22-25 April 2026 
(Almost) Everything You Wanted To Know About Purview Data Governance
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
This session will take anyone looking to understand or to get started using Purview Data Governance on a tour of Purview's Data Map and Unified Catalog. We'll visit all the key features while providing lessons learned from real world projects to help you to get the best from them.
Session Details
Microsoft Purview Data Governance delivers a broad set of tools to allow an organisation to ensure its data assets are discoverable, well understood, and trusted. This session will take anyone looking to understand or to get started using Purview Data Governance on a tour of Purview's Data Map and Unified Catalog. We'll visit all the key features while providing lessons learned from real world projects to help you to get the best from them.
We will also look at how to successfully deliver Purview within your organisation, how to sequence your roll out, who to involve and when, how to effectively deliver a pilot project and how much it will cost you.
Finally, we'll take a peek at the Purview road map focusing on future features you need to be aware of and prepare for.
By the end of the session, you will be ready to take what you have learned and begin preparing for a successful rollout of Purview Data Governance within your organisation.
We will also look at how to successfully deliver Purview within your organisation, how to sequence your roll out, who to involve and when, how to effectively deliver a pilot project and how much it will cost you.
Finally, we'll take a peek at the Purview road map focusing on future features you need to be aware of and prepare for.
By the end of the session, you will be ready to take what you have learned and begin preparing for a successful rollout of Purview Data Governance within your organisation.
3 things you'll get out of this session
An understanding of the key features of Purview Data Governance.
How to sequence delivery to minimise issues.
Planning for the future in light of the Purview road map.
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Barney Lawrence's previous sessions
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