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OVALEDGE DATA GOVERNANCE PARTNER

OvalEdge Data Governance Partner in Australia

We help organisations turn data governance from a policy document into something people use every day, with OvalEdge for cataloguing, lineage, glossary, data quality and access, and a rollout plan your teams will actually adopt.

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OvalEdge partner
All-in-oneCatalogue, lineage, glossary, quality and access
Column-levelLineage across databases, ETL and BI
PracticalGovernance people use, not a shelf document
PerthBased, working Australia-wide

Why OvalEdge?

OvalEdge is a data catalogue and governance platform that brings data discovery, lineage, a business glossary, data quality and access management together in one tool.

That matters because governance only works when people use it. One place to find data, understand what it means, see where it came from and know whether to trust it is far easier to adopt than a collection of separate tools.

Is OvalEdge right for you?

We'll give you a straight answer, even when it's “not yet” or “not this one”.

A strong fit when

  • People can't find data, or don't trust what they find
  • You need to show where personal information lives and who can access it
  • Different teams define the same term in different ways
  • You want catalogue, lineage, glossary and quality in one tool rather than several

Worth a second look when

  • You're entirely on Microsoft and Purview may cover your needs, so it's worth comparing first
  • No one owns governance yet: start with roles and a small pilot (our Data Governance Quick Start is designed for this)

How a governance rollout fits together

We roll OvalEdge out in stages, so people see value early and adoption grows naturally. Select a stage to see what happens there, and what we do.

Stage 1 of 5: Connect

Databases, data lakes, ETL tools and BI tools are connected and their metadata collected.

What we doWe connect priority sources first and schedule regular metadata crawls, so the catalogue stays current.
  • Connectors
  • Metadata crawling
  • Scheduling
Clear roles hold it together: data owners, stewards and a governance forum that keeps it running.

What We Deliver with OvalEdge

Governance foundations

Roles, policies, domains and an operating model sized to your organisation.

OvalEdge rollout

Connectors, metadata crawling, catalogue structure and search, configured for your systems.

Business glossary

Workshops to agree definitions and link them to the data that implements them.

Lineage and impact analysis

End-to-end lineage, so you know what breaks before you change it.

Data quality

Quality rules, scorecards and issue workflows that route problems to the right owner.

Privacy and access

Classify personal and sensitive information, and manage who can see it.

OvalEdge Use Cases

Typical problems we solve with OvalEdge, and what changes when they're solved.

Local government

Knowing where personal information lives

The challenge
Personal information is spread across rates, customer request and HR systems, so privacy requests take weeks to answer.
What we build
Automated crawling and classification of personal information, with owners assigned for every system.
The outcome
Privacy and records requests are answered faster, backed by a clear map of personal information.
  • Data catalogue
  • Classification
  • Access management
Healthcare

One definition of an “active client”

The challenge
Funding reports and operational dashboards count active clients differently, and nobody is sure which is right.
What we build
A business glossary that agrees the definition, links it to the data behind it and records who owns it.
The outcome
Reports that agree with each other, and a single place to check what a term means.
  • Business glossary
  • Stewardship
  • Lineage
Utilities

Changing systems without breaking reports

The challenge
Every change to a source system risks breaking reports no one knew depended on it.
What we build
Column-level lineage from source systems through ETL to Power BI reports.
The outcome
Teams see exactly which reports a change affects before it goes live.
  • Column-level lineage
  • Impact analysis
  • Power BI

Facing something similar? Talk to us about your use case.

Works Well With

Data governance consulting Strategy, operating model and policies.
Data Governance Quick Start A fixed-scope first step for governance.
Snowflake Catalogue and lineage for your Snowflake data.
Databricks Governance that spans the lakehouse and beyond.

Ready to make governance practical?

Tell us where data trust is hurting most. We'll suggest a pilot that shows value quickly and grows from there.

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Frequently Asked Questions

OvalEdge is a data catalogue and data governance platform. It brings together data discovery, lineage, a business glossary, data quality and access management in one tool.

It helps, but it doesn't need to be big. We usually start with a few priority domains, clear owners and a small set of critical data, then expand as people see the value.

It depends on how many systems you connect and how established your governance roles are. We start with a pilot on one or two domains so you see value early, then expand in planned stages.

OvalEdge offers connectors for common databases, cloud data platforms, ETL tools and BI tools, including SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Databricks and Power BI. We confirm coverage for your systems at the start.

It helps you find and classify personal information, see where it flows and control who can access it. These are practical foundations for meeting your Australian Privacy Principles obligations, alongside your own policies and legal advice.