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title: "Elastic's Data Governance Revolution: The Role of Active Metadata"
url: "https://atlan.com/masterclass-elastic/"
description: "Governance requires a delicate balance of technology and people. Learn how Elastic succeeds at governance with modern data catalogs utilizing active metadata."
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Atlan Masterclass (on-demand recording): **Elastic's Data Governance Revolution: The Role of Active Metadata Platforms.** Learn how Elastic succeeds at governance with modern data catalogs utilizing active metadata.

Speaker: **Takashi Ueki**, Director of Enterprise Data & Analytics, Elastic.

## Watch the Masterclass

Governance requires a delicate balance of technology and people, but traditional catalogs fail by not aligning data producers and consumers. That's where active metadata comes in. Modern data catalogs utilizing active metadata can act as that keystone linking data producer and consumer needs, resulting in real business impact.

During the Masterclass and Live Q&A, Takashi Ueki, Director of Enterprise D&A at Elastic, helps answer several questions.

The recording is behind a form: [watch the masterclass recording at https://atlan.com/masterclass-elastic/](https://atlan.com/masterclass-elastic/).

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