Data Fabric and Data Mesh Approaches with AI: A Guide to AI-based Data Cataloging, Governance, Integration, Orchestration, and Consumption

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2. Terminology: Data Fabric and Data Mesh

Eberhard Hechler¹  , Maryela Weihrauch² and Yan (Catherine) Wu³

(1)

Sindelfingen, Germany

(2)

Charlotte, NC, USA

(3)

San Jose, CA, USA

 

This chapter explains the key terms that will be used throughout this book, the terms Data Fabric and Data Mesh, and how these two terms relate to each other. We introduce the term data-as-a-product or shopping-for-data and provide a high-level introduction into AI-infused Data Fabric capabilities. The chapter concludes with a description of a data product as a key concept of a Data Mesh. ...