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Organizations seeking an enterprise data catalog solution to activate business-ready data for AI and analytics
About IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
Activate business-ready data for AI and analytics with intelligent cataloging, backed by active metadata and policy management. IBM Watson® Knowledge Catalog is a data catalog tool that powers intelligent, self-service discovery of data, models and more. The cloud-based enterprise metadata repository activates information for AI, machine learning (ML) and deep learning. Access, curate, categorize and share data, knowledge assets and their relationships, wherever they reside. Organize, define and manage enterprise data to provide the right context and drive value across needs like regulatory compliance and data monetization. Protect data, manage compliance and audit-readiness, and maintain client trust with active policy management and dynamic masking of sensitive data. Consume and transform data at the speed of business with intuitive dashboards and flows that can be shared with peers or analytics tools.
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Founded: 1911
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www.ibm.com/cloud/watson-knowledge-catalog
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