Data catalog and lineage
A catalog tells people what data exists. Lineage tells them where it came from and what breaks if it changes.
A catalog is the index of your data. It records what tables and fields exist, what they mean, who owns them, and where they are safe to use. Without one, teams rebuild the same dataset three times and trust none of them.
Lineage traces each field back through every transformation to its source, and forward to every dashboard and model that depends on it. When a source changes, you can see what will break before it breaks. When a number looks wrong, you can find where it came from.
We wire catalog and lineage into the pipelines, not bolt them on afterward. Metadata is captured as data moves, so it stays current. The result is data people can find and trust, which is the whole point of building the foundation.