Mastering Unity Catalog - Lessons from Zalando's Adoption Journey

Explore Zalando's journey in adopting Databricks Unity Catalog as a central element in their self-service data platform. Learn how this large organization with 800+ users and diverse use cases overcame challenges associated with managing distributed schemas across 200+ Hive Metastores while adhering to strict legal regulations like GDPR and antitrust laws. Discover innovative solutions for implementing federated automated governance, compliant internal data sharing, and seamless integration into a data catalog. Gain insights into how Zalando leveraged Unity Catalog's features such as lineage, fine-grained access control, SQL warehouses, and Databricks Serverless to enhance their Data Mesh architecture. Understand the strategies employed to elevate engineers' productivity on the data platform and unlock the full potential of Unity Catalog in a complex business environment.