Deutsche Börse Group operates like a city of separate buildings — each entity has its own systems, ways of working, and data culture. The challenge: preserve local autonomy while ensuring group-wide consistency through shared principles and policies, requiring custom federated admin and governance roles that standard platforms don't provide out of the box.
Key takeaways:
Federated governance balances local freedom with central coordination across multiple entities or business units
Standard catalog roles don't work for complex organizations — custom federated roles enable domain-specific ownership
On-premise data sources create integration challenges as cloud migration progresses at different speeds across entities
Automation goals often clash with reality — minimizing manual UI work requires continuous collaboration with platform vendors
Responsive product roadmaps matter when you need to prioritize features that fit your unique governance structure
