Course Description

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Data Governance and Catalog (CDGC)

• Introduction to Data Governance Concepts

• Why Data Governance is Critical for Enterprises

• Challenges in Traditional Data Governance

• Governance in Cloud & Hybrid Environments

• Overview of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)

• CDGC Overview and Key Capabilities

• CDGC as an Enterprise Governance Solution

• Business Benefits of CDGC

• CDGC Architecture Overview

• Metadata-driven Governance Framework

• Technical Architecture and Component Interaction

• Understanding Personas

  • Data Owner

  • Data Steward

  • Data Custodian

  • Data Consumer

  • Administrator

• Services Used in CDGC

  • Administrator Service

  • Metadata Command Center (MCC)

  • Data Governance & Catalog Service

• Licensing Overview

• Getting Started with CDGC

• Navigation and Environment Setup

Module 2: Exploring the User Interface

• Informatica IDMC Home Page Overview

• Organization and Sub-Organization Structure

• Administrator Service Overview

• Metadata Command Center (MCC) Overview

• Data Governance and Catalog Service UI

• Global Search Capabilities

• Asset Search and Filtering

• Dashboard Navigation

• Recent Assets and Favorites

• Notifications and Job Monitoring

• Understanding Asset Views

Module 3: Runtime Environment

• Runtime Architecture Overview

• Hosted Agents

• Secure Agents

• Secure Agent Groups

• Serverless Runtime Environments

• When to Use Hosted vs Secure Agent

• Secure Agent Communication Model

• Agent High Availability and Load Balancing

• Secure Agent Installation Requirements

• Agent Configuration

• Secure Agent Upgrade Process

• Performance Sizing Guidelines

• Troubleshooting Agent Issues

• Lab: Installing and Configuring Secure Agent

Module 4: Roles, Groups, and Users

• Security Framework in CDGC

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Understanding User Roles

• System Roles vs Custom Roles

• Asset Permissions

• Feature Privileges

• Governance Permissions

• Creating and Managing User Groups

• Assigning Users to Groups

• Best Practices for Role Design

• Delegation of Stewardship

• Lab: Creating Custom User Roles

• Lab: Creating User Groups

• Lab: Creating Users and Assigning Permissions

Module 5: Connections

• Overview of Connectivity Framework

• Types of Connections

  • Database Connections

  • File-based Connections

  • Cloud Storage Connections

  • BI Tool Connections

• Supported Source Systems

• Authentication Methods

• Creating Connections

• Managing and Editing Connections

• Connection Validation

• Connection Permissions and Security

• Connection Reusability Across Services

• Lab: Creating SQL Server Connection

• Lab: Creating File Connection

• Lab: Creating Power BI Connection

Module 6: Metadata Assets

• Introduction to Metadata Management

• Technical Metadata vs Business Metadata

• Lookup Tables

• Data Classifications

• Classification Rule Types

• Data Element Classification

• Data Entity Classification

• Relationship Inference Models

• Glossary Association

• Business Glossary Overview

• Pre-defined Governance Content

• Custom Attributes

• Metadata Enrichment Techniques

• Lab: Creating Lookup Tables

• Lab: Creating Data Element Classification Rules

• Lab: Creating Data Entity Classification Rules

• Lab: Uploading Glossary Content

• Lab: Importing Pre-defined Content

• Lab: Creating Custom Attributes

Module 7: Onboarding Data

• Metadata Onboarding Lifecycle

• Supported Catalog Sources

• Source System Registration

• Catalog Source Configuration

• Filters and Metadata Scope

• Schema and Object Selection

• Connection Assignment

• Scheduling Metadata Scans

• Monitoring Metadata Jobs

• Incremental vs Full Scans

• Error Handling and Logs

• Lab: Creating Amazon S3 Catalog Source

• Lab: Creating Flat File Catalog Source

• Lab: Creating PostgreSQL Catalog Source

• Lab: Creating Microsoft SQL Server Catalog Source

• Lab: Creating Informatica CDI Catalog Source

• Lab: Performing Connection Assignment

Module 8: Custom Catalog Source and Custom Lineage

• Need for Custom Catalog Sources

• Standard vs Custom Catalog Sources

• Custom Models

• Custom Asset Types

• Attribute Mapping

• Importing Metadata via Flat Files

• REST-based Metadata Import

• Custom Lineage Concepts

• Technical Lineage vs Business Lineage

• Cross-System Lineage

• Extending Lineage Across Tools

Module 9: Configuring Workflows

• Governance Workflow Concepts

• Workflow Architecture

• Pre-defined Governance Workflows

• Approval Workflows

• Stewardship Assignment Workflows

• Change Request Management

• Issue Management

• Ticket Creation and Tracking

• Workflow Customization

• SLA Tracking

• Notifications and Alerts

Module 10: Workshop / Capstone Project

• End-to-End Governance Implementation

• Data Onboarding from Amazon S3

• Metadata Scanning

• Classification

• Glossary Mapping

• Steward Assignment

• Lineage Visualization

• Workflow Execution

• Governance Reporting

• Best Practices Discussion

• Real-Time Industry Use Case Implementation

✅ Training Includes

• Live Instructor-Led Sessions

• Hands-on Labs

• Real-Time Use Cases

• Project-Based Learning

• Interview Preparation

• Resume Guidance

• Access to Practice Environment

• Post-Training Support