characteristics: driver, structure, place, and purpose.

You’ll discover that metadata repositories can be divided into operation, regulation, and innovation drivers, although they often address multiple drivers simultaneously You will learn that all Metadata repositories have core capabilities as their primary purpose, along with peripheral capabilities that can extend into external functions. Additionally, you’ll understand that metadata repositories have a specific structure called a metamodel, which often overlaps between different repositories. Finally, you’ll become aware that metadata repositories can exist in various forms, ranging from complex platforms to simple spreadsheets.

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