Unified Data + AI Governance with Unity Catalog // Michelle Leon & Victoria Bukta // DE4AI

//Abstract
In today’s multi-vendor data and AI landscapes, organizations often find themselves struggling with fragmented governance. The proliferation of diverse tools and platforms leads to increased overhead, making it challenging to maintain a unified governance strategy across data and AI assets. This session will explore what a typical multi-vendor organization looks like and highlight the common challenges they face. We’ll delve into the complexities of the current governance space, focusing on the inefficiencies and risks that arise from tool sprawl. The talk will then introduce Unity Catalog’s mission to simplify and unify governance across diverse data formats and AI assets. Attendees will gain insights into how Unity Catalog’s multi-format, multi-asset approach enables seamless governance, empowering organizations to effectively manage their data and AI resources under a cohesive framework. Join us to discover how Unity Catalog can transform your organization’s governance strategy, reducing overhead and enhancing control over your data and AI assets.

//Bio
Michelle Leon: Michelle is a PM at Databricks, building the unified platform for Data and AI. Prior to Databricks, she lead product teams at Webflow on core product and infrastructure, and was an engineer turned PM at Airbnb. She is based in San Francisco.

Victoria Bukta: Member of Technical Staff @ Databricks. University of Toronto graduate in Computer Science, focusing in operating systems and AI. Designing data lakes, and all things data formats.

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