Governed data foundation for
acceleration

GWC builds a governed data foundation using an enhanced data fabric architecture that is designed for speed and accuracy. The approach combines smarter compliance management — through an audit-ready data fabric that ensures ethical, responsible, and transparent data handling — with strengthened customer trust, achieved by prioritising data privacy and responsible usage through strong, secure governance practices.

GWC offers a full spectrum of data governance services across ten areas: • Data classification & sensitivity • Data quality management • Data lineage • Data access & authorization • Data privacy compliance • Data governance policies • Metadata management • Training & awareness • Data risk management • Audit & monitoring GWC delivers these services in collaboration with trusted data governance solution providers, supported by certified experts.

GWC offers dedicated Atlan and Alation services for enterprise data governance. These platforms enable streamlined data discovery, smarter governance, and AI-ready data transformation. GWC also uses API-driven governance tools that connect with all major data platforms to enable unified discovery, analysis, and collaboration across your data landscape.

GWC helps businesses classify and protect sensitive data by creating clear data categories based on confidentiality levels. This approach supports regulatory compliance, reduces the risk of data breaches, and helps build trust with customers and stakeholders.

GWC's data lineage implementation provides end-to-end visibility into data origins and processing. It identifies potential downstream effects of data changes, enabling teams to prevent breaking changes and resolve data issues quickly. GWC describes this as a dynamic map of your data landscape, accelerating impact analysis and root cause identification.

GWC puts robust security measures in place to protect customer data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and incident response plans. GWC also implements continuous monitoring to ensure adherence to data privacy laws and reduce the risk of costly regulatory fines.

GWC establishes standards for consistent ways to describe and categorize data across the organization. GWC's metadata management integrates with existing data infrastructure, making metadata easily accessible across systems. The Active Metadata capability uses API-driven governance tools to create a dynamic, unified map of the entire data landscape.

GWC's data risk management service demonstrates a commitment to protecting valuable data, fostering trust and confidence across the organization. It ensures adherence to data privacy laws and reduces the risk of costly fines. GWC also uses intelligent automation to stop manual metadata entry, automate enrichment, and boost efficiency and control across the data landscape.

GWC's audit and monitoring capability identifies areas of non-compliance and potential risks, focusing on data quality and consistency across the organization. GWC provides expertise in early detection and response to data issues before they cause significant harm to the business, helping leadership maintain a clear, ongoing view of governance health.

Yes. GWC's training and awareness service uses online training platforms and knowledge management systems for easy access and continuous learning.