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The Forrester Wave(TM): Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2021

In this report you’ll see:

  • A landscape of the most significant data governance vendors
  • Emerging trends in the data governance space
  • How leaders like Collibra are differentiated

Learn about Collibra’s strengths and see why Forrester sees Collibra as a top choice for clients with a cloud-first strategy who want to build out their corporate data governance framework with the strongest overall governance management capabilities.

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Summary

Collibra was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2021. In this report, Forrester analyst Achim Granzen identified 12 top vendors and evaluated them on 31 criteria based on current offering, strategy and market presence.

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In our 31-criterion evaluation of data governance solutions providers, we identified the 12 most significant ones — Aim, Alation, Ataccama, Collibra, Congruity360, data.world, erwin, Infogix, OneTrust, SAP, Solix, and Syniti — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps data governance professionals select the right one for their needs.

Data protection and privacy regulations such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) have been major drivers for data governance initiatives and the emergence of data governance solutions. They have expanded the scope of data governance from an initial technical focus (master data management, data catalogs, data quality, etc.) to include data privacy, protection, and sovereignty.

But organizations have an ever-increasing appetite to leverage their data for business advantage, either through internal collaboration, data sharing across ecosystems, direct commercialization, or as the basis for AI-driven business decision-making. While doing so, organizations must take care to maintain employee, partner, and customer trust in their approach of leveraging data (and technology fueled by data).