1、BUILDING A SEMANTIC LAYER OF YOUR DATA PLATFORMDATA SUMMIT WORKSHOPAPRIL 2024Joe Hilger,COO and Principal(jhilgerenterprise-)Sara Nash,Principal Consultant(snashenterprise-)What You Will Learn Today1.The business case for semantic layers 2.Definitions of the semantic layer and its components3.Real w
2、orld applications for semantic layers4.How to prototype semantic layer use cases and modelsEKCONSULTINGIntroductionsJoe HilgerCOO and Principal ConsultantEnterprise KnowledgeSara NashPrincipal ConsultantEnterprise KnowledgeEKCONSULTINGWhy Semantic Layers?ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEModern Data Platforms Pro
3、vide Answers and Context ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEModern Data Platforms Enable Discovery ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEModern Data Platforms Increase Access and Trust in Data ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEModern Data Platforms Break Down Silos ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEHow are these experiences enabled?Content(knowledge,data,and
4、information)is managed and accessible Data is connected across repositories,databases,and applications Context and meaning is embedded with source data,making common understanding of data machine-readableENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEWhat is a Semantic Layer?“A semantic layer is a standardized framework that
5、organizes and abstracts organizational knowledge and data(structured,unstructured,semi-structured)and serves as a connector for all organizational knowledge assets.”The Semantic Layer Your Datas“Rosetta Stone”A semantic layer encodes information based on context and business logic via a broader unde
6、rstanding of what those data values mean to an organization.The components of the semantic layer(Knowledge Graph,Taxonomy,Metadata Service,etc.)work together to translate data across systems,enabling comprehensive analytics,reporting,and search applications.ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGEINCONSISTENT METADATAN