Move from policy requirements to governed daily practice
Goava helps Data Management Offices operate core governance practices through a searchable catalog, classifications and tags, data quality workflows, lineage, and catalog metadata that stays current through scheduled ingestion.
Who this is for
For teams responsible for data management execution
Data Management Offices need more than policy documents. They need operating records that show which assets exist, who owns them, how they are classified, how quality is monitored, and how evidence is maintained over time. Goava brings these records into one governance workspace.
- Government and public-sector teams building Data Management Office operating capability
- Large private organizations aligning internal data practices with national and sector expectations
- DMO leaders who need measurable progress across ownership, classification, quality, and evidence readiness
Where Goava supports data management requirements
A practical mapping of the governance activities Goava supports directly, the areas it strengthens, and the areas that remain policy-led or require other enterprise systems.
| NDMO Domain | How Goava helps |
|---|---|
Data Catalog & Metadata ManagementFull support | A unified, searchable catalog of tables, dashboards, pipelines, topics, and APIs — with rich metadata, ownership, and a business glossary. |
Data QualityStrong support | Profiling (statistics, null counts, and table-change activity on supported warehouses), quality tests with their result history, data contracts that document SLA expectations, incident management, and observability alerts. |
Data ClassificationStrong support | Classifications and tags on datasets, columns and API endpoints, with glossary terms carrying their linked tags. |
Data GovernanceStrong support | Domains, data products, ownership, tasks and approvals, plus KPI targets for ownership and description coverage. |
Personal Data ProtectionStrong support | PII classification on datasets, columns and API endpoints, an API exposure view that flags endpoints tagged public, personal or financial, and audit-friendly access controls that support PDPL alignment. |
Data Sharing & InteroperabilityEnabling support | API endpoints cataloged from OpenAPI specifications. Link each endpoint to the tables behind it, down to the column. Gateway connectors for Kong, Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Google Cloud API Gateway and NGINX are in preview. |
Reference & Master Data ManagementEnabling support | The glossary, domains, and lineage give reference- and master-data teams the shared definitions and visibility their programs depend on. |
Open DataEnabling support | Classification and ownership workflows help identify and prepare datasets suitable for open-data publication. |
Business Intelligence & AnalyticsEnabling support | Dashboards from Tableau, Power BI, and Looker are cataloged with lineage back to the source tables that feed them, when those tables are cataloged too. |
Data OperationsEnabling support | Scheduled metadata pipelines and ingestion health give operations teams visibility into data movement — supporting, not replacing, your operational tooling. Scheduled pipelines run on the bundled Airflow-based ingestion service. |
Document & Content Management | Outside Goava's core scope — Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive and SFTP (beta) can be cataloged for their file metadata, not their content. Content lifecycle management needs a dedicated DMS. |
Data Architecture & ModellingEnabling support | The catalog's schema metadata, lineage graphs, and domain structure document your architecture as it actually is — a living complement to design artifacts. |
Data Value RealizationEnabling support | Adoption analytics, usage signals, and data products make value measurable — the evidence layer for your value-realization program. |
Freedom of Information | Classification and ownership records help you determine what is releasable and who decides — the process itself is policy-driven. |
Data Security & ProtectionEnabling support | Classification labels, RBAC, and the API exposure view inform your security controls — enforcement lives in your security stack. |
Audit evidence
Standing evidence, not one-time paperwork
Data management alignment is strongest when evidence is produced through normal operations. Goava tracks ownership and description coverage against KPI targets and charts tier and PII coverage daily, helping teams maintain reviewable records instead of rebuilding evidence before every assessment.
- Ownership coverage: see at a glance which datasets have a named owner — and which do not
- Description coverage tracked against KPI targets, with tier and PII coverage charted daily
- Quality test results build a running record of how your data actually behaves over time
- Tasks, approvals, and activity feeds leave an audit-friendly trail of who changed what, and when
Bilingual governance operations
Operate governance workflows in Arabic and English
Goava's interface runs in Arabic and English across the catalog, glossary, and governance workflows, so data owners, stewards, and reviewers work from the same definitions across business and technical teams.
- Arabic and English interface support across the catalog, glossary, and governance workflows
- Record each term's Arabic and English names in the business glossary
- Deploy on your own servers or in a Saudi cloud region; no catalog data leaves your environment by default
Walk through the domain mapping with our team
Bring your current assessment priorities. We will review the relevant areas with you and show where Goava supports the operating model, evidence, and implementation work.