Keep your data catalog. Add the analyst workspace.
Modern catalogs govern and increasingly contextualize the data estate. MyDataWork starts from the other end: the analytical work practitioners manage across use cases, tools, people, dependencies, outcomes and value.
A data catalog organizes knowledge around governed data. MyDataWork organizes analytical work around the use case and practitioner. They overlap by design; the difference is what each system is built around.
Which dashboard supports which decision
The business use case behind each asset — not just that the asset exists.
Who actually depends on a report
The real stakeholders and why they rely on it — beyond a nominal owner field.
What a KPI means in practice
The working definition a team actually uses, captured where the work happens.
What's active around an asset
Recommendations, action plans, and next steps — not just static metadata.
What's at risk in a migration
Continuity notes and dependencies before you retire or move a tool.
Which assets are load-bearing
The work that's quietly become critical across multiple initiatives.
| Data catalog | MyDataWork | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary object | Governed data asset | Analytical use case and the work around it |
| Human role | A resource for finding, understanding and trusting data | A persistent workspace around analytical work |
| Context held | Definitions, semantics, policies, quality, lineage | Purpose, stakeholders, practical ownership, activity, dependencies, outcome, value |
| For AI | Trusted governed data context | Work and use-case context |
Live context to AI & agents
Give approved agents selected work context over the Model Context Protocol (MCP): asset structure and relationships, plus authored descriptions and objectives. Review that context and scope each agent’s access. Source file contents and values from connected sources are not included.
Structured exports
Point-in-time snapshots of the work for governance reviews or portfolio reporting — feeding the systems you already run.
Keep your catalog. Add the work.
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