New business metadata features in Amazon SageMaker Catalog to improve discoverability across organizations

This article announces new business metadata features in Amazon SageMaker Catalog to enhance data discoverability and governance across organizations.

• Column-level metadata forms and rich text descriptions for detailed documentation
• Custom metadata forms capture business-specific information at column level
• Markdown-enabled rich descriptions provide comprehensive data context
• Real-time indexing makes custom form values immediately searchable
• Enforce metadata rules requiring approved glossary terms before asset publishing
• Data producers must classify assets with mandatory business vocabulary
• Prevents unpublished assets without proper business context
• Supports up to 5 required glossary terms per rule
• Available via AWS CLI and AWS SDKs

These features standardize metadata practices, improve data governance, enhance compliance, and accelerate asset discovery across organizations.