GUIDE

The Ultimate Guide to
Evaluating Data Lineage for
AI-Native Governance

21 questions to assess data lineage – and the gotchas to watch out for.

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Discover the key questions and watch-outs for assessing data lineage.

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What does AI lineage actually look like?

Why lineage is necessary for proving AI systems are accurate and trustworthy.

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Lineage is the backbone of AI defensibility

How lineage powers AI-critical use cases, from drift detection to impact analysis.

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3 variables that define AI-ready data lineage

Evolving data lineage from documentation to infrastructure.

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21 questions for data lineage – and gotchas to avoid

The questions to ask, why they matter, watch to look for, and what to avoid.

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How data lineage drives business value

Practical use cases from CME Group, DigiKey, and HelloFresh.

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From lineage to AI-native governance

The platform approach to activating lineage to power AI at scale.

21 questions to give you confidence and direction.

Evaluate lineage across 4 dimensions, so you can make the best decision
for your team and your tech stack.

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The Problem

The Problem with Traditional Lineage

AI systems understand language but not your business meaning – and that context gap is why most AI pilots never make it to production.

AI-era governance demands lineage that can trace training data, detect semantic drift, and automatically enforce policies across your entire data estate. This guide tells you how to pinpoint those capabilities.
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The Solution

Our Approach

Core Lineage Capabilities

Foundational technical requirements

AI Context & Provenance

Emerging requirements for AI deployment

Extensiveness & Integration

Coverage for your entire data estate

Governance Activation & Outcomes

Ability to drive real governance outcomes

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