What Is Active Metadata, and Why Does It Matter?

Active metadata is like hot gossip. Here’s why.

Just like data mesh or the metrics layer, active metadata is the latest hot topic in the data world. As with every other new concept that gains popularity in the data stack, there’s been a sudden explosion of vendors rebranding to “active metadata”, ads following you everywhere and… confusion.

With everyone talking about active metadata, it must be pretty easy to understand, right?

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