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Enhance data governance through column-level lineage in Amazon QuickSight

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This article discusses a solution to enhance data governance in Amazon QuickSight by establishing column-level lineage using AWS services like AWS Lambda, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue Data Catalog.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • An overview of the serverless architecture involving Lambda, Athena, S3, and Glue Data Catalog to extract and store QuickSight asset details for analyses, datasets, and dashboards
  • The steps involved in deploying the solution using Terraform and creating an Athena view for column-level lineage
  • Potential use cases like identifying used columns in datasets, creating impact analysis for schema changes, and ensuring data integrity
  • The process of cleaning up the deployed resources to avoid unnecessary costs
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits of the solution in improving operational efficiency, cost management, and data governance in QuickSight


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