Google Cloud Closes the Data Silo Gap: Datastream Meets Dataplex Universal Catalog

Google Cloud Closes the Data Silo Gap: Datastream Meets Dataplex Universal Catalog

On July 2, 2026, Google Cloud announced that Datastream, its change-data-capture and replication service, now integrates directly with Dataplex Universal Catalog, automating the metadata sync between the two. In practical terms: as data flows through Datastream pipelines, Dataplex Universal Catalog registers and tracks that data automatically, instead of requiring a separate manual cataloging step. This … Read more

What Is a Data Catalog? Complete Guide to Metadata Management and Data Lineage

What Is a Data Catalog? Complete Guide to Metadata Management and Data Lineage

Most organizations that have been collecting data for more than a few years run into the same problem: nobody actually knows what data they have. A table exists in a warehouse somewhere, a stream flows through a pipeline nobody remembers building, and three different teams keep separate, slightly different copies of what should be the … Read more