Managing Data Catalogs

Guide to selecting, configuring, and using data catalog systems for data discovery, governance, and unified table access across multiple query engines.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Setting up an Iceberg catalog (Hive Metastore, AWS Glue, REST/Tabular)
• Comparing catalog options for your data platform
• Using DuckDB to unify queries across heterogeneous data sources
• Evaluating open-source metadata discovery tools (DataHub, OpenMetadata)
• Configuring cross-service table access (Athena, EMR, Spark, DuckDB)